June 12, 2006 – QD Vision Inc. announced it has manufactured a quantum dot display. The company said the monochrome display demonstrates the manufacturability and commercial feasibility of quantum dot technology as a foundation for next generation displays.
The 32-by-64-pixel, red, monochrome QD Display is the size of a cell-phone screen and approximately one-sixteenth of an inch thick. Its device architecture features a layer of quantum dot material sandwiched between two semiconductor regions. The light emission originates from the quantum dots — tiny inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals which were synthesized by chemists at QD Vision’s prototyping facility.
“Production of our first QD Display is an important step toward our goal of developing a commercial manufacturing process for quantum dot displays,” said John Ritter, executive vice president of product development and operations, in a prepared statement. “We are focused on enabling efficient production of the highest-quality displays by continuing to improve on our proprietary materials, developing easily implemented display fabrication techniques, and selecting the right mix of strategic partners.”