Seize the global high-end market, TCL CSOT 8K MiniLED is about to appear at CES

With less than a month to go before the 52nd international consumer electronics show (CES), the development of 8K technology is once again at the forefront of tech enthusiasts' expectations. It is understood that domestic display panel giant TCL China star's 8K Mini LED and other new display technology will be on display at CES.

Nowadays, with the efforts of upstream panel manufacturers such as TCL huxing, the combined charm of 8K and Mini LED is continuously expanding users' cognition of the micro world and helping more users to enter into smart life in various fields.

The age of 8K has arrived

The quest for higher resolution hasn't changed since screens were invented.

"2019 is the year 8K started, and then the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will give a strong boost to the development of 8K as 5G and other more advanced communication technologies develop." According to zhang xin, vice President of TCL China star, the market demand for 8K will be even stronger in 2020.

Projections show that by 2023,8K displays will account for 4.8 percent of the total, and 8K displays with more than 8 inches will account for more than 30 percent, thanks to the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing.

Judging from current trends, the aggressive 8K TV may have a shorter adoption cycle than 4K.

As the lack of 4K content slows down the popularization of 4K TV, the leading force of 8K industry deliberately strengthens the synchronous development of all links of 8K industry chain.

As early as February this year, the ministry of industry and information technology, the state administration of radio and television, and the central radio and television headquarters jointly issued the "action plan for the development of ultra-hd video industry (2019-2022)", which clearly stated that the overall technical line of "4K first and 8K first" will be followed to vigorously promote the application of ultra-hd video industry and related fields.

At present, including CCTV and other television stations have gradually purchased 8K cameras,8K content from the source to solve. In addition, TV companies are also actively solving the problem of 8K content sources in different ways. For example, TCL has established a content partnership with IMAX.

In addition, the development of 5G technology has solved the problem of 8K content transmission. In August, 5G+8K broadcast of an ice hockey event was completed for the first time in China, which has accumulated experience for the upcoming winter Olympics. After two years,8K live streaming may become the norm.

In terms of market communication, TV manufacturers have invested a lot of user education costs, and consumers have a more comprehensive and intuitive understanding of the concept of screen resolution. In late 2019, samsung and LG went head-to-head over the "true and false 8K" competition, which objectively strengthened consumers' cognition of 8K TV.

In terms of production capacity, only TCL has the comprehensive capacity to produce 8K TV sets. At the upcoming CES,TCL won't miss the opportunity to show off its 8K layout

TCL's 8K layout

On Oct. 31,TCL launched its 85-inch TCL X9 TV.

It is understood that TCL X9 8K QLED TV has a complete 8K solution, from the panel, chip and image algorithm, are designed for 8K technology to create ultra-clear visual effects for users.

With the release of TCL X9, ordinary users can enjoy movie-watching experience at the theater level in the living room. The screen size and resolution play a key role in upgrading the experience.

In the upper reaches of the industry, TCL China star independently develops 8K panel technology, and produces full-size panels from 55 "to 98" with mature and leading technologies. In the downstream industry,TCL electronics has launched 75-inch C10 dual-screen QLED TV, 85-inch x98k QLED TV and 100-inch X6C private cinema, and other large-screen skygroup matrix products, which are pushing the industry into the big "vision" era.

It is worth noting that TCL huaxing not only launched 8K display on QLED technology, but also showed 8K assassin's made on the MiniLED technology route that attracted much attention this year.

In the third quarter of this year,TCL China star officially released the world's first 75-inch 8K "mled-star screen".

This display adopts glass substrate instead of PCB as the LED back panel for the first time, greatly reducing the number of driving IC on the back panel and reducing the manufacturing cost. The first time with ActiveMatrix (ActiveMatrix/AM) drive scheme, the number of backlight partition can reach thousands to tens of thousands, better picture effect.

It is understood that TCL and changhong have reached a strategic cooperation to promote "mled-star screen". In the market, has been recognized by samsung and other end customers.

Through the development of Mini LED technology,TCL huaxing took the lead in establishing its own industrial chain advantages: in front end production technology,TCL huaxing with two 8.5 generation tft-lcd production lines, can mass produce Mini LED screen; In the SMT assembly process at the back end,TCL huaxing has also accumulated some experience in SMT production line construction by helping SMT factory to improve the production line. In the future,TCL huaxing can enhance the layout of the back-end industrial chain through capital acquisition or self-built production line.

According to zhang xin, in terms of the technical path,TCL huaxing has recently given priority to 8K LCD, bringing a breakthrough upgrade in display quality. From next year, we will focus on the development of MLED. Within 3 to 5 years, the printed OLED technology will be developed, and Micro LED display will be actively deployed in the future.

Led by TCL huaxing and other leading enterprises, the 8K industrial chain is rapidly maturing. It can be predicted that with the gradual opening of upstream technology, more TV enterprises will participate in the construction of 8K industry chain, and 8K TV will usher in a period of rapid development.