Liu Chung-ming, director of the Institute of Technology, said that in the past, Taiwanese operators were better at foundry manufacturing, but in the future Taiwan must shift from manufacturing to system solutions to become a long-term business model. A display technology that can be considered disruptive and innovative will bring disruptive innovations to Taiwan's industrial chain.
Liu Zhongming shows that MicroLED technology is a 10 micron LED array to be a display, and 10 microns smaller than a pixel size, so there will be a lot of space on the panel to build sensors and other components.This possibility will be with the band With the previous panel design and manufacture of completely different thinking, MicroLED will become a new platform, many of the creative display of the monitor, the technological progress will therefore have more possibilities.
On the other hand, due to the limited manufacturing process of glass substrates, the current business model of the panel industry needs to invest a large amount of capital in the initial stage and operate for years to gradually balance its revenue. Such a business model faces the threat of big capital in China , Taiwan's small and medium enterprises have less room for development.However, until MicroLED technology matures, the required production line size will be much smaller than the glass substrate, can break this difficult business model.Liu Zhongming said that at present As for the supply chain of MicroLED, Taiwanese operators and American manufacturers also stand in the leading position and 2018 will see the launch of the first wave of MiniLED capacity.
The recently launched ITRI Innovation Park is looking forward to a more co-operative model of Co-Creation, a more effective link with ITRI, industry, schools and the international community to form a unique innovation settlement and ecosystem. To enhance the competitiveness of the industry, which led to more innovation as MicroLED technology.
Liu Zhongming further said that Innovation Park is the ITRI's hub to promote cross-cutting innovation. With the concept of openness as the most important feature of its design, it hopes to use this physical space to rapidly link innovative partners and attract top talents and resources to station, develop and innovate R & D settlement, and thus lead to greater industrial value and social benefits.