Breakthrough Applications for Micro LED
Technological innovation in displays is driven by consumers’ demand for better image quality and greater convenience, and Micro LED is the ideal technology to satisfy these requirements, offering higher resolution, increased brightness, lower power consumption, and enhanced reliability. However, the technological challenges associated with scaling down LEDs to microscopic chip sizes and applying them to driving backplates, as well as the inspection and repair processes involved, are tremendous and costly.
This year, AUO has successfully overcome design and process hurdles to release the world’s highest-resolution 13.5-inch Transparent Micro LED display, boasting a pixel density of 163 ppi, a transparency rate up to 55%, and a high brightness of 5,000 nits, this provides users with high-definition displays infused with a high-tech flavor. AUO is actively expanding its presence in the smart automotive market, which represents infinite possibilities for transparent display applications.
High-transparency Micro LED display technologies coupled with LCD display panels are also integrated into digital dashboards in smart cockpits, providing users with comfortable 3D displaying images without having to wear special glasses, and showcasing the self-luminous, low-power-consumption, and high dynamic range qualities of Micro LED. Furthermore, this technology will also lead to groundbreaking developments for augmented reality/mixed reality (AR/MR) systems. AUO’s transparent Micro LED display solutions include electrically switchable black switch transparency functions, creating the world’s first 17.3-inch Transparent Micro LED Black Switch Notebook Display. Users can toggle their screen between see-through and black with the push of a button, thereby creating user scenarios that had previously been limited to the realm of science fiction.
By taking advantage of Micro LED’s high brightness and high contrast features, AUO has deftly combined Micro LED displays with optical film on printed glass cover plates or other structures, thereby, creating displays that feature high brightness and low reflections. Furthermore, the development of blended Micro LED displays allows the decorative panels in vehicles to seamlessly display special patterns and textures, such as marble or carbon fiber. This creates an immersive user experience in smart cockpits. Micro LED displays are also flexible and stretchable, which means they can be cut into unique shapes or affixed to curved surfaces depending on requirements. By integrating TFT driver technology, these panels can make soft, curved, or even foldable displays a reality.
AUO will also be showcasing the world’s first 14.6-inch foldable display featuring Micro LED technology at Display Week 2023. It features an ultra-thin glass panel, a folding hinge with a radius of merely 4mm, a pixel density of 202 ppi, and the characteristically high brightness and high contrast of Micro LED displays. Even when viewed at a wide angle, these displays are still capable of excellent color and brightness.
Additionally, with the rapid rise of the digital art sector, AUO launches the world’s first A.R.T. technology integrated Micro LED display. Traditional LCDs suffer from issues such as backlight bleed and narrow viewing angles. In contrast, AUO’s Advanced Reflectionless Technology (A.R.T.) and Micro LED boasts key features such as true black displays, high brightness, high contrast, wide viewing angles, and low power consumption. Moreover, ambient light does not produce reflections on the display or interfere with the viewer, its anti-glare, reflectionless, and high scattering features, guarantees the displaying contents can be seen perfectly and clearly in brightly-lit environments. Even unique textures such as diamonds or other jewels can be reproduced in their full brilliance, captivating audiences and creating a unique fusion between technology and art.
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