A team of researchers at the Nano-lithography and Manufacturing Research Center of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials have developed a technology to mass produce 100-inch Nano Transparent Screen (NTS) displays for much cheaper than traditional methods. The developers claim that displays manufactured using their technology “can be supplied to the market at around 10% of the price of transparent OLED screens.”
This is a breakthrough, as the team comments that a transparent OLED display of this size would typically cost over KRW 100 million ($72,000). Being able to mass produce and sell displays of this size and type for around $7,200 could break the market wide open. The team also notes that while transparent OLED displays at a cheaper price point do currently exist, they greatly sacrifice video fidelity, resulting in them never having caught on in the market.
“The technology for manufacturing Nano Transparent Screens is a cutting-edge, innovative technology created through the combination of nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing technology with existing IT technologies.” said principal researcher on the project, Jun-Ho Jeong. “Going forward, we will focus on research and development to continuously improve the quality of NTSs and lead the popularization of transparent screens.”
