**Meeting Notice**
The Chapter is pleased to announce two webinars for April.
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Thursday April 24th 7pm-8pm BST
As the display industry continues to evolve, the need for more precise, flexible, and sustainable fabrication methods is becoming increasingly important. In this webinar, ATLANT 3D’s Head of Applications Dr. Benjamin Borie will present Direct Atomic Layer Processing (DALP®), a novel approach to micro- and nanoscale device manufacturing. DALP® enables direct, maskless, and localized material deposition with atomic-level precision, opening new opportunities for integrating advanced materials into emerging display technologies. The presentation will highlight how this platform can support innovation in areas such as microLEDs, OLEDs, flexible and stretchable displays, and high-resolution patterning, all while reducing the thermal load, chemical waste, and overall complexity of the process. Attendees will get an inside look at the technology’s core principles and its potential to accelerate R&D cycles through rapid material iteration and multi-material integration. The session will also touch on the broader sustainability benefits, including lower emissions, reduced energy use, and reduced chemical waste. This is an opportunity to explore how DALP® can help enable the next generation of display manufacturing.
Dr. Benjamin Borie - Head of Applications at ATLANT 3D
Dr. Benjamin Borie is Head of Applications at ATLANT 3D, where he leads the development of advanced use cases for the company’s Direct Atomic Layer Processing (DALP®) technology. He holds a PhD in Physics from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where his research focused on the dynamics of magnetic domain walls under applied magnetic fields. With a strong background in materials science, nanofabrication, and atomic layer processes, Benjamin drives innovation across multiple sectors, including sensors, memories, microelectronics, and advanced packaging. His work bridges cutting-edge research and real-world applications, helping to accelerate new developments in precision manufacturing.
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Tuesday 29th April 7pm-8pm BST
Organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) backplanes offer unique product design possibilities because of their intrinsic flexibility and low-temperature processability on plastic substrates using existing display manufacturing infrastructure. We present the first instance of OTFT technology entering mass production, specifically for flexible electrophoretic displays (EPDs), enabling product form factors that cannot be achieved with inorganic transistors.
OTFT technology is now deployed in a first consumer product – the Ledger Stax crypto wallet – featuring a display that seamlessly wraps around a 180° exterior bend with a 3mm radius, demonstrating its real-world viability. We also explore other innovative applications of OTFT backplanes such as ultra-thin and light pixelated dimming for augmented reality – necessary to improve the visual and physical comfort of AR/VR headsets for all-day wearability.
Paul Cain, VP Business Development, FlexEnable
Paul Cain has 25 years of experience in flexible and organic electronics, both in technical and strategic roles, taking technology from first concept to mass production across displays and active optics. Paul has a PhD in semiconductor physics from the University of Cambridge, an MBA from London Business School and is inventor of over 25 patents.
SID UK and Ireland Chapter 2024 meeting and AGM
Thursday March 14th
SID UK & Ireland hosted an in-person one day meeting on novel display technologies and display applications in the automotive industry.
The meeting was at the Institute of Physics in London, close to Kings Cross St Pancras Station. The meeting created a perfect opportunity to network in person with leaders in the field.
Speakers included: ARRIVAL EV, FlexEnable, VividQ, Microsoft, Kubos Semiconductors, UltraLeap, Swave Photonics, BrightView Technologies, Pro-Lite and PragmatIC.
A video of the event can be found here. Thanks to Dominic Murphy for the video footage (dominic@dofilm.org +44 7715 639066).
Not a member? Please consider joining SID.
Questions? Contact: sid.ukandireland@gmail.com
***Link to SID's Webinar archive - note webinars are only published with speaker's permission.***
Past Meetings:
"EuroDisplay in Review" - Dr Adrian Travis, 23rd Oct 2024
"AR/VR Displays: Technology Trends and Market Outlook" - Guillaume Chansin, 12th Sept 2024
"Gamut Rings, and why to stop using Chromaticity" - Dr Euan Smith, 23rd July 2024
"Reflections on Displayweek" Sam Phenix and Ed Buckley, 27th June 2024
UK/IRL in-person meeting and AGM, 14th March 2024
"Holographic displays for AR" - Dr Ed Buckley, 13th February 2024
"Achieving Energy Efficiency in Red microLEDs for the next generation of microLED Displays" - Caroline O'Brien, Webinar, 16th January 2024
"Building the future of Semiconductor Lighting with Surface Emitting SLEDs" - Dr Juan Morales, Webinar, 6th December 2023
"Emissive displays using Organic Thin-Film Transistor Technology" - Dr Simon Ogier, Webinar, 7th November 2023
"Development of the first wireless dynamic focus liquid crystal contact lenses" - Dr James Bailey, Webinar, 25th October 2023
"Can we tame the light waves?" - Prof Mohsen Rahmani, Webinar, 19th September 2023
"Waveguides for Augmented Reality Displays" - Dr Andreas Georgiou, Webinar, 12th July 2023
"Flexible LC optics and displays for curved and biaxially formed active surfaces" - Dr Paul Cain, FlexEnable, Webinar, 28th June 2023
"Perovskites for In-Pixel Colour Conversion" - Dr Bernard Wenger, Helio Display Materials, Webinar, 12th April 2023
2022 SID session at ITC 2022, University of Surrey, Guildford, 15th Sept 2022
2020 SID session at InnoLAE 2020, Wellcome Genome Camplus, Cambridge, 21st Jan 2020
"Emerging technologies for displays" - Programme
2019 AGM and 1-Day Technical Meeting, CSA Catapult Innovation Centre, Newport, Wednesday 20th November 2019,
"Compound Semiconductors for Display Applicaitons" - Programme
2018 AGM and Evening Technical Meeting, UCL, 28th Nov 2018.
"Integrated Photonics and Electronics for Displays" - Programme
2018 LCD 50th Anniversary Meeting, Royal Academy of Engineering, 7th June 2018
Programme Report Review Article in "Liquid Crystals Today"
2017 1-day Technical Meeting, Flexenable, 24th October 2017
"Emerging Display Technologies" - Programme
2017 - Free Technical Meeting, BBC R+D, 27th Feb 2017
"HDR and the Future of TV" - Programme