FRONICS
FRONICS (Flexible electRONICS) was established in 2016 in Korea as a spin-off from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to commercialize smart acoustic sensors and wearable devices.
In February 2018 KAIST announced that FRONICS will also commercialize its new flexible Micro-LED technology.
Contact information for FRONICS
291 DaeHak-ro
Energy & Environment Research Center
Daejeon
34141
South Korea
KAIST researchers use microLEDs to create a phototherapy light mask to slow down skin aging
Researchers from the KAIST institute in Korea have developed a microLED-based face mask, that aims to slow down skin aging. The researchers say that the mask's flexibility enables uniform light penetration and so can slow down skin aging. The team conducted trials in collaboration with a university hospital, and found out that skin elasticity in the dermal layer improved by 340% compared to conventional LED masks.
Each light mask has 3,770 microLED devices, and a light diffusion layer that disperses the light evenly. The researchers did not detail the size or properties of the microLEDs. The researchers have licensed the technology to FRONICS that plans to commercialize it.
KAIST researchers develop flexible vertical micro-LEDs using an ACF-based transfer process
Researchers from Korea's KAIST developed flexible vertical micro-LEDs (f-VLEDs) using anisotropic conductive film (ACF)-based transfer and interconnection technology.
The researchers developed their own transfer equipment and used it to fabricate a 50x50 array of f-VLEDs using simultaneous transfer and interconnection through the precise alignment of ACF bonding process. The researchers report that the micro-LEDs achieved an optical power density of 30 mW/mm2 - which is three times higher than that of lateral micro LEDs. The LEDs offer improving thermal reliability and lifetime by reducing heat generation within the thin film LEDs.
