Sharp is showing off_a_‘free-form’ display technology_that it believes could break consumer tech devices out of the rigid convention of using rectangular and square shaped screens. The Japanese company’s new display type, which is based on its IGZO technology and “proprietary circuit design methods”, takes a different approach to organizing the gate drive_power amplifier setup. That system has_required rectangular displays, so Sharp’s technology is opening the door to new design types. Sharp explains the technology in more detail: Conventional displays are rectangular because they require a minimal width for the bezel in order to accommodate the drive circuit, called the gate...

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