Some Recent Advances in Display Technologies

Speaker: Hoi-Sing Kwok
Affiliation: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Abstract:  Displays are everywhere. It is one of the most important components of many electronic devices and represents a 100 billion dollar business.

Currently, LCD (liquid crystal display) dominates display technology.

But OLED (organic light emitting diodes) is potentially better than LCD in terms of energy efficiency and optical performance.  I shall compare the two technologies and present some recent progress in LCD research that may make it competitive in the longer run. Progress, such as fast response liquid crystals and improvement in energy efficiency, color gamut and resolution will be discussed. New developments in VR/AR displays will also be presented.  Microdisplays based on LCD, OLED and LED will all be compared in terms of VR/AR applications.

Biography:  Hoi-Sing Kwok obtained his PhD from Harvard University in 1978. He taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1980 to 1992. He joined HKUST in 1992 and is presently Director of the State Key Laboratory on Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics and Dr. William Mong Chair of Nanotechnology. His current research is focused on optics and electronics of display devices. He was given the Slottow-Owaki Prize by SID in 2013.  He is a Fellow of IEEE, SID and OSA.  Professor Kwok has published over 600 papers and holds more than 80 patents. He has also written three books and edited five conference proceedings.

For more information, contact Prof. Jia-Ming Liu (liu@seas.ucla.edu)

Date/Time:
Date(s) - Mar 15, 2017
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location:
E-IV Faraday Room #67-124
420 Westwood Plaza - 6th Flr., Los Angeles CA 90095