BOE vigorously develops "1+4" aircraft carrier business group

In the past 2020, the uncertainty of the international market environment increased sharply. The special period affected the global political and economic structure and industrial environment, and put forward new requirements for industrial development. Faced with many challenges in the external environment, BOE (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.), a global IoT innovation company, still delivered a good answer, not only achieving rapid growth in performance against the trend, but also taking a big step forward in the market-oriented reform of the enterprise.

As BOE Chairman Chen Yanshun said, after the accumulation and continuous innovation of the past few years, BOE has deeply integrated its technical capabilities, product capabilities and manufacturing capabilities in the display field with the Internet of Things industry, and continuously consolidated and strengthened BOE's strategic layout in multiple Internet of Things segmented application markets, and collaborated with smart IoT ecosystem partners to change lives with heart and move towards a new year that is worth looking forward to.

"Nurture new opportunities in crises and create new situations in changing situations." BOE, which has presented itself to the public with a new image of an IoT company, has continuously brought surprises and changes to the industry. It has also formulated a new development blueprint for itself, making BOE in 2021 even more worth looking forward to.

Production capacity and technology have been greatly improved and it ranks first in the world

As a leading company in the global semiconductor display industry, BOE supplies one display screen for every four smart display terminals in the world. In 2020, BOE ranked first in the world in terms of overall display screen shipments. At the same time, BOE's shipments and market share of the five major mainstream display products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, monitors, and TVs, also continued to rank first in the world. It has made breakthroughs in both production capacity and technological innovation, further consolidating and enhancing the competitive advantage and voice of the global display industry.

In the field of display technology, 2020 is also a year of rapid development for BOE, leading the development direction of multiple industries. In terms of 8K ultra-high-definition display, BOE has joined hands with partners such as the National Grand Theater to realize the "8K+5G" ultra-high-definition stage art live broadcast, allowing people to enjoy a shocking audio-visual feast of the perfect combination of technology and art. In terms of large-size display, BOE has 8K products ranging from 65 inches to 110 inches, including 0.9 mm narrow-frame 4K TVs, which allow users to experience an ultra-large screen ratio of 99%, creating a new benchmark in the display field and bringing users a "boundless" experience.

In terms of flexible screens, BOE has achieved mass production of punch-hole screens, waterfall screens, and folding screens. OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G mobile phones, Motorola Razr and edge+ folding phones, LG V60 ThinQ 5G mobile phones, Nubia X and Z20 dual-screen mobile phones all use BOE flexible display screens. At the same time, BOE has also innovatively launched 360%uB0 bidirectional bending flexible screens, folding flexible screens with the world's smallest bending radius of 1.0mm, 12.3-inch "sliding scroll" flexible display products, and its first 6.2-inch flexible wristband mobile phone, and other innovative technologies and products, continuing to expand the application space of flexible displays with its world-leading technological advantages.

In terms of quantum dot display, BOE's 55-inch 4K active-matrix quantum dot light-emitting diode (AMQLED) display has become a major breakthrough in the global electroluminescent quantum dot field. In addition to bringing users a colorful display world, BOE continues to improve its technology and manufacturing process, and fully integrates the concept of green health. As one of the first companies to pass the German T%uDCV Method2 and Eyesafe display standard certification, BOE has launched a full range of low-blue light notebook and monitor displays from 10.1 inches to 27 inches, which not only meet the requirements of low blue light, but also reach the leading level in color performance and other aspects, bringing people a healthier visual experience.

Since 2020, BOE has continued to promote the acquisition and integration of CEC Panda Nanjing 8.5-generation and Chengdu 8.6-generation LCD production line projects, which not only further improved BOE's technology and product layout, but also increased industry concentration, led and optimized the industrial environment, and promoted the healthy development of the global semiconductor display industry. Qunzhi Consulting predicts that after BOE completes the acquisition of CEC Panda's G8.5 & G8.6-generation TFT-LCD production lines, coupled with its own capacity expansion, by 2022, its market share in the global large-size LCD market will reach 28.9%, and its position as the world's number one semiconductor display industry will be more stable.

