When asked about the hottest cutting-edge technology in the large-screen commercial display industry, I believe most people will think of mini-LED. In fact, in recent years, more and more products labeled as mini-LED have been launched on the market. So, why does mini-LED attract so much attention?
As we all know, as a leader in semiconductor display technology, LED display technology represented by small-pitch LEDs has made great progress in recent years, and has rapidly opened up a world of indoor high-end display fields such as command and dispatch centers. However, with mankind's endless pursuit of display technology, especially when small-pitch LED technology enters the P0. Against this background, people have high hopes for mini-LED, which will subvert the tradition.
In fact, in the past two years, mini-LED display devices have emerged in an endless stream on the market, which also proves from the side that the large-screen commercial display industry is full of confidence in the future of semiconductor displays represented by mini-LED. However, there are no rules. If any emerging industry is allowed to grow unchecked without regulation, it will be detrimental to the healthy development of the industry. The same is true for the mini-LED display industry.
The primary problem facing mini-LED, which is still in its nascent stage, is the confusion of inconsistent concepts. Some products achieve the 50-100μm mini-LED concept by tackling the key process node of mass transfer; others use the "n-in-1" route to avoid the technical difficulty of mass transfer. Both types of products call themselves mini-LED. However, for users who do not know the truth, this conceptual inconsistency can easily cause misunderstandings, which is even more detrimental to the healthy development of the industry.
Because of this, a discussion on the concept of mini-LED has aroused enthusiastic response in the industry, and a standard concept of "real mini-LED" is also about to emerge. In this regard, my country's small-pitch LED screen companies are making efforts. On April 28, Unilumin Technology held an online press conference and released two UMini products, UMini large screen and 162-inch UMini all-in-one machine. At the same time, it officially released the concept of "UMini, true Mini", clearly stating that the true here refers to the "reality" that is truly easy to use, truly mass-produced, and the Mini-LED era has truly arrived.
So, is it really so important to be true to the concept of "real Mini"? Let’s first take Unilumin’s UMini as an example:
First of all, Unilumin launched two products this time. One is a large screen for command centers, radio and television, exhibition displays, high-end commercial displays and other applications. It targets the fields of professional displays where traditional small-pitch LEDs are increasingly widely used. The other 162-inch all-in-one machine is aimed at high-end conference rooms, home theaters, education and medical care. It targets commercial and household fields where traditional small-pitch LEDs are less involved. The breadth of this application is also the core reason why mini-LED is generally optimistic. Therefore, from the perspective of benchmarking for wider applications in the future, only mini-LEDs that meet the hard-core standard of 50-100μm can be called true mini-LEDs and represent the future direction.
Secondly, due to the use of RGB full flip-chip technology, Unilumin's UMini not only has higher strength and stability, but also greatly improves the chip's luminous efficiency, viewing angle, contrast, etc. At the same time, its power consumption is reduced by 50% compared with other formal products. If we have to be honest about what mini-LED represents the future development direction, then UMini, with its improved performance and reduced power consumption, is worthy of its name.
Furthermore, truly cutting-edge technology must be based on independent research and development in order for the technology to gain momentum for continuous advancement. On UMini, Unilumin has loaded its own unique EBL technology, which not only makes viewing softer and more comfortable, but also passes the low blue light detection standard to minimize the damage to human eyes caused by the display device. Not only that, UMini is also equipped with cinema-level HDR technology, with 120% color gamut coverage that fully meets the DCI-P3 standard, which can fully meet the needs of home theaters, medical displays and other fields that have extremely high image quality requirements. It is the blessing of these characteristics that makes Unilumin’s UMini truly the benchmark for mini-LED technology in the industry.
Unified conceptual standards are undoubtedly of key significance in guiding the development of mini-LED display technology in the right direction at the moment. We also hope that, taking the launch of Unilumin’s “UMini, True Mini” concept as an opportunity, industry companies can reach a unified standard for mini-LED delineation, concentrate their superior R&D capabilities to inject stronger impetus into the future development of this technology, and at the same time, gradually guide the formation of correct conceptual understanding on the consumer side of the market.
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