Next generation of display technology

Next generation of display technology is any display technology considered likely to outperform current display technology like LCD or OLED.

List of next generation display technologies

Display technology	Companies involved	Status
Organic light-emitting transistor (OLET)	Polyera & Institute for Nanostructured Materials
Surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED)	Canon & Toshiba	On 18 August 2010, Canon decided to liquidate SED Inc.,<ref>"Notice regarding liquidation of subsidiary". Canon Inc. August 18, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref> a consolidated subsidiary of Canon Inc. developing SED technology, citing difficulties to secure appropriate profitability and effectively ending hopes to one day see SED TVs in the living room.
Field emission display (FED)	Sony, Motorola, AU Optronics	In January 2010, Taiwanese AU Optronics Corporation (AUO) announced that it had acquired assets from Sony's FET and FET Japan, including "patents, know-how, inventions, and relevant equipment related to FED technology and materials".<ref>Susie Pan (January 21, 2010). "AUO acquires FED technology and equipment from Sony affiliate". DigiTimes. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref> In November 2010, Nikkei reported that AUO plans to start mass production of FED panels in the fourth quarter of 2011, however AUO commented that the technology is still in the research stage and there are no plans to begin mass production at this moment.<ref>Rebecca Kuo (November 18, 2010). "AUO to start volume production of FEDs in 4Q11, says report". DigiTimes. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref>
Laser TV (Quantum dot, Liquid crystal)	Arasor, Mitsubishi, HDI 3D	On January 7, 2008, at an event associated with the Consumer Electronics Show 2008, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, a key player in high-performance red-laser<ref>"Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. Announces Screen Sizes for LaserVue Laser TV Shipping in Third Quarter 2008" (PDF). Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. June 25, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref> and large-screen HDTV markets, unveiled their first commercial Laser TV, a 65" 1080p model.<ref>"Mitsubishi Unveils Laser TV, 3-D Home Theater". MIT Technology Review. January 8, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref><ref>Charlie White (January 8, 2008). "HDTVs: Mitsubishi Laser TV's Colors Look Even Juicier Than the Girls on the Set". Gizmodo. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref><ref>Ben Drawbaugh (January 8, 2008). "Mitsubishi laser TV unveiled". Engadget. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref> This Laser TV, branded "Mitsubishi LaserVue TV", went on sale, November 16, 2008 for $6,999.<ref>"Mitsubishi announces prices for its laser-based HDTV". Bitstream. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008.</ref><ref>"Mitsubishi Electric LaserVue - FAQ". Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.</ref>
MEMS display (iMoD, TMOS, DMS)	Qualcomm (iMoD), UniPixel (TMOS), Pixtronix (DMS), tMt, Texas Instruments	IMOD displays are now available in the commercial marketplace. QMT's displays, using IMOD technology, are found in the Acoustic Research ARWH1 Stereo Bluetooth headset device, the Showcare Monitoring system (Korea), the Hisense C108,<ref name="Sci Bloggers">"Ultra Low-power Handset to Begin Shipping in China in 2008". PRNewswire. Barcelona, Spain: PressPortal. November 2, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref> and mp3 applications from Freestyle Audio and Skullcandy. In the mobile phone marketplace, Taiwanese manufacturers Inventec and Cal-Comp have announced phones with Mirasol displays, and LG claims to be developing 'one or more' handsets using Mirasol technology. These products all have only 2-color (black plus one other) "bi-chromic" displays. UniPixel's TMOS and Pixtronix's DMS display technologies utilize vertically and horizontally moving MEMS structures to modulate a backlight, respectively.<ref>"32 inch TMOS Prototyp from Philips at the IFA-2008". November 25, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref><ref>Joseph L. Flatley (October 19, 2009). "Samsung and Uni-Pixel team up for better, cheaper TMOS displays". Engadget. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref><ref>Brooke Crothers (October 5, 2010). "Hitachi aims MEMS display at tablets, smartphones". Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref>
Ferro liquid display (FLD)	LG & Philips, Micron Technology, Forth Dimension Displays	Some commercial products do seem to utilize FLCD.<ref>Yunam Optics</ref><ref>DisplayTECH PR</ref>
Thick-film dielectric electroluminescent (TDEL)	iFire Technology	By the end of 2008, iFire Technology was sold by Westaim to a Canadian-Chinese joint venture, CTS Group.<ref>"Westaim announces sale of iFire Technology Ltd. assets". RTTNews. October 17, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref> Further developments are now awaited.
Telescopic pixel display (TPD)	Microsoft & University of Washington	The technology is still in its nascent stages, and the project is unusual for Microsoft, which is not in the display business. There is a possibility that Microsoft will collaborate with a display manufacturer, but commercial production will not begin until at least 2013.<ref>Monica Heger (2008). "Microsoft Engineers Invent Energy-Efficient LCD Competitor". IEEE Spectrum.</ref>
Laser phosphor display (LPD)	Prysm	On 25 February 2011, Prysm announced that its high-definition stackable display tiles, powered by its Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) technology, are now available for shipping to customers.<ref>"Prysm Announces It Is Shipping Brilliant, Stackable Display Tiles". Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref>
MicroLED	Apple, Sony, Samsung, Tianma, PlayNitride, Plessey Semiconductors Ltd, Ostendo Technologies, Inc.	MicroLED-Info"]. www.microled-info.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.</ref> China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSoT) demonstrated a 3.3" transparent microLED display with around 45% transparency, also co-developed with PlayNitride.<ref>"CSoT demonstrates a 3.3" transparent Micro-LED prototype produced in collaboration with PlayNitride | MicroLED-Info". www.microled-info.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.</ref> Plessey Semiconductors Ltd demonstrated a GaN-on-Silicon wafer to CMOS backplane wafer bonded native Blue monochrome 0.7" active-matrix microLED display with an 8-micron pixel pitch.<ref>"Products on Display at Display Week 2019". Information Display. 35 (3): 35–52. 2019. doi:10.1002/msid.1038. ISSN 2637-496X.</ref><ref>Palomaki, Peter (2019-06-17). "Top Trends in Quantum Dots at SID Display Week 2019 – Part 1". DisplayDaily. Retrieved 2019-10-25.</ref><ref>"【SID Display Week 2019】Micro LED Display Products Progress with Chinese Panel Makers Joining the Field". www.ledinside.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.</ref> Ostendo Technologies, Inc. demonstrated a vertically integrated LED that can emit light from red to blue, including white – from a monolithic InGaN-based LED device.<ref>"Ostendo Develops First Vertically Integrated RGB LED". Insight Media: Display Intelligence. Retrieved 2020-12-02.</ref>
Quantum dot display (QD-LED)/ Electroluminescent quantum dots (ELQD, QDLE, EL-QLED)/ AMQLED	Samsung, Sony, NanoPhotonica, Nanosys	Many expect that quantum dot display technology can compete or even replace liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in near future, including the desktop and notebook computer spaces and televisions. These initial applications alone represent more than a $8-billion addressable market by 2023 for quantum dot-based components. Other than display applications, several companies are manufacturing QD-LED light bulbs; these promise greater energy efficiency and longer lifetime.<ref>"Quantum Dots Market Research Report 2018 - Global Forecast to 2023". Cision. June 1, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2019.</ref>