Build a new engine to start the "1+4" aircraft carrier business group

After years of innovative development, BOE has formed a "1+4" aircraft carrier business group with semiconductor display business as the core, and the integrated development of Mini LED, sensors and solutions, smart system innovation, and smart medical and engineering businesses through business model innovation and continuous R&D investment.

In order to better implement the IoT strategy, BOE launched the Smart System Innovation Center, a new industry cooperation platform, and made it one of the important tools for building a smart IoT ecosystem. BOE Smart System Innovation Center has built five major platforms: a software and hardware integration technology development platform, a new material and equipment industry transformation platform, a product and service marketing promotion and display platform, an international talent exchange and training platform, and an open technology and market cooperation platform; while focusing on six major products, including smart car networking, smart retail, smart finance, smart medical engineering, industrial Internet, and smart city public services, becoming a new engine for BOE's continuous growth in strength and scale.

At the same time, BOE will also combine the world's leading display technology, sensor technology, system-level device technology and intelligent manufacturing capabilities with artificial intelligence, big data, 5G, cloud computing and other technologies to bring innovative solutions to various IoT sub-application fields such as finance, parks, transportation, office, education, and medical care. At present, BOE provides smart financial solutions for 1,500 bank outlets across the country, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, CITIC Bank, and China Merchants Bank; provides smart retail solutions for more than 20,000 stores in more than 61 countries around the world; supplies display products to more than 80% of China's high-speed rail lines and 22 urban subway lines across the country; BOE's smart park solution connects various subsystems of the park through technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, and realizes integrated management and operation of people, vehicles, and the environment. It has been implemented in six major cities, including Taoxichuan in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, and the First Light Year City Demonstration Zone in Tianjin.

In the cutting-edge Mini LED business, BOE has also been active, having launched 75-inch 8K Mini LED, 65-inch Mini LED and glass-based 0.9mm pixel pitch Mini LED display products, bringing people a new "visual" world.

In the sensor and solution business, BOE has a full range of X-ray flat-panel detector backplane products ranging from 12 inches to 46 inches, which have been used by global high-end medical device companies in Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries. Smart windows innovate display and sensor technologies, and can adjust light transmittance by touch or button, and have broad application space in transportation, construction and other fields.

In the field of smart medical and engineering, BOE has set up a number of digital hospitals in Beijing, Hefei, Chengdu and other places, providing people with smart health management services with digital hospital platforms featuring digital diagnosis and treatment, digital services, digital management and digital promotion. At the same time, BOE has also launched IoT solutions such as integrated management of chronic diseases, smart emergency treatment, smart health care community, and smart public health examination. It has cooperated with the Beijing Emergency Center to achieve the synchronous flow of information from the alarm terminal, emergency center, hospital, ambulance, and doctor/volunteer, effectively shortening the emergency treatment time for patients; it has jointly promoted a new model of disease hierarchical diagnosis and treatment with the Third Hospital of Peking University, helping high-risk groups to screen, diagnose and treat early; in addition, it has also carried out in-depth cooperation with Bolcheng to protect people's health.

Deepen the implementation of innovative reforms and accelerate technological innovation and talent incentives

2020 is an extremely extraordinary year and also a milestone year in BOE's development history. "Only when the times are difficult can one show courage and perseverance; only when one is dedicated can one be truly valuable."

This year, BOE has relied on its strong technical strength and talent reserves to charge ahead in special times and contribute its own strength. Two medical teams from BOE Hospital in Hefei and BOE Hospital in Chengdu rushed to Wuhan urgently, using their professional knowledge and superb technology to play an important role in the front-line treatment and protection work of critical hospitals; BOE's professional medical display products are used in medical monitors, ventilators and other vital signs monitoring instruments in Wuhan Huoshenshan and Leishenshan hospitals; smart conference all-in-one machines support the Wuhan Sports Center Cabin Hospital, allowing medical staff inside and outside the cabin to share medical records, chest X-rays, test reports and other medical information, injecting scientific and technological power into winning the battle of prevention and control.