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Date : Thu Feb 06 2025 22:00:07

This flexible and transparent microLED display eliminates mass transfer and 
laser welding processes - and I can't wait for my car to have one

Date:
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Description:
Smartkem and AUO are developing rollable, transparent microLED displays using 
OTFT technology.

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 displays could transform retail advertising strategies Transparent microLEDs 
could enhance car dash displays MicroLED TV prices could be reduced from 
current $100,000 tag 

MicroLED displays, renowned for their superior brightness, efficiency, and 
lifespan, have long held promise for helping advancing the display industry. 

 Foldable phones have already revolutionized the smartphone industry, but 
making them any bigger has long held problems, leaving businesses in 
industries such as retail, healthcare, and automotive searching for scalable 
solutions. 

Now though, Smartkem, a leader in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), is 
addressing these challenges through collaboration with AUO, Taiwans largest 
display manufacturer, with the companies aiming to develop the worlds first 
rollable, transparent microLED display. MicroLED production with OTFT 
technology 

Smartkems OTFT technology enables processing at temperatures as low as 80C - 
significantly lower than the industry standard of 300C. Smartkems transistors 
can be fabricated directly on top of microLEDs, eliminating costly and 
complex processes such as mass transfer and laser welding, which have 
hindered scalability and affordability in microLED manufacturing. 

The companys approach also introduces a Chip-First display architecture, 
leveraging low-cost, flexible, and transparent plastic substrates instead of 
rigid glass, allowing the production of dynamic display solutions such as 
rollable signage in retail, or lightweight, transparent displays in 
automotive dashboards. 

This project commenced in January 2024, and received a grant from the 
Taiwan-UK Research & Development Collaboration, funded by Taiwans Ministry of 
Economic Affairs and Innovate UK. The development will utilize ITRIs Gen 2.5 
assembly line, underscoring the advanced capabilities of both Smartkem and 
AUO in producing next-generation displays. 

We believe that collaborating with global display industry leader AUO to 
develop a novel microLED display puts Smartkems technology on the frontier of 
microLED display commercialization," noted Ian Jenks, Smartkem Chairman and 
CEO. 

"Our unique transistor technology is expected to enable display manufacturers 
to efficiently produce microLED displays, making mass production commercially 
viable. Smartkems technology has the potential to take todays microLED TVs 
from high end market prices of $100,000 down to mass market prices." You 
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-to-have-one


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