LG to make new TV with Nanoco material

LG Electronics’ new high definition TV range will be the first commercial products to be made with a pioneering material produced by Manchester technology company Nanoco.

Nanoco has been leading the way in the production of quantum dots – tiny fluorescent particles of semiconductor material which have the ability to emit light – which are in demand by the makers of electronic goods because they consume less power than existing systems, and are free of heavy metals such as cadmium.

It has a deal with the Dow Chemical Company to produce the material and Dow is currently building a dedicated factory in South Korea.

LG has just signed an agreement with Dow to supply the material for its Ultra HD TV range which was launched at a trade fair in Las Vegas this week.

Nanoco’s chief executive Michael Edelman said: “We are delighted that LG has entered a formal partnering agreement with Dow, which has the scale and expertise to meet LG’s quantum dot requirements. The launch this week of LG’s Ultra HD TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a major milestone for Nanoco as it represents the first commercial product to incorporate our cadmium-free quantum dot technology. The colour quality of the  LG Ultra HD TVs incorporating Nanoco’s technology at CES is stunning.”