On September 23, 2020, the event of entering the BOE Innovation Center was held in Beijing. At the event, BOE demonstrated smart solutions for the Internet of Things technology in medical, retail, transportation, finance, office and other fields, and shared with participating media its in-depth exploration of display, sensing, artificial intelligence and other technical fields. phased results and future prospects. Yuan Feng, Vice President of BOE, said that the transformation of IoT is an important strategy of BOE. With the development of display technology and the maturity and popularization of IoT technology, BOE will launch more innovative products and smart solutions to lead the innovative development of cities.
Be a "leader" in cutting-edge technology
Affected by the epidemic, global LCD screen shipments and shipment area were affected in the first half of 2020, with varying degrees of decline. decline. Under the sluggish development environment, BOE responded actively and achieved year-on-year growth of more than 15% and 10% in display device shipments and shipment area, continuing to rank first in the world.
As a technology leader in the display and related sensing fields, BOE’s secret to maintaining stable growth during the epidemic is inseparable from its continuous optimization of product structure and technological development. In its core technology exhibition area, "Electrical Appliances" reporters personally experienced the differences between different display technologies and the huge changes that the application of innovative technologies has brought to people's lives.
In the field of sensing, BOE has launched core sensor products such as flat panel detectors, large-area optical fingerprints, dimmable glass, microwave phase shifters, and active digital microfluidics. BOE's smart window products are based on BOE's years of experience in semiconductor display design, process and manufacturing accumulated in the LCD industry, and are the product of cross-border innovation in collaboration with partners. The front-end integrates dye-LCD dimming technology and glass deep processing in the semiconductor display industry. The industry's hollow sandwich laminating technology, coupled with the Internet of Things and big data links at the backend, provides customers with truly smart overall solutions for dimming, privacy protection, display integration, etc. in various application scenarios. .
In terms of display technology, BOE mainly focuses on three product series: ADS (advanced super-dimensional field conversion technology), OLED, and Micro LED. In the LCD field, BOE relies on ADS core technology to create high-end LCD display technologies and products including ultra-large 8K, HDR solutions, full screens, professional e-sports, anti-peep displays, FIC active pens, etc.
Talking about the technical advantages of ADS, Wang Dan, senior director of R&D of BOE Display and Sensor Business Group, said that ADS is one of the three major LCD display modes in the world. It has BOE’s independent intellectual property rights and can be driven by horizontal electric fields. , and at the same time, it has obvious advantages over other display modes in the entire viewing angle range, with small color drift, small sharpness loss, small contrast change, and no loss of color saturation at different viewing angles; at the same time, the advantages of the ADS pixel structure , is currently the only choice for in-line touch integration.
In the field of OLED, BOE has conducted in-depth research on folding screens and roll-up screens. Regarding the currently booming Micro LED display technology, Wang Dan said that BOE will use semiconductor display technology as the basis and give full play to the advantages of glass-based integrated design, AM direct drive, ultra-efficient transfer speed and micron-level high-precision process to further optimize Micro LED display technology. LED and Mini LED display products.
Today, as a "leader" in cutting-edge technology, BOE provides many companies with high-quality and efficient products and services in application fields such as displays and sensors. In the fields of gene sequencing, physical and chemical testing, molecular antennas, and photoelectric sensing, BOE is also making cutting-edge technology reserves. In the future, BOE will focus on breakthroughs in innovative technologies such as Micro LED and Mini LED, actively explore innovative markets, and continue to maintain its leading market share in mainstream applications.
Talking about the strategic layout in the sensing field, Liu Feng, BOE’s senior vice president and CEO of the sensor and solution business group, said frankly, “Becoming a high-quality provider of sensors and solutions is our positioning. It is our development vision to grow into a leader in the global sensor and solution segments." BOE has been developing its sensing business since 2011, and formally established the Sensors and Solutions Business Group in 2018, dedicated to the development and application of new sensing devices and their solutions.
The current business involves X-ray imaging flat panel detectors, gene sequencing chips, low-orbit satellite antennas, LCD smart dimming windows, mobile phone fingerprint recognition and other more than ten subdivided application fields. In the future, it will be used in smart medical care, smart transportation, and satellite Internet. Provide excellent sensor solutions.
Five major product lines and multiple smart solutions support urban innovation and development
While display and sensing businesses continue to maintain leadership, the Smart System Innovation Center has become an important part of BOE’s transformation into the Internet of Things. Grasp. In November 2019, at the BOE Global Innovation Partner Conference, BOE Chairman Chen Yanshun announced the launch of a new industrial cooperation platform-BOE Intelligent System Innovation Center. Relying on the Smart System Innovation Center, BOE has drawn up a development blueprint for smart IoT solutions such as smart car connectivity, smart retail, smart finance, smart medical industry, industrial Internet, smart city public services, etc., and explore behind a screen More scenarios are possible.
Lu Kuan, BOE’s senior vice president, chief growth officer, and CEO of smart system innovation, introduced that BOE’s smart system innovation center will take artificial intelligence and big data as the core, combining 4K/8K display, flexible display, and big data. Screen display, special-shaped display, splicing display, paper-like display, EPD display, Mini LED, mirror display, transparent display technology, the scene application radiates to smart parks, smart finance, smart transportation, smart energy, smart retail, smart government affairs, smart education , digital hospitals, digital art and other fields are closely related to people’s smart lives.
It is reported that the two major undertakings of smart IoT and smart medical engineering have shown rapid development. By combining artificial intelligence with big data, high-resolution imaging, personnel recognition, and voice interaction are possible; in On this basis, in the field of medical-engineering integration, we are people-centered, and through the transformation of the emergency system, we create a closed-loop service for families, communities, and hospitals, combining physical sign detection, medical AI, and regenerative medicine technology to bring smarter health to people. Medical Solutions.
In addition, it includes the AI ??body temperature early warning system and POCT nucleic acid detection system developed during the epidemic; the smart office solution smart conference table used in the two sessions; the price tag management system and smart retail solution Information release systems; digital art IoT products BOE Painting Screen and Funbook products; smart financial life cycle management screens; smart windows in smart transportation, etc. are all the technological charm brought by BOE's smart IoT solutions. According to statistics, BOE's smart transportation solutions currently cover more than 80% of China's high-speed rail lines and subway lines in 22 cities. Its smart financial solutions have been applied to more than a thousand domestic banks, realizing the intelligent upgrade of financial services.
Talking about the future planning of smart IoT solutions, Lu Kuan said that BOE will build a world-leading smart system innovation center. At the same time, relying on BOE’s smart system innovation capabilities, it will focus on Cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing build a multi-dimensional innovation ecosystem that integrates technology development, achievement transformation, industry incubation, talent exchange, and exhibition transactions. Yuan Feng also said that as a global innovative IoT company, BOE will accelerate technological innovation to empower application scenarios and make smart IoT solutions permeate every corner of life. "BOE will always maintain an open attitude and work with global partners to innovate collaboratively and create value to make people's lives better and urban life warmer and more dynamic," he said.