At the beginning of this year, the group created a 10.1-inch car display at CES. In March, AUO demonstrated that it plans to use a 27-inch LCD monitor, 15.6-inch notebook, 2-inch VR and other related devices. LED technology is applied in the niche market.
According to Ding Jinglong, head of Innolux executive vice president and chief technology development center, before the introduction of Micro LED, AM miniLED was a medium-term strategic product. Innolux's AM miniLED vehicle panel uses an AM mini LED backlight of a flexible substrate. / Surface LCD to meet the design needs of automotive customers, in line with the design of future concept vehicles, and has been launched by major car manufacturers. It is estimated that the volume will be produced in two years. Innolux is the global first-tier car supplier supply chain, and it also began to lay out other multivariate products. The application plan is expected to be disclosed to the outside world in June this year, and it will move toward the goal of commercialization at the end of this year.
According to Cai Guoxin, General Manager of AUO, to meet the trend of 2018, AUO will sprint high-end panel markets with its 'three-plus' strategy. That is, product diversity, technological versatility, and application diversity will increase AUO's value. The Mini LED products of all walks of life will be shipped in the second half of the year, locking from 2-inch VR to 15.6-inch and 27-inch gaming NB and monitor products.
AUO has exhibited the world’s first full range of Mini LED-based gaming monitors, gaming notebooks and VR headset display panels. Cai Guoxin emphasized that the Mini LED niche products will be shipped in the second half of the year, taking into account the current Mini LED. The cost is still high, and a large-scale electric competition monitor with relatively high consumer price tolerance will be introduced first.
He said that in the MiniLED segment, niche-type applications will be locked, providing brightness, high dynamic contrast, and rich light and dark details, including high-end gaming monitor panels and electrical panels, as well as VR head-mounted display panels, which are expected to be available this year. Shipment in the second half of the year.