Nanosys Expects ‘Huge’ Number of Private-Label Quantum-Dot TVs in 2023

The new Nanosys partnership with China’s Bready to mass-produce the world’s first barrier-free laminated quantum dot film-based components under the Nanosys xQDEF trademark (see 2204280035) “absolutely” will enable the commercial introduction of QD TVs starting later this year in entry-level sets, including private-label models, Nanosys CEO Jason Hartlove told us. “We’re definitely working with people who put those brands out,” said Hartlove. “They are super-excited about what this enables for them, because now we’ve taken out all that additional cost of the high-performance barrier-film plastic. This means they are able to get quantum-dot film at price points that are manageable for those mainstream sets.” The cost of barrier films to prevent “photo-oxidation” of the QD layer in an LCD TV has never really come down “close to the price of just optical-grade plastics,” said Hartlove. “We’re going to see, in 2022 and in a big way in 2023, a huge number of those private-label, big-box brands” enter the QD space, he said. “It gives consumers a lot more choices, a lot more options. This year, for the first time, we’re going to have some 32-inch TVs using quantum dots. Those are real mainstream in terms of the type of product that consumers are going to be able to access.” Nanosys is showcasing its xQDEF products at Display Week 2022, which opened Sunday and runs through Friday at the San Jose Convention Center.