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Registration and Welcome
Registration
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Smithers
Session I: Current trend and innovation future for OLEDs, Phosphors, Quantum Dots
Update on our view on Colour management in displays, using OLEDs, Phosphors, QDs and Perovskites
Mr Hendy will present an overview of colour management options in today’s displays based on recent news of developments in Blue emitters,
developments in QDs and phosphors, capacity for QD OLED and expansion in Korea in general and other market developments. The aim will
be to explain the plurality of display colour management techniques but then also to focus on recent developments and new stories
Ian Hendy | CEO, Hendy Consulting
The Stretchable display : The evolution into the ultimate display
Over the past few years, information display has developed remarkably taking on various forms and new appearances. Among them, flexible display has received significant attention due to its applications such as curved, bendable, foldable, and rollable display. However, the currently developed flexible displays have limitations in implementing design-free, because they can only be deformed in specific positions or directions. For the realization of true design-free as the ultimate display, a stretchable display technology is needed that is not only resilient but also capable of stretching and transforming into various forms without easily breaking.
This presentation will discuss the principal approaches and technical challenges to realize a commercially viable stretchable display.
Chanil Park | Senior Research Engineer, Stretchable Task Leader , LG Display
From Micrograms to Tonnes: Enabling the Large-Scale Deployment of Quantum Dots
The rapid advancement of display technology has always aimed to deliver immersive visual experiences to consumers.  Achieving this goal requires overcoming various challenges, including technical performance such as sufficiently high resolution, life-like color, realistic high-dynamic-range (HDR) and cost-effective manufacturing at the massive 250 million-square-meter-per-year scale of the display industry. Quantum Dot (QD) technology delivers the best, most immersive visual experiences with great value to consumers today, and, as a result, QD technology continues to gain momentum in the display market. In 2023, consumers will have over 400 QD-powered display products to choose from. These products include displays of all types, from 1” VR headsets to notebooks, monitors, and the largest 110” TVs on the market. In fact, over 50% of premium TVs sold this year will contain QD technologies, including QDEF-MiniLED TVs and QD-OLED TVs. However, over 80% of the TVs sold globally are priced below $500. Can QD technology deliver its proven, premium visual experience at the cost and scale necessary to penetrate this important segment of the display market? In this presentation, we will outline the transformative journey of QD manufacturing and present future advancements in QD manufacturing technology to support the growing demand in the display market.
 
Dr. ZhongSheng Luo | VP&GM, Application Development, Products and Revenue , Nanosys
Networking Break
OLED Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities
OLED New Features and Technologies (OLED Technology Trends for ARVRs, OLED Technology Trends for ITs, OLED Technology Trends for TVs, OLED Technology Trends for Smartphones) OLED Cost Trends (Smartphone, IT, TV, vs. MiniLED LCD) OLED Display Market Forecast: Rigid/Flexible/Foldable Smartphone, IT, TV OLED Investment Trends (Mobile/IT, TV/Monitor) OLED Supply Demand (Fab Utilization, Capacity, Supply Demand)
Yoshio Tamura | Co-Founder and President of Asian Operations, DSCC
The Latest Development of IJP-QLED Display towards its Commercialization
Panel: Technology and Future

Dr. ZhongSheng Luo | VP&GM, Application Development, Products and Revenue, Nanosys
Gana Ganapathi | Principle scientist, Applied materials
Peter Schmidt | Distinguished Scientist, Lumileds
Dr. Sadakazu Wakui | Phosphor Engineer, Nichia

Moderator:


Dr. Marie Anne van de Haar | Program Director Materials, Seaborough Research
Networking Lunch with the OLEDs World Summit
Session II: MircoLED +QDCC
Innovative Full-Color Micro-LED Micro-Display: A Revolutionary Technology for AR/XR industry
Micro-LED is considered a promising candidate for various display applications. Full-color micro-LED micro-displays are particularly significant for the AR/XR industry because they offer high-brightness color images with low power consumption, surpassing other micro-display technologies. By combining a high-brightness light source with an optical waveguide, a new AR glasses experience can be achieved. Raysolve is dedicated to researching and manufacturing single-panel full-color micro-LED micro-displays, representing an ultimate solution for truly glasses-like AR devices. In the presentation, Raysolve will introduce their utilization of wafer bonding and quantum dots technology to realize mass-manufacturable full-color micro-LED micro-displays.
 
Dr. Wing Cheung CHONG | Founder and CEO , Raysolve
Navigating the Future: Unveiling QustomDot's Quantum Dot Product Roadmap for the Display Industry
QustomDot's CEO, Kim De Nolf, will discuss the company's advancements in the quantum dot landscape. She will highlight why QDs are so important for the future of the display industry and delve into the technological advancements made in the last year. As cherry on the cake, QustomDot's new product roadmap will be unveiled for the first time at QD Forum 2023. Join us to discover how QutomDot will help shape the future of the display industry.
 
