Korea: Expert Panel to Advance Super-Gap Tech for Future Displays

On the 26th, the 'Arms Light-Emitting Industry Promotion Alliance Open Seminar' was held at COEX in Seoul. Participants in the event are listening to Kim Jong-min, professor of Cambridge University. @ Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The government gathered more than 100 industry, academia, and research experts to secure super-gap technology for "inorganic light emitting displays," which are considered next-generation promising technologies. At this technology exchange meeting, experts such as panel and small manager companies and overseas academia shared their technology development trends. The government plans to invest 484 billion won in the development of inorganic light-emitting displays by 2032, and continue to expand institutional support such as investment tax credit and master's and doctoral-level manpower training. On the 28th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held an "Opening Seminar of the Alliance for Promotion of the Inorganic Light-Emitting Industry" at COEX in Seoul. About 100 stakeholders in the industrial supply chain, including small, sub, and head (material, parts, and equipment) companies, panels, and finished product industries, participated in the event.

Inorganic light emitting displays are displays made of inorganic materials such as micro and nano light emitting diodes (LEDs) and quantum dots (QD) as light emitting sources. Due to its long lifespan and its advantages in luminance and power consumption, it is attracting attention as a next-generation display that will succeed OLED.

The government has taken the first step in creating an ecosystem of the inorganic light emitting display industry with the public and private sectors. The government plans to invest 484 billion won by 2032 to develop △ ultra-small LED chips, △ ultra-high-speed precision transfer and bonding, and △ ultra-large modular technology. The technology exchange meeting was also organized to overcome the reality of domestic industries that are highly dependent on foreign countries and lack ecosystems.

At the exchange meeting on this day, various experts came out as speakers. The panel and small manager companies each introduced the technology development trends they are pursuing. In addition, discussions were held on new markets that can be created by displays such as inorganic light emitting, such as aviation and shipbuilding.

An official from the Ministry of Industry said, "This technology exchange meeting is of great significance in terms of forming industrial supply chains," adding, "We plan to continue to expand institutional support such as investment tax credit and master's and doctoral-level human resources in addition to the technology exchange meeting so that we can maintain a solid super gap in the inorganic light emitting field following organic light emitting diodes (OLED)."