February 16, 2011 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Jian Chen, Director of Device Technologies at Nanosys

Title: The Nanosys Quantum Dot Solution for LED Backlighting

Abstract:   Quantum dots are a new type of phosphor that provides superior color properties compared with existing phosphor materials. They are made of semiconductor nanocrystals a few nanometers in size. By simply varying their sizes, quantum dots can be made to emit different colors across the visible spectrum. By combining green- and red-emitting quantum dots with blue LEDs, backlights with color qualities similar to those of the original RGB-LED backlights can be produced with a much lower system-level cost. This presentation introduces Nanosys’ QuantumRail product for mobile applications which is scheduled to launch in 2011 and is capable of delivering over 100% of NTSC color gamut. .

Speaker Background: Dr. Jian Chen is the director of device technologies at Nanosys, Inc. (www.nanosysinc.com) in Palo Alto, California. He is leading the R&D efforts in developing nanotechnology solutions for backlights, solid-state lighting, flash memory and solar cells. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. degree in condensed-matter physics from Ohio State University.