AMOLED

[2][3][4][neutrality is disputed] An AMOLED display consists of an active matrix of OLED pixels generating light (luminescence) upon electrical activation that have been deposited or integrated onto a thin-film transistor (TFT) array, which functions as a series of switches to control the current flowing to each individual pixel.

In AMOLEDs, the two primary TFT backplane technologies, polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) and amorphous silicon (a-Si), are currently used offering the potential for directly fabricating the active-matrix backplanes at low temperatures (below 150 °C) onto flexible plastic substrates for producing flexible AMOLED displays.

One of the earliest consumer electronics products with an AMOLED display was the BenQ-Siemens S88 mobile handset[8] and, in 2007, the iriver Clix 2 portable media player.

[10] Manufacturers have developed in-cell touch panels, integrating the production of capacitive sensor arrays in the AMOLED module fabrication process.

Using custom modeling and analytic approaches, Samsung has developed short and long-range film-thickness control and uniformity that is commercially viable at large glass sizes.

AMOLED displays can provide higher refresh rates than passive-matrix,[not specific enough to verify] often have response times less than a millisecond, and they consume significantly less power.

[12] This advantage makes active-matrix OLEDs well-suited for portable electronics, where power consumption is critical to battery life.

These unreleased prototypes use a polymer as a substrate removing the need for glass cover, a metal backing, and touch matrix, combining them into one integrated layer.

Magnified image of the AMOLED screen on the Nexus One smartphone using the RGBG system of the PenTile matrix family
Primary colors shown on the Dynamic AMOLED displays of the Galaxy Note 10 line
Schematic of an active-matrix OLED display