SPEED | SMART PIXEL EMITTERS FOR DISPLAY

Summary
Aledia develops and manufactures a µLED (micro light-emitting diode) display technology based on a unique 3D architecture using gallium-nitride (GaN)-on-silicon nanowires (WireLED™). This technology can be applied in SmartPixels, where each µLED is directly controlled by a CMOS circuit for displays from the size of a smartphone to giant TVs.

Aledia has developed this technology on 200mm silicon wafers and plans to scale it up to 300mm silicon substrates, giving high manufacturing yield. The purpose will be to provide display designers and assemblers with a disruptive technology as it can remove the need for a TFT layer in displays. This unlock the possibility to design truly flexible displays, giant TV screens, or smart displays (haptic…).

For the first time ever, the display industry can be relocated in Europe if required since the SmartPixel will allow to bypass the Asian monopoly of the TFT layer. µLeds with a pitch of less than 10µm, each one independently controlled by its own control command, will be available as soon as 2024, thus overcoming best experts’ estimates.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/954553
Start date: 01-08-2020
End date: 31-01-2023
Total budget - Public funding: 3 462 490,00 Euro - 2 423 743,00 Euro
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Aledia develops and manufactures a µLED (micro light-emitting diode) display technology based on a unique 3D architecture using gallium-nitride (GaN)-on-silicon nanowires (WireLED™). This technology can be applied in SmartPixels, where each µLED is directly controlled by a CMOS circuit for displays from the size of a smartphone to giant TVs.

Aledia has developed this technology on 200mm silicon wafers and plans to scale it up to 300mm silicon substrates, giving high manufacturing yield. The purpose will be to provide display designers and assemblers with a disruptive technology as it can remove the need for a TFT layer in displays. This unlock the possibility to design truly flexible displays, giant TV screens, or smart displays (haptic…).

For the first time ever, the display industry can be relocated in Europe if required since the SmartPixel will allow to bypass the Asian monopoly of the TFT layer. µLeds with a pitch of less than 10µm, each one independently controlled by its own control command, will be available as soon as 2024, thus overcoming best experts’ estimates.

Status

CLOSED

Call topic

EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

Update Date

27-10-2022
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Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.2. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP
H2020-EU.2.1. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
H2020-EU.2.1.0. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Cross-cutting calls
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3
H2020-EU.2.3. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
H2020-EU.2.3.0. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs - Cross-cutting calls
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3
H2020-EU.3. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
H2020-EU.3.0. Cross-cutting call topics
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3