Thin film semiconductor to drive next-generation displays from TVs to smartphones 10/22/2013 - 00:00 Researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science have developed a pixel switching semiconductor, which will be the key to driving next-generation displays, by using an oxide film with a new elemental composition.A flat panel display is an important interface in modern information society, which displays the electronic bit information used in machines in a human-recognizable form.