Printed FLCDs on plastic substrates

We report on the requirements of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Displays (FLC Ds) for Smart Card applications and on the switching behaviour of FLCs with different spontaneous polarization. Furthermore a flexographic printing te chnique of FLCs on plastic substrates is presented. Experiments show that t he phase of the FLC during the printing process has a big influence on the switching voltage of the FLCD. After printing the FLC the substrates are la minated to a display. This technique allows a vacuum free and in consequenc e economic mass production process of bistable FLC-Displays on flexible pla stic substrates.