Nanosys, the company supplying quantum dots to many leading TV makers, is targeting 2029 for next-generation QDEL displays. Brighter QD-OLED TVs are coming out this year.
In a filmed interview with Insight Media, quantum dot researcher and supplier Nanosys outlined several advancements related to TVs and displays in general.
First up were new, improved quantum dots for wider color reproduction (BT.2020). These are the quantum dots used in TCL's 2026 X11L flagship TV, it was confirmed.
- "We're showing BT.2020 quantum dots. There are actually red, green and blue quantum dots. You'll have seen this at TCL's booth. This is what they call SQD, or Super Quantum Dots, this year," Jeff Yurek, Head of Marketing at Nanosys, told Insight Media.
These super quantum dots will also be used in some of TCL's cheaper 2026 models, and it seems likely they will eventually appear in TVs from other brands, helping counter RGB LED backlights in LCD TVs that do not use quantum dots.
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Brighter QD-OLED TVs
Nanosys also discussed improved quantum dot converters designed to boost brightness in QD-OLED TVs. These will be implemented in 2026 QD-OLED TVs.
- "Also this year, we're launching a new version of QDCC – that's Quantum Dot Color Conversion. These are the inks used in things like QD-OLED type of products. We have a new version of that material this year that we were able to collaborate on with an ink maker to improve the brightness and the performance of the QDCC material. So you are seeing some new QD-OLED TVs this year with much higher brightness," said Jeff Yurek.
Specific models were not confirmed but Samsung's S95H and S99H are the only confirmed 2026 QD-OLED TVs so far.
- "By 2030, we want to ship what we consider truly "high flux". Now we are talking about not just QD-OLED but maybe microLED for something like an AR application, which would require hundreds of thousands or maybe a millions or more nits," he added.
Nanosys' roadmap for future QD displays. Subject to change, naturally. Photo: Insight MediaNanoLED TVs in 2029?
Last year, we heard reports that Samsung is accelerating the development of QDEL, also known as EL-QD or NanoLED, for use in TVs to outmaneuver Chinese TV makers.
With this technology, the quantum dots themselves directly convert electrical power into light and color, effectively acting as the light-emitting diode instead of OLEDs or LEDs.
While last year's report about Samsung claimed that it is targeting commercialization "within a few years", Nanosys sees 2029 as a realistic timeline.
- "And last and perhaps most interest to people is QDEL. We think 2029 is a reasonable target for when we'll start to see those in the market. That is QD electroluminescent displays," said Jeff Yurek.
Nanosys declined to comment on what types of panels will adopt QDEL first. The interview, which is divided into two parts, can be found via the source links below.
- Source: Insight Media (2)
