2010年12月16日，美国国家标准技术研究所（NIST）开始一个为期三年、总投资4400万美元的技术创新计划（Technology Innovation Program），其中有两项是关于柔性液晶显示与柔性光伏的先进制造技术，项目投资达1100万美元。
Process Innovation for High Technology Manufacturing of Flexible Liquid Crystal Displays
Organization: Kent Displays, Inc. (Kent, Ohio)
Project length: 3 years
Requested TIP funding: $3 million
Project total (est.): $6 million
Project Goal: To develop a suite of integrated processes for efficient, "roll-to-roll" manufacturing of flexible, reflective displays for high-volume product markets.
Synthesis of High-Efficiency Organic Photovoltaics for Scalable, Cost-Effective Manufacturing
Organization: Polyera Corporation (Skokie, Ill.)
Project length: 2 years
Requested TIP funding: $2 million
Project total (est.): $5 million
Project Goal: To develop novel processes for manufacturing organic photovoltaic materials to enable large-scale manufacturing of high-performance, flexible solar-energy modules.
消息来源：http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4211536/NIST-launches--44M-technology-program?pageNumber=0
