Moplat (CEO Tae-woong Kim), a Korean startup leading the way in cutting-edge mobility lighting solutions, announced on the 6th that it will showcase the world’s first self-emitting Quantum Dot LED (QD LED) for automotive applications at CES 2025.

Automotive lighting solutions require high reliability, high brightness, durability to operate under extreme temperature changes, flexible design adaptability, and high-resolution performance, making them technically challenging to develop.

The self-emitting Quantum Dot (QD) LED, which utilizes inorganic-based nano-semiconductor particles, meets these demands by offering high luminous efficiency, flexible design, long lifespan, and superior durability, surpassing the limitations of traditional LEDs and OLEDs.

While previously commercialized QD materials were limited to color filters due to challenges in material synthesis and mass production, Moplat has successfully developed a self-emitting QD material, achieving a breakthrough in product implementation.

Inorganic-based QD LEDs are highly suitable for equipment requiring reliability in harsh environments due to their excellent physical stability. They also provide high color purity for superior image quality and high power efficiency, contributing to reduced carbon emissions. This innovation is expected to open new possibilities for the future mobility display ecosystem.

This advancement means that QD LEDs can surpass traditional silicon-based LEDs and OLEDs, which are prone to issues like UV burn-in, and can be widely applied in mobility solutions such as automobiles, aircraft, and defense equipment operating in extreme conditions.

Beyond developing light-emitting materials, Moplat will also unveil the world’s first transparent self-emitting QD LED prototype at the exhibition. Utilizing transparent electrode design technology, the transparent self-emitting QD LED offers high durability and low production costs, positioning it as an essential component for future mobility applications like head-up displays and transparent displays.

Tae-woong Kim, CEO of Moplat, stated, “As vehicles become platforms, communication with users, other vehicles, and pedestrians is essential, much like smartphones. This necessitates new light sources and display solutions. Our technology is currently at the highest global level, and mass production is expected to cost less than half compared to OLEDs. We have already begun collaborations with global automakers and parts suppliers in the U.S. and Germany due to high market interest.”

According to market research firm Mordor Intelligence Inc., the global automotive lighting market, valued at 35.03 billion USD (approximately 46.5trillion KRW) in 2024, is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.55% which is 48.11 billion USD (approximately 63.9 trillion KRW) by 2029.