Kim De Nolf | CEO and Co-Founder, QustomDot
Patternable Perovskite Nanocrystals for Color Conversion in Next Generation Displays
Perovskites have recently emerged as ideal materials for in-pixel colour conversion where blue light is converted into red and green at the pixel level, such as in QD-OLED or µLED displays. With their very high absorption properties they can achieve nearly complete blue light absorption with very thin layers, opening the way for colour filter free architectures. Moreover, their narrow emission band and symmetric peaks enable the generation of ultra-wide colour gamut displays. However, to develop products suitable for the display industry, two major challenges must be addressed: patternability and reliability. Ink-jet printing (IJP) has only recently achieved the maturity required for large scale production. However, the resolution is limited and will not be suitable for most µLED displays where 2000 ppi or more is desired. It is expected that both approaches–inkjet printing and photolithography– will be required to address the needs of the market. Therefore, we have been focusing on the development of perovskite colloidal dispersions suitable for formulations as IJP inks or photoresists. In this contribution, we present our recent achievements towards performant and reliable high resolution patterned perovskite colour conversion layers. We have developed high quality and stable green and red perovskite nanocrystals and demonstrate their use in high resolution acrylate-based photoresists and demonstrate ink-jet printing. 
Sanger Hsu | Director of Business Development , Helio Display Materials
Tea break and Networking
Quantum Dots Color Conversion Boots Breakthrough on Visual Perception and Mass Production of MicroLED Display
Quantum-Dots-Color-Conversion MicroLED display technology is with features of high-definition and delicate picture quality, high color saturation, and excellent ambient contrast ratio, bringing a novel visual experience of vivid,delicate ,immersive image quality and no viewing angle difference . In addition, the high color uniformity of quantum dots and simplified massive transfer & repair manufacturing process due to the use of single blue MicroLED chip will boot high production yield.  High production yield certainly opens the shortcut of MicroLED  from technology , landing toward mass production.
 
Ryan.Hsieh | General Director, Innolux Technology Center / Next Generation Display Technology
Session III: Sensors and other QD Applications
InAs quantum dots for SWIR sensors
InAs colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have become promising alternatives for lead- and mercury-free, solution-based semiconductors in short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensors. These quantum dots possess a suitable bandgap that can be adjusted by varying their particle size, and they exhibit favourable properties for transporting charge carriers. However, the difficulties encountered in the synthesis of InAs quantum dots have hindered the development of InAs QD SWIR sensors. Our presentation will showcase different types of InAs quantum dot materials and highlight their effectiveness in SWIR sensors within the 1100-1600 nm wavelength range.
 
Marat Lutfullin | CEO, Quantum Solutions
Atomic Layer Deposition for High-Resolution and Brightness Colloidal Quantum Dot Display Applications
Colloidal quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) are one of the future emissive displays and high-resolution patterning of quantum dot (QD) films is one of the preconditions for the practical use of QD-based emissive display. In this study, we introduce the ZnO interlayer by atomic layer deposition (ALD) to enhance the performance and lifetime of CdZnSeS/ZnS core/shell QD-LEDs. Recently, inkjet and transfer printing have been actively developed; however, high-resolution patterning is still limited owing to nozzle clogging issues and the coffee ring effect and kinetic parameters such as pick-up and peeling speed. Consequently, employing direct optical lithography would be highly beneficial owing to its well-established process in the semiconductor industry. However, exposing the photoresist (PR) on top of the QD film deteriorates the QD film underneath. This is because the majority of the solvents for PR easily dissolve the pre-existing QD films. We present a conventional optical lithography process to obtain solvent resistance by reacting the QD film surface with diethylzinc precursors. It was confirmed that, by simple surface crosslinking of the QD surface and coating of the PR, a typical photolithography process can be performed to generate a red/green/blue pixel of 3000 PPI or more. QD electroluminescence devices were fabricated with all primary colors of QDs; moreover, compared to reference QD-LED devices, the patterned QD-LED devices exhibited enhanced brightness and efficiency. 
Seong-Yong cho, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Hanyang University ERICA
Developing Pervoskite Quantum Dots for Display Technology
Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) are now emerging as functional materials for many photonic applications due to their superior optical properties and easy fabrication. In 2105, we reported the room temperature ligand assisted reprecipitation synthesis (LARP) for brightly luminescence perovskite quantum dots. In 2016, we demonstrated the in-situ fabrication of hybrid perovskite PQDs in polymeric films (PQDF) with high transparency, superior photoluminescence emission and additional processing benefits for down-shifting applications. The potential use of PQDF as color converters in LCD backlights was successfully demonstrated, showing bright potential in display technology. Later on, we worked with ZHIJING TECH and other collaborators to develop the scale up fabrication of tape casting, spraying drying, extrusion melting for meeting the requirements of different applications. The PQDFs produced by ZHIJING TECH has already meet the standards for LCD-TV applications. In addition, we developed the in-situ fabrication of patterned PQDs for Micro LED and other down conversion applications. Moreover, we further explored the electroluminescence devices based in-situ fabricated PQDs. The electroluminescence devices with a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 16.3%, 15.8% and 8.8% were achieved for green, red and blue devices, showing the promising to achieve high efficiency. In all, the in-situ fabrication strategy provides very convenient route for display technology. In this talk, I will introduce the progress of in-situ fabricated perovskite quantum dots toward photonic and optoelectronic applications.
Dr. Li Jing | CEO, Zhijing Nanotech
End of Day 1
Session III: Sensors and other QD Applications
I-III-VI Quantum Dots: Optimizing Sunlight Utilization and Beyond

