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Microled screens known for their superior brightness, efficiency and longevity have long had a promise to help promote the display industry.
Foldable phones have already revolutionized the smartphone industry, but making them bigger have long had problems, which has left companies in industries such as retail, healthcare and the automotive industry that was looking for scalable solutions.
But now Smartkem, a leader in organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), addresses these challenges through collaboration with AUO, Taiwan’s largest display manufacturer, with companies aiming to develop the world’s first rolled, transparent microlede display.
Microlated production with OTFT technology
Smartkems OTFT technology enables treatment at temperatures as low as 80 ° C – Significantly lower than the 300 ° C industrial standard can be made directly on top of microled, eliminating expensive and complex processes such as mass transfer and laser welding which has hindered Scalability and affordable prices in microlated production.
The company’s approach also introduces a “chip-first” display architecture that utilizes low costs, flexible and transparent plastic substrates instead of rigid glass, allowing the production of dynamic display solutions such as rolling signage in retail or lightweight transparent screens in Automotive Dashboards.
This project began in January 2024 and received a grant from Taiwan-Uk Research & Development Collaboration, funded by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Innovate UK. The development will use ITRIS GEN 2.5 collapse and emphasize the advanced capabilities in both Smartkem and AUO to produce the next generation screens.
“We believe that collaboration with the global leader of the global display industry AUO to develop a new microlated screen puts Smartkem’s technology on the border of microlated display -commercialization,” noted Ian Jenks, Smartkem chairman and CEO.
“Our unique transistor technology is expected to enable display manufacturers to produce microled screens effectively, making mass production commercially viable. Smartkem’s technology has the potential to take today’s microlede TV from High End Market prices of $ 100,000 down to mass market prices.”
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