Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2020-2021).

Augmented and virtual reality (VR) devices are starting to play a game-changing role in this information agex000D
and already present new opportunities and challenges to the technology and manufacturing sectors. VR helpsx000D
capture as much multi-sensory experience as possible, overcoming the limitations of human body. VR andx000D
near-eye devices will strongly benefit (i) aerospace, (ii) defense, (iii) medical, (iv) transportation, (v)x000D
entertainment, and (vi) display privacy sectors in the very near future. Combined augmented and VR marketsx000D
are predicted to exceed USD150 billion by 2022. These devices impose high performance standards for thex000D
displays demanding micron-scale pixel pitches, low power consumption, high brightness, high color gamut,x000D
fast response, and low cost. Existing display manufacture technologies are either incompatible orx000D
cost-prohibitive to meet the demands of micron-scale pixilation. Addressing these issues, VueReal Inc. andx000D
researchers from University of Waterloo will develop a high efficient, low-cost, micro-LED manufacturingx000D
technology that is both innovative and ahead in the field. This project will develop a novel technology forx000D
micro-pixelation and cartridge transfer, solid-print bonding technology, quantum dot-enabled color patterningx000D
processes employing non-toxic materials, and area-efficient, low power driving smart circuits to enable thex000D
micro-LED arrays to yield a novel, efficient, and highly cost-effective display technology for future near-eye,x000D
VR, and flexible device applications.