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Discover new possibilities for consumer electronics displays with the help of optical science.
Optical solutions for consumer electronics display systems
You’re working on the latest display system in a fast-paced consumer electronics industry and need solutions — 3M can help. Optical films for displays from 3M and 3M™ Optically Clear Adhesives (OCAs) can help you optimize system-level attributes in performance, efficiency and size through key optical capabilities. Our solutions are backed by optical modeling and simulation data — saving you time — and are ready for you to integrate with support from design to mass production.
And the benefits are clear. Think brighter, more efficient TV screens, foldable OLED smartphones, lighter-weight notebooks with better battery life, under-display fingerprint sensing, thinner virtual reality (VR) headsets and more.
Display solutions
Optical films from 3M are the clear choice for consumer electronics display systems. Thin films with optical capabilities can replace thick glass and plastic substrates enabling you to create thinner, sleeker designs with stunning visual quality across a variety of display types and devices.
See more about how you can use and combine our four core optical capabilities — light angle control, wavelength control, polarization control and optical bonding — to address needs in viewing angle, color gamut, brightness, contrast, color uniformity, power consumption and thickness.
Angle control
Use optical films to redirect light where it is needed most in your application through our microreplication, multilayer optical film (MOF) and precision coating platform technologies. Angle control technology from 3M helps films reflect, refract — even absorb — light.
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Applications
- Display types: LCD, OLED
- Devices: TVs, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, wearables, AR/VR, digital signage, public information displays
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Enhance visual quality
- Broaden viewing angles
- Improve outdoor viewing
- Increase resolution
- Achieve higher color gamut for more vivid pictures
- Improve uniformity and hide backlight defects
- Increase contrast ratio
Improve efficiency
- Increase brightness efficiency by nearly 30%
- Reduce the number of required LEDs
- Incorporate smaller battery or power supply size, and reduce weight
- Meet energy standards
Integrate privacy
- Design displays with integrated privacy function
Wavelength control
Filter certain wavelengths of light with optical films from 3M. Multilayer optical films (MOFs) are thin, monolithic films composed of multiple layers of engineering-grade optical polymers. MOFs use thin-film physics to filter light across the UV, visible and near-infrared spectrum to efficiently transmit and reflect specific wavelengths of light to help you meet your desired specifications. Films can reflect or transmit all visible light, or reflect and transmit specific regions.
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Applications
- Display types: LCD, OLED
- Device types: TVs, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, wearables, AR/VR, digital signage, public information displays
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Enhance visual quality
- Broaden viewing angles
- Improve outdoor viewing
- Increase resolution
- Achieve higher color gamut for more vivid pictures
- Improve uniformity and hide backlight defects
- Increase contrast ratio
Improve efficiency
- Increase brightness efficiency by nearly 30%
- Reduce the number of required LEDs
- Incorporate smaller battery or power supply size, and reduce weight
- Meet energy standards
Improve reliability
- Reduce thermal impact (UV light) on key components
- Reduce failure modes by eliminating cooling components (e.g., fans, heat sinks, etc.)
Polarization control
Control polarization and use it efficiently with optical films integrated into your display system. Multilayer optical films (MOFs) from 3M have the design flexibility to help you control polarization. Films can also be tailored to reflect and transmit different amplitudes of unpolarized light.
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Applications
- Display types: LCD, OLED
- Device types: TVs, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, wearables, AR/VR, digital signage, public information displays
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Enhance visual quality
- Reduce ambient light
- Improve outdoor viewing
- Increase resolution
- Achieve higher color gamut systems for more vivid pictures
- Improve uniformity and hide backlight defects
Maximize efficiency
- Increase axial luminance
- Increase brightness efficiency by nearly 30%
- Reduce the number of required LEDs
- Incorporate smaller battery or power supply size, and reduce weight
- Meet energy standards
Optical bonding and protection
Help display systems bond together stronger with 3M adhesives. OCAs are film-based adhesives with refractive indexes close to display films, allowing light to travel seamlessly between functional layers. OCAs are formulated to improve performance in image sharpness, brightness and contrast, can be tuned based on specific optical needs, and provide an extra layer of durability.
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Applications
- Display Type: LCD, OLED
- Device Type: Smartphones, wearables, AR/VR, digital signage, public information displays, IoT, notebooks, tablets, TVs
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Unleash design
- Enable curved, foldable and rollable displays
- Develop thinner devices
Navigate complex form factors
- Improve contrast, even with complex designs like bent edge (2.5D) shapes or flexible displays
Improve efficiency
- Add “virtual battery” by reducing power consumption, optimizing user experience
Improve reliability
- Achieve the mechanical and optical durability needed for drops and extreme environments
- Reduce thermal impact (UV light) on key components
Streamline manufacturing
- Improve yield and tailor application processes, depending on needs
Technical data sheets for displays
Advanced optical materials from 3M can be combined to create a powerful, multifunctional solution.
Optical solutions by device type
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TVs/large displays
More optical materials for consumer electronics displays
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OCAs from 3M do more than just bond, they enable ideas. Have your display go bezel-less, improve touch response and more — all with film-based contrast-enhancement solutions that provide durable optically clear bonding. OCAs are built strong and rigorously tested in-house to withstand different kinds of impact, so better visual performance and protection can go hand-in-hand.
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Be there without having to be there. Innovative optical solutions from 3M help you enable thinner VR headsets with higher-resolution immersive displays. The possibilities for content creation — like entire virtual worlds with more to see and discover — just got a lot more exciting.
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