In recent years, I-III-VI semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have shown significant improvements that have unlocked new capabilities and end markets. Some typical examples of I-III-VI QDs are CuAlS2 (blue), AgInS2 (green), CuInSe2 (red) CuInSe2 (near-IR), but other compositions are possible. These materials exhibit tunable photoluminescence peak emissions, with near unity quantum yield. They can have efficient broad emission, but also narrow emission, large Stokes shifts, and high optical extinction coefficients. They are more stable, safer, and lower cost than alternatives in many cases.  UbiQD, a leading materials technology and QD manufacturing company, has pioneered the industrialization and scale-up of these novel QDs, starting with critical end uses related to spectrum optimization for greenhouses and solar energy. In this presentation, UbiQD’s CEO will give an update on I-III-VI QDs as performance fluorophores, highlighting growth in exciting new markets and expanding availability of materials supply.
 
Hunter McDaniel, Ph.D. | Founder and CEO, UbiQD, Inc.
Shining a Light on the Future: Unlocking the Potential of SWIR Sensing with Quantum Dot Photodetectors
Various emerging technologies investigate the ability to sense and detect light in the shortwave infrared spectrum (SWIR). Autonomous cars, smart agriculture, eye tracking for AR and VR applications, face recognition, surveillance, machine vision and new microscopy techniques can take advantage of additional information found in SWIR. Thin film photodetectors, based on quantum dot photodiodes, show promise in bringing SWIR sensing to the mass markets while offering simpler and cheaper processes and higher resolution than existing technologies. In this talk we will show how imec utilizes its “one-stop shop” approach to mature this technology by taking steps towards production, industrial level qualifying, exploring new materials and demonstrating this technology in the field.
Itai Lieberman, Ph.D. | R&D Team Lead Optical Devices, imec
Multidimensional Quantum Dots – synthesis , unique properties and possible applications
Quantum dots exhibit extraordinary properties. However, they are currently used as colour converters in QDEFs to increase the colour gamut mainly. This is due to a lack in stability and temperature resistance. In case of the InP-based particles, also a low absorption coefficient in the blue can cause problems.
The commonly used QDs are called zero dimensional as the exciton is confined in all three dimensions. More sophisticated architectures can be achieved by fine tuning the synthesis parameters. These are 1D (rods), 2D (sheets) and 3D (giant shelled QDs). These architectures cause special properties, can solve the above mentioned problems and make new applications possible.
Here we report about the synthesis of these special types of QDs, how the oriented growth can be achieved and which properties arise from their multidimensional shape. Beside a boost in absorption in the blue and an increased stability, special properties like polarization, on/off switch ability and guided emission allow new concepts for the use of QDs especially in display applications. We will show measurements and explain, which dimensionality is useful for which application.
In addition, we will also show how this technique can be used to create QDs with a cadmium load below 2 %, but with an equal or better performance than the original CdSe/CdS/ZnS system (cd content 75 %).
 
Dr. Jan Steffen Niehaus | Head of Department, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP
Networking Break
X-ray Image Sensors Based on Quantum Dots
Quantum dots (QDs) constitute a photosensitive semiconductor layer applicable in various sensors. For instance, this material has recently gained prominence as an active layer in SWIR (short-wave infrared) cameras, with QDI Systems actively involved in its development. Additionally, PbS QDs demonstrate remarkable potential for efficient direct conversion X-ray detectors.
 
X-ray detection is a conservative field, seeking for innovations for the last 15 years aiming to reduce damaging radiation exposure for patients and enhance image quality for early diagnostics. At QDI systems, we employ an innovative approach to meet those ambitions.
 
