September 2023

Quantum Dots technology is being used today in many display applications (mostly in LCD and OLED displays), and it is expected that adoption QDs in the display industry will continue to grow quickly. Here are some recent and popular news that you may find of interest:

• IDTechEx: The global QD market will reach $550 million by 2034
• Shoei Chemical acquires leading QD developer Nanosys
• Canon announces new quantom-dot inks for display applications
• Samsung Display shows its latest QD-OLED displays at Display Week 2023
• BOE demonstrates a 4.7" high-resolution AMQLED prototype
• Sharp launches its first QD-OLED TV, the AQUOS FS1
• Asus and Philips launch new QD-OLED gaming monitors
• Samsung developed an all-printed 12.4" 182 PPI EL-QD display
• TCL's latest QLED miniLED TV is the world's brightest at 5,000 nits
• Newly-developed perovskite QDs are promising for display color conversion applications
• Samsung Display completes the switch to a full-fledged QD-OLED centered business
• Samsung said to increase QD-OLED capacity to produce monitor panels for Apple

IDTechEx posted an article detailing the company's views on the quantum dot materials market for the display industry. The article details the progress from QD on Edge technology, to QDEF,  QDOG, QDCC and finally QLED displays (emissive QDs, or QD-EL).

IDTechEx believes that QDs are the "ultimate emissive material for displays", tracking efficiency and lifetime improvements. IDTechEx estimates that the global market for QD materials will reach $550 million by 2023 - this includes all QD applications, not just displays (but displays is one of the major markets).

Japan-based Shoei Chemical announced today that it is acquiring US-based QD developer Nanosys. This is not a complete acquisition, but Shoei acquires "substantially all the assets associated with the Nanosys quantum dot business".  Shoei will continue to operate the Nanosys brand and its Silicon Valley-based R&D facility and labs.

Shoei Chemical has been exclusively producing Nanosys' quantum dots materials for the past four years, and the companies already have a close relationship. Nanosys has shipped QD materials to over 1,000 unique products and a total of over 70 million devices, including monitors, TVs and tablets.

TCL announced a new flagship QLED 4K TV, the X955 - a miniLED backlit TV, that offers over 5,000 local dimming zones, and a peak brightness of 5,000 nits - probably the brightest consumer TV ever.

The X955 is powered by TCL's AIPQ 3.0 processor, and is available in either 85-inch or 95-inch in size. TCL did not yet reveal the expected price.