Chungnam Establishes 'Test Bed' for Display Materials, Parts, and Equipment Companies

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is set to establish a test bed to support material, parts, and equipment companies in the display sector.

The province announced on the 6th that it was recently selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's '2022 Display Material, Parts, and Equipment Specialized Complex Test Bed Construction' project.

Previously, Chungnam was designated as a specialized complex for display materials, parts, and equipment last year. Currently, it is building a display innovation process platform, and the selection in the ministry's public project is expected to serve as a stepping stone for Chungnam to solidify its position as the world's number one in the display industry sector.

The test bed construction will focus on establishing a foundation for display material technology development and commercialization, as well as performance and reliability evaluation. By 2024, a total of 17.4 billion KRW (including 16.4 billion KRW in national funds) will be invested to build the facility at the Chungnam Technopark Display Center.

In the future, the test bed will function to establish display equipment, provide technical support, build networks, and secure dedicated spaces.

Regarding equipment, considering the next-generation display market, 49 units of 44 types of equipment capable of material synthesis, reliability evaluation, and mass production evaluation will be introduced.

The technology will enable material synthesis and refinement, analysis, dispersion, coating and film manufacturing, device-level performance and reliability evaluation. It will also support material design and simulation, address technical difficulties related to material synthesis, refinement, and analysis, and resolve issues arising during the manufacturing stage.

In particular, the province plans to include support for intellectual property analysis, analysis of patent application trends by competitors, rights analysis of core and barrier patents, judgment on infringement of prior and original patents, and strategies to avoid patent infringement within the scope of support.

The test bed will operate a new technology demo program to allow anchor companies to demonstrate developed products, and integrated support will be provided to promote commercialization of developed technologies.

Additionally, the province explained that it will form and operate technology communities by field, hosting seminars and forums to share new technology information and build cooperative networks among companies and research institutions.

The province expects that once the test bed is fully operational, it will enable full-cycle corporate support and collaboration systems including 'display idea-material development-prototype-commercialization.'

Through this, Chungnam anticipates that companies will secure market entry competitiveness through new material and parts development, leading to increased sales and new job creation.

Yu Jae-ryong, Director of the Future Industry Bureau of the province, said, "Early promotion of the display material, parts, and equipment specialized complex is one of the pledges of Chungnam's 8th local government administration," adding, "The construction of the test bed will provide momentum to discover and nurture specialized material and parts companies within the display specialized complex and enhance their competitiveness."

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