Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00089, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Aziz, Hany (University of Waterloo), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : VueReal is a Waterloo-based company working on next-generation ultra-high resolution emissive display_x000D_
systems. More specifically, VueReal is developing a novel integration technique that enables the creation of_x000D_
micro-LED displays in a variety of structures and form factors suitable for a wide range of portable applications_x000D_
such as cell-phones, head-up displays, pico-projectors, and smart watches as well as virtual reality (VR) and_x000D_
augmented reality (AR) devices. The micro-LED display market is expected grow from the current $225M to_x000D_
$19.9B in 2025, a 54% compounded annual growth rate. VueReal is therefore positioned to establish a_x000D_
leadership role as a designer and manufacturer in this emerging market. However, VueReal is currently facing a_x000D_
challenge in that the efficiency of its LEDs decreases when device dimensions are reduced to few micrometers,_x000D_
the size scale required for micro-LED displays. The nature and causes of this efficiency droop in the small size_x000D_
LEDs is still unknown. In this project, Aziz's group at the University of Waterloo will work with VueReal to_x000D_
study and analyze the efficiency performance of its LEDs with the purpose of elucidating the factors behind the_x000D_
efficiency droop behaviour. The obtained knowledge will then be utilized for developing new device design_x000D_
and/or process flow that will mitigate this undesired effect. The collaboration will enable VueReal to solve_x000D_
this problem, and thus create knowledge-based technology products that will enable Canadian manufacturers to_x000D_
penetrate the emerging market for augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) displays for the consumer electronics_x000D_
market. The successful outcome will produce a manufacturing capability based on existing micro-fabrication_x000D_
techniques will create a transformational technology that can leverage existing Canadian infrastructure in the_x000D_
consumer electronics sector., program purpose french : VueReal is a Waterloo-based company working on next-generation ultra-high resolution emissive display_x000D_
systems. More specifically, VueReal is developing a novel integration technique that enables the creation of_x000D_
micro-LED displays in a variety of structures and form factors suitable for a wide range of portable applications_x000D_
such as cell-phones, head-up displays, pico-projectors, and smart watches as well as virtual reality (VR) and_x000D_
augmented reality (AR) devices. The micro-LED display market is expected grow from the current $225M to_x000D_
$19.9B in 2025, a 54% compounded annual growth rate. VueReal is therefore positioned to establish a_x000D_
leadership role as a designer and manufacturer in this emerging market. However, VueReal is currently facing a_x000D_
challenge in that the efficiency of its LEDs decreases when device dimensions are reduced to few micrometers,_x000D_
the size scale required for micro-LED displays. The nature and causes of this efficiency droop in the small size_x000D_
LEDs is still unknown. In this project, Aziz's group at the University of Waterloo will work with VueReal to_x000D_
study and analyze the efficiency performance of its LEDs with the purpose of elucidating the factors behind the_x000D_
efficiency droop behaviour. The obtained knowledge will then be utilized for developing new device design_x000D_
and/or process flow that will mitigate this undesired effect. The collaboration will enable VueReal to solve_x000D_
this problem, and thus create knowledge-based technology products that will enable Canadian manufacturers to_x000D_
penetrate the emerging market for augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) displays for the consumer electronics_x000D_
market. The successful outcome will produce a manufacturing capability based on existing micro-fabrication_x000D_
techniques will create a transformational technology that can leverage existing Canadian infrastructure in the_x000D_
consumer electronics sector., agreement title english : Identification of dominant efficiency droop mechanism in GaN LED, agreement title french : Identification of dominant efficiency droop mechanism in GaN LED, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada