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IDTechEx: QDs are the ultimate display emitters, the global QD market will reach $550 million by 2034

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).

Read the full story Posted: Sep 24,2023

Shoei Chemical acquires leading QD developer Nanosys

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.

Read the full story Posted: Sep 07,2023

QNA Technology raises $4 million, prepares to go public on ASO NewConnect

Poland-based QNA Technology, a quantum dots developer and producer, raised $4 million in its latest financing round,and the company is now preparing to apply for a listing at the Polish ASO NewConnect stock exchange for early stage companies.

QNA was established in 2016, and is focused on blue light (400-490 nm) emitting, heavy metal-free quantum dots. The company optimizes its QDs for two applications: electroluminescence display devices (QD-EL) and for microLED displays devices based on UV microLEDs.

Read the full story Posted: Aug 04,2023

Samsung agreed to pay $150 million to settle its QD technology trial with Nanoco

Quantum Dots developer Nanoco Technologies announced that Samsung Electronics agreed to pay $150 million USD in settlement for a patent lawsuit over a technology used in Samsung's quantum-dot LED TVs.

The two parties reached the settlement shortly before the start of the trial last month. The settlement includes a license agreement and the transfer of "certain patents" and settles all related proceedings.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 06,2023

Korea may designate quantum dots display technology as a national strategic technology

There are reports from Korea that say that the Korean Government is considering designating quantum dots display technology as a "national strategic technology", which means that companies will be given tax benefits, to encourage further investments and R&D.

According to the reports, next week the government will unveil a new draft tax law next week that will also include OLEDs and microLEDs displays as strategic technologies.

 

Read the full story Posted: Jan 13,2023

Omdia: sales of QD-LCD TVs will decline 3.1% in 2022

Market research firm Omdia says that the sale of QD-enhanced LCD TVs will decline in 2022 to $17.67 billion, down 3.1% from the revenues in 2021. This is the first time since 2017 when the first such TVs were introduced, that the market will decline.

QD-LCD TV revenue estimates (2019-2022F, Omdia)

Shipments of QD-LCDs will actually increase this year, but revenues will decline because more of these TVs will be lower in price. 52% of such TVs will cost less than $1,000 this year, up from only 36.5% of the TVs in 2021.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 06,2022

Nanosys in talks to go public via a SPAC merger, gain a $1 billion valuation

Quantum Dots developer Nanosys is reportedly in talks to go public via a merger with a SPAC company called GigInternational1. If the deal goes through, Nanosys will gain a valuation of around $1 billion USD.

Nanosys has several lines of QD products, including one that is heavy metal free. The company says it has the world's largest quantum dots production capacity, it lists major display makers as customers and it has shipped materials to over 35 million devices to date.

Read the full story Posted: Jul 29,2021

Quantum Materials Corp announces a $15 million investment to accelerate its QD healthcare development project

US-based Tetrapod Quantum Dots developer Quantum Materials Corp (QMC) announced that is has received a $15 million investment from Pasaca Capital.

Quantum Materials red quantum dots PL photo

QMC develops QDs for several markets, including the display industry, but it is currently focused on the medical market. The company developed the use of quantum dots to verify covid-10 sample origins and track samples through the testing process. The company brands is medical solutions under the QMC HealthID brand, and the Pasaca Capital investment will support an expansion of the medical market.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 09,2021