Korea University Selected as Technical Training Institution for OLED Lighting Personnel
Korea Photonics Industry Association supports OLED lighting cluster development project

How far has OLED lighting technology, referred to as the next generation of lighting, come? An event has been organized to examine everything from its basic concepts to its core technologies.

OLED lighting is considered an eco-friendly light source with a long lifespan, low power consumption, and low heat generation, and emits light in a flat manner similar to sunlight. It is also flexible and transparent, allowing for a wide range of applications in lighting design.

The Korea Association of Photonics Industry Development (KAPID) and the Display and Nanosystems Laboratory at Korea University held a seminar on OLED lighting theory education on the 27th at Room 127 of the Creative Building at Korea University.

This seminar was planned to foster specialized personnel in OLED lighting as part of the OLED lighting cluster development project conducted by the Korea Photonics Industry Association. This year marks the third round; the first and second rounds were held in regional areas, and Korea University was selected as the educational institution to facilitate participation from the metropolitan area.

In the morning of the event, the program began with a lecture by Professor Joo Byung-kwon of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Radio Engineering at Korea University on "OLED Lighting Technology Trends and Encapsulation Technology," followed by a presentation on the light emission principles, structure, and equipment of OLED lighting (Jinho Kwak, Principal Researcher at Samsung Display OLED Business Division).

In the afternoon, presentations were given on topics including △ process technology for OLED lighting (Park Chul-hwi, Display & Nanosystems Laboratory, Korea University) △ OLED lifespan (Kim Sun-ju, Senior Researcher, OLED Business Division, Samsung Display) △ transparent electrode technology for OLED lighting (Jung Sun-kyu, Display & Nanosystems Laboratory, Korea University) △ light extraction technology for OLED panels for lighting (Shim Yong-seop, Display & Nanosystems Laboratory, Korea University).

Kim Ki-soo, Section Chief of the Policy Planning Department at the Korea Photonics Industry Association, stated, “The OLED Lighting Cluster Development Project is an initiative to build infrastructure that enables companies to commercialize technologies they develop in order to secure the competitiveness of the domestic industry,” adding, “We selected Korea University to systematically cultivate talent in OLED lighting technology starting from the basics.”