Sustainable Development Goals
Abstract/Objectives
As silicon-based image sensors get wider and deeper into daily life, they provide extra views of this world to our eyes. Temporal resolution higher than 30 fps (frame per second) and resolution better than 12,000 ppi (pixel per inch) are quite common to these low-cost image display. To the contrary, infrared image sensors, especially for the spectral range beyond 1200 nm, although applicable to residential and personal security, suffer from much higher cost (higher than NT 200,000 in typical) and much lower resolution. (smaller than 1,200 ppi in typical). This project will carry out the first and the highest format (960×540) and the smallest size (7.8 μm) micro-LED array for demonstration; the smallest size (7.8 μm) micro-PD array for demonstration, and the first array-level Up-conversion wafer for image. The output of this project will contribute the technologies of high-resolution micro-LED array, micro-PD array, and Up-conversion wafer, which will have the applications of infrared camera, visible and infrared vehicle-use display.
Results/Contributions

This project designed a 960×540 GaN micro-LED array and manufactures a miniaturized display, a 960×540 short-wave infrared photodetector array, a bonded 960×540 micro-LED array to a 960×540 infrared micro-detector array to form the up-conversion system. It is a 2000 ppi high-resolution infrared image upscaling sensor chip, and converts infrared into blue and green images for display. The 960×540 miniature light-emitting diode array has a pixel size of 7.8 microns and a pitch between each pixel of 12.8 microns. The design is based on the common ratio of projector and screen of 16:9, and the display size is 0.55 inches. This project has successfully produced domestic high-resolution blue light-emitting diode arrays and displays, infrared photodetector arrays, and image display displays that convert infrared light into blue and green light, which can inject new products and vitality into future industries.

Keywords
imaging Up-conversion waferinfrared-wavelength micro-photodetector arraymicro-light-emitting diode arrayflip-chip bonding
Contact Information
吳孟奇教授
mcwu@ee.nthu.edu.tw