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it’s 2020, so where is Rec2020? A new decade is upon us. It is the year of the Rat. It’s a presidential election year in the US. This decade self-driving cars promise to become ubiquitous. In a mere 7 months the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will commence.Yet we won’t be watching any of it in… Continue reading It’s 2020 so where is Rec2020?

Bright. Long-lasting. Cd-free. What else could you want from EL-QLED? If you follow my articles, or advanced display technology in general, you know that electroluminescent QLED (EL-QLED) is poised to become a game changing direct view display technology for a multitude of reasons – brightness, viewing angle, cost, efficiency, color gamut – the list goes… Continue reading Samsung red QLED

QDs on-chip are here… but not there yet Quantum Dots on chip (LED chip that is) is a technology that I’ve written about before in 2018 and 2017. For those of you not familiar with this approach, it’s basically akin to replacing the phosphor in traditional down-converted LEDs (Blue + phosphor = white). Sounds simple,… Continue reading QDs on chip are here… but not there yet

A fish out of water at the OLED summit 2019 It’s no secret that OLED and QLED have battled head-to-head for the past few years for the top spot in display technology. Last week I was one of the few quantum dot representatives at the OLED World Summit 2019 held in San Jose. While I… Continue reading A Fish Out of Water at the OLED summit 2019

Quantum Dot Company Nanoco takes a big hit Being a publicly traded company can be a blessing or a curse. Manchester, UK based quantum dot supplier Nanoco (LSE:NANO) has been feeling more cursed then blessed lately. Their stock price took a 74% hit in June when it was announced that a major US customer was… Continue reading Quantum Dot Company Nanoco Takes a Big Hit

Top Trends in Quantum Dots at SID Display Week 2019 – Part 2 This is part 2 of a 2-part blog on the trends in QDs at SID Display Week 2019. If you missed it, you can find the first blog about trends #1 and #1 here. #3 Interest in QD technology continues to expand… Continue reading Top Trends at SID Display Week 2019 (pt2)

Top Trends in Quantum Dots at SID Display Week 2019 – Part 1 When I attend SID Display Week, I spend my time immersed in the technical sessions or scouring the show floor looking for new public displays of QD-enabled technology. One blog just isn’t enough to cover it all, so here is the first… Continue reading Top Trends at SID Display Week 2019 (pt1)

The Tortoise and the Hare – A tale of emissive display technology When I was a kid and heard the famous story of the Tortoise and the Hare, I was struck by the numerous morals weaved into the tale. Was it the arrogance of the Hare that lost it the race? Or was it the… Continue reading The Tortoise And The Hare – A Tale Of Emissive Display Technology

QD Color Is winning Quantum Dot Color is Winning… but That’s not the Only Metric in Town Color Since the very first QD-enabled product in 2013 (Sony’s Triluminous technology) the QD camp has been promoting wide color gamut as the main benefit of this technology. And it’s true, the colors on a QD-enabled LCD are… Continue reading QD Color is winning

Have your cake and eat it too with QD-OLED technology UPDATE January 2022: We have finally seen the commercialization of QD-OLED, YAY! Samsung has developed the technology for QD-OLED to be used in TVs as well as computer monitors (gaming) with amazing color, viewing angle, and brightness.  https://innovate.samsungdisplay.com/  My original piece from December, 2018: You have… Continue reading Have your cake and eat it too with QD-OLED technology