SMARTLIGHT

£1.76M GBP

Funder	Innovate UK
Recipient Organization	Smartkem Limited
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Mar 30, 2021
Duration	88 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Award Holder
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`92703`

Grant Description

The SMARTLIGHT project aims to demonstrate the capability of SmartKem's organic thin-film transistors for driving mini-LED backlights for full array local dimming LCD displays.

It will generate a range of formats of active-matrix backlights relevant for high brightness displays, and these will be used to show to OEMs that the technology can help them achieve a lower cost solution to high dynamic range (HDR) displays with good reliability.

The project partners include SmartKem as lead, Centre for Process Innovation (Catapult), and Folium Optics as a subcontractor.

Demonstrators will be used to secure business for SmartKem such as customer funded development projects and ultimately will lead to volume material sales of high value chemicals.