Inorganic electroluminescent displays aim to displace CRTs

The term "electroluminescence" describes the phenomenon of light emission from a material in the presence of an electrical field. Many variations of electroluminescent (EL) displays have been tried since the 1940s as the technology has fallen in and out of favor. Some of these variations have achieved limited commercial success in niche applications, but one new variation-the thinfilm phosphor, thick-film-dielectric EL display-shows promise for making EL a mainstream flat-panel-display (FPD) technology in the near future, a foundation for a no-compromise hang-on-the-wall TV.