The government will push to make evaluation technology for "flexible and three-dimensional displays," which are drawing attention as next-generation displays, an international standard. The National Institute of Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will propose two new draft standards at the "International Display Standardization General Assembly," which will be held for five days starting on the 22nd.
This general assembly is being held in Korea for the first time in eight years since 2017. More than 80 experts from industry, academia, and research at home and abroad, including Samsung, LG Display, and Chinese panel corporations, will participate. Korea is leading the development of international standards for rollable (bending), foldable (folding), and transparent displays, and during the general assembly it will propose performance evaluation methods for stretchable and glasses-free 3D displays based on corporate demand.
Stretchable displays can be attached to free-form and irregular curved surfaces, allowing their use to expand across various industries such as wearables and mobility. Accordingly, a quantitative performance evaluation method for the degree of deformation when stretched or twisted is important.
Glasses-free 3D displays can be applied to entertainment fields such as video and games. To provide vivid three-dimensionality from multiple angles, technologies such as binocular parallax and eye tracking are combined, making the measurement-position evaluation method key.
National Institute of Technology and Standards Director Kim Dae-ja said, "With this general assembly as an opportunity, we expect that the international standardization of display performance evaluation methods based on our technology will further strengthen the leadership of the global display market," adding, "We will continue to actively support international standardization activities so that our corporations can preempt the future display market."