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ITRI Wins Three 2022 R&D 100 Awards
ITRI’s High Resolution Full-Color Micro LED Display for AR Glasses has greater performance and high market potential in consumer electronics and automotive curved displays.
The R&D 100 Awards recently announced this year’s winners. ITRI won three for its High Resolution Full-Color Micro LED Display for AR Glasses; Point-of-Care AI-DR; and, in collaboration with DuPont Microcircuit and Component Materials (MCM), the GreenTape™ 9KC LTCC and Ag Metallization for mmWave 5G Wireless Devices. Winners will be presented awards in the gala held in California on November 17.
According to the program organizer R&D World, the 100 winning products and technologies are the disruptors that will change industries and make the world a better place. ITRI has received the honor of R&D 100 Awards for the 15th consecutive year, showing its strong innovation capacity. Other winners this year include leading organizations such as Los Alamos National Laboratory, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and Dow.
ITRI President Edwin Liu expressed his excitement about ITRI’s performance at the R&D 100 Awards. “Many winning technologies have completed field verification, and brought industry and society significant benefits,” he said. “The High Resolution Full-Color Micro LED Display, with ultra-wide color gamut, was developed for AR glasses to accurately address terminal product demands. In cooperation with DuPont MCM, the GreenTape™ 9KC LTCC and Ag Metallization technology is developed for mmWave 5G wireless devices, which serves a great boost to 5G O-RAN development. Lastly, the Point-of-Care AI-DR alleviates doctors’ burden as it screens for eye lesions rapidly.”
ITRI’s 2022 R&D 100 Awards Winners:
High Resolution Full-Color Micro LED Display for AR Glasses
ITRI’s High Resolution Full-Color Micro LED Display for AR Glasses features high resolution, high brightness, great compatibility, and low power consumption. ITRI has also established an alliance to provide comprehensive supply chain solutions. As the micro LED applications in consumer electronics and automotive curved displays are growing, this innovation helps panel manufacturers grasp more global business opportunities.
Point-of-Care AI-DR
Point-of-Care AI-DR realizes rapid diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) in 5-10 seconds. It provides explainable AI by clearly marking lesions and assessing severity levels for fundus images. This innovation assists non-ophthalmologists to determine whether it is necessary to refer patients to eye clinics for further assessment and solves the eye care issue caused by the uneven distribution and lack of ophthalmologists. Applicable for both community and hospital settings, its mobile service increases DR screening rate and the early intervention in urban and remote areas greatly reduces medical costs.
GreenTape™ 9KC LTCC and Ag Metallization for mmWave 5G Wireless Devices
5G mmWave frequency bands have become the key to the next-generation network. ITRI and DuPont MCM have teamed up to combine GreenTape™ low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) material and ITRI’s mmWave circuit design, creating a 5G mmWave communication component with high commercial value. Featuring low loss, high stability, and high heat dissipation, the innovation can be wielded as a powerful tool for 5G O-RAN players.
The R&D 100 Awards
The R&D 100 Awards have served as the most prestigious innovation awards program for the past 60 years, honoring great R&D pioneers and their revolutionary ideas in science and technology. Often referred to as “the Oscars of Innovation” and “the Nobel Prize of Engineering,” the R&D 100 Awards is the only science and technology awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies, and materials that are available for sale or license for their technological significance.