Within QDI Systems, we specialize in the development of X-ray sensors based on QDs. We are pioneers in producing high-quality X-ray-sensitive QD layers, yielding promising results. Our presentation showcases the progress we have made in advancing this groundbreaking technology, including the successful integration of QD technology onto CMOS chips, resulting in compelling images.
Dr. Artem Shulga | CEO, QDI
Session IV: What's new in lighting and Phosphors Application
A LED improving color visibility and brightness perception for senior citizens
The Clear White Color LED provides natural and vivid colors for senior citizens.  Our novel LED has been developed by combining Nichia's expertise and technology in phosphors and LEDs cultivated over many years, this improves senior citizen's visibility and makes eating, reading, and other activities more comfortable, thereby supporting a vibrant life.
Furthermore, we are pursuing a novel LED which improve our lives using phosphor technology. To achieve our goal, we need more phosphors including cyan, narrowband, and NIR luminescence.
We will also discuss new phosphors which we need to discover.

Dr. Sadakazu Wakui | Phosphor Engineer, Nichia
Networking Lunch with the OLEDs World Summit
Nano-engineered narrow-band phosphors for LED applications
Narrow-band line-emitter phosphors offer improved lm/W for white LEDs, while maintaining high CRI. Especially Eu3+-doped phosphors are ideal from an emitter perspective. However, using Eu3+ for practical LEDs is hampered by the lack of absorption in the blue spectral region. To solve this problem, we have developed nano-engineered phosphors harvesting interparticle energy transfer (IFRET), an innovative approach to sensitize Eu3+, and other ions, in the blue spectral range. In this presentation, we will share our progress on our IFRET materials, as well as demonstrate high-quality (high quantum yield and small-size) nano-YAG phosphors.
Dr. Marie Anne van de Haar | Program Director Materials, Seaborough Research
Novel LED Phosphors for the Infrared Emission Range
There is an ongoing significance of research and development (R&D) efforts in the field of narrow band LED phosphors within the visible spectral range because of unmet requirements, particularly in the cyan, green, and red spectral domains, related to shortcomings in excitability, color saturation, or luminous efficiency. Concurrently, emerging applications of novel phosphor-converted LEDs (pcLEDs) that harness the infrared (IR) spectral range, such as IR spectroscopy or medical instrumentation, often necessitate broad emission characteristics. The design of appropriate phosphors therefore mandates the exploration of unconventional phosphor host lattice properties. This presentation unveils how the strategic incorporation of disorder, and the utilization of multiple emission sites contribute to the development of effective IR phosphors catering to a wide array of spectral ranges and application domains.
 
Peter Schmidt | Distinguished Scientist, Lumileds
Near Infrared phosphors and Applications
Phosphor-converted technology-based NIR light-emitting diodes are a compelling alternative to the conventional infrared light source due to their excellent energy-saving, mobility, and customization capabilities. Producing luminescent phosphors with different tuning structure methods is trustworthy for controlling the range of NIR regions (NIR-I, 700–1000 nm; NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm). Creating isolated luminescent centers of Cr3+ and rare-earth elements is the typical inorganic NIR phosphors design strategy. However, this strategy often fails to meet the required quantum efficiency and thermal stability due to concentration and thermal quenching mechanisms. Therefore, exploring alternative approaches to improve the performance of these phosphors is needed. NIR phosphors' luminescence properties of peak position, spectrum distribution, and thermal stability remarkably differ based on the crystal system. This talk will present a more comprehensive analysis of the local environment to improve our understanding of the luminescence properties of luminescent centers and their energy transformation.
 
Professor Ru-Shi Liu | Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University
Tea break and Networking
Next Generation Narrow Band Phosphors for Displays and General Lighting
Narrow band phosphors are an industrial need for both displays and general lighting. This talk will focus on narrow band phosphors from GE that are under development for both next generation displays and general lighting. Advancements in PFS/KSF for next generation mini and micro-LED displays as well as color filter applications will be presented along with progress made with new narrow band green phosphors, to produce higher color gamut, for displays. A new narrow band Eu3+ phosphor will be introduced for general lighting along with potential applications for use in display. 
 
Sam J. Camardello, PhD | Director of Phosphors and Advanced Materials, General Electric, Licensing
Phosphor technology for optoelectronic applications
White light-emitting diodes (LEDs) & Laser diode (LD) as next-generation light source have significant interests owing to their outstanding characteristic such as environmental-friendly device, low energy-consumption and high brightness, compared to conventional light source. However, there are still several challenges to overcome in light applications. In this communication, we present the feasibility of phosphor ceramic for optoelectronic applications. By carefully designing the phosphor composition as well as controlling the conditions, the highly efficient phosphor ceramic (PC) is achieved. Impressively, these materials are believed to lead to excellent candidates as luminescence materials. In addition, I would like to briefly introduce phosphors for micro-LEDs.
 
YoungHyun Song | Senior Researcher, Korea Photonics Technology Institute
Conference concludes