Mini-LED, Micro-LED and OLED displays: present status and future perspectives

Yuge Huang; En-Lin Hsiang; Ming-Yang Deng; Shin-Tson Wu

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- Mini-LED, Micro-LED and OLED displays: present status and future perspectives
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 9, Issue 4, Pages: 919-934(2020)
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  College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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  Shin-Tson Wu (swu@creol.ucf.edu)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-020-0341-9
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- Published：2020，
  
  Published Online：18 June 2020，
  
  Received：11 March 2020，
  
  Revised：27 May 2020，
  
  Accepted：02 June 2020
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Huang, Y. et al. Mini-LED, Micro-LED and OLED displays: present status and future perspectives. Light: Science & Applications, 9, 919-934 (2020).
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Huang, Y. et al. Mini-LED, Micro-LED and OLED displays: present status and future perspectives. Light: Science & Applications, 9, 919-934 (2020). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-020-0341-9.

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Abstract

Presently

liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays are two dominant flat panel display technologies. Recently

inorganic mini-LEDs (mLEDs) and micro-LEDs (μLEDs) have emerged by significantly enhancing the dynamic range of LCDs or as sunlight readable emissive displays. "mLED

OLED

or μLED: who wins?" is a heated debatable question. In this review

we conduct a comprehensive analysis on the material properties

device structures

and performance of mLED/μLED/OLED emissive displays and mLED backlit LCDs. We evaluate the power consumption and ambient contrast ratio of each display in depth and systematically compare the motion picture response time

dynamic range

and adaptability to flexible/transparent displays. The pros and cons of mLED

OLED

and μLED displays are analysed

and their future perspectives are discussed.

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