BOE President Dr. Gao Wenbao delivered a speech: SID's 60th anniversary: ​​Three major innovative concepts lead the sustainable development of the industry

Dr. Gao Wenbao, President of BOE, delivered a speech: Three innovative concepts for the 60th anniversary of SID lead the sustainable development of the industry

On May 11th local time, the world-renowned International Display Week (SID Display Week 2022), known as the "Oscar" of the display industry, officially kicked off in San Jose, the United States. This year, this top global industry event also ushered in its 60th anniversary celebration. Dr. Gao Wenbao, President of BOE, was invited to attend the celebration as an outstanding entrepreneur and industry technical expert in the global display field and delivered an opening speech. In his keynote speech, he shared his thoughts on the current situation and future development of the global display industry, and proposed three innovative concepts for the healthy and sustainable development of the display industry, which aroused strong response and widespread resonance.

Gao Wenbao, President of BOE

As the only Chinese semiconductor display entrepreneur invited to give a speech at the celebration, Dr. Gao Wenbao said that since its establishment in 1962, SID has built a comprehensive communication and cooperation platform for the display industry from technology, materials, equipment to applications in the past 60 years, played an important role in the marketization and industrialization of cutting-edge display technology, and gradually developed into the industry's most appealing top event. As the leader of the global semiconductor display industry, BOE has gone through nearly 30 years since its establishment in 1993, and has led the Chinese display industry from scratch to strong, and has now become an important pole that cannot be ignored in the global display industry. Since BOE and SID became friends in 2014, the strong cooperation between the two sides has become increasingly close. In the future, BOE hopes to continue to work with SID to jointly lead a new future of healthy and sustainable development of the display industry.

At present, affected by the global political and economic environment and the epidemic, industrial development is also facing challenges in supply and demand, panel prices, etc. At the same time, the display industry is accelerating resource integration and structural optimization. As the industry concentration further increases, the industrial development trend will become increasingly stable. In the face of challenges and opportunities, Gao Wenbao proposed three major innovative concepts, which are of great reference significance for the healthy development of the display industry in the future.

Activate the momentum of industrial development with technological innovation. Innovation is the driving force of industrial development, and technological innovation is the foundation of corporate development. Only by returning the essence of technological innovation to the market and customer needs can the impact of cyclical fluctuations in the industry be alleviated to the greatest extent and promote the healthy development of the industry. BOE has always insisted on innovation for many years. In 2021, its R&D investment exceeded 10 billion, and its patent applications ranked among the top 10 in the world for five consecutive years. At the same time, it has published more than 300 forward-looking technical papers on the top display platform SID, launched more than 260 latest cutting-edge technology products, and won 13 technology innovation awards such as DIA and People's Choice. In addition, BOE has also presided over and participated in the formulation and revision of more than 300 industry technical standards, gradually growing from a leader in technological innovation to a setter of industry standards. Over the years, BOE has continued to deepen its efforts, constantly innovating in the three major technology fields of TFT-LCD, OLED, and Mini/Micro LED, and continuously leading and promoting the rapid iteration and upgrading of the industry with cutting-edge display technology products, bringing exciting technologies and products to customers in thousands of industries, constantly stimulating market demand and stimulating industry vitality.

以商业创新推动产业价值升维。近二十年来，显示产业通过不断新建产线扩张规模实现了高速发展，但与此同时企业间产能、规模的无序竞争也让行业环境日趋复杂，显示产业亟待探索更健康、正向的增长路径。2021年BOE（京东方）重磅发布了中国半导体显示领域的首个技术品牌，开启了“技术+品牌”双价值驱动的全新商业模式。通过技术品牌所代表的一站式显示解决方案赋能千行万业，不仅显著提升了显示终端产品的市场溢价能力和增值空间，更引领整个行业从原有的规模导向，逐步走向技术乃至价值创造导向的全新发展之路，加速推动全产业价值链的延展和升维。

Leading the leapfrog development of the industry with application innovation. At present, display has become the first touchpoint and important port for information interaction. Display technology and smart terminal devices have been integrated into various scenes of human life. The era of "display everywhere" has arrived. Under the new round of industrial transformation led by cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things, digital and intelligent applications are driving the arrival of a new era of "screen-connected everything", bringing new opportunities for the trillion-level Internet of Things market to the industry. BOE (BOE) adheres to the development strategy of "screen-connected Internet of Things", that is, to integrate more functions, derive more forms, and implant more scenes on the display screen, accelerate the deep integration of "display technology + Internet of Things application" and empower various segmented application scenarios, which will lead the entire industry chain into a new era of the Internet of Everything.

While constantly exploring the innovative development of the industry, Gao Wenbao also called on enterprises to take the initiative to assume social responsibilities and jointly create a beautiful environment of green, healthy and sustainable development. Over the years, BOE has integrated the green concept into the entire life cycle of R&D and production, and actively promoted energy conservation and green development through technological innovation. The annual electricity saving can meet the electricity demand of 100,000 Chinese households for one year, and the water saving can meet the water demand of nearly 50,000 Chinese households for one year. At present, BOE has 12 smart manufacturing factories that have won the title of "National Green Factory". In addition, green applications driven by technological innovation have also become an important trend in the industry. The technical products launched by BOE have outstanding advantages such as energy saving, low carbon, recyclable, and healthy eye protection. The low-carbon and recyclable digital badges worn by volunteers during this year's International Ice and Snow Festival came from BOE. In addition, BOE also empowers China's township digital education through smart education solutions, helping to eliminate the urban-rural education gap and create a better development environment for industry and society.

Innovation never ends. BOE will continue to explore and move forward, play the leading role of the industry leader, work with industry chain partners to create value, connect everything based on display, and fully embark on a new journey of healthy and sustainable development of the industry.