The Display Show Episode 11 – Jason Hartlove of Nanosys

This month’s episode features special guest Jason Hartlove, President and CEO of Nanosys. Nanosys is far and away the leading producer of quantum dots for display applications. Jason and Brian go way back, long before he took over the reins at Nanosys. The two talk about developing the world’s first optical mouse, discussed life in Korea, and focus on the significant role that quantum dots play in the display industry today.
You’ll also hear about how Nanosys became the industry’s QD leader, there’s news of a major and recent acquisition by Nanosys, and Jason describes his vision of what to expect for quantum dot applications in the future.

Links
• Apple Pro Mouse commercial:    • Apple Pro Mouse Commercial  
• SID DisplayWeek 2011 “Best In Show” Interview:    • Display Week 2011 - Nanosys - Show Floor I...  
• Margaret Mead Quote about small teams: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11...
• Nanosys at DisplayWeek 2021: https://sid.6connex.com/event/Display...
• Episode 9 – Ajit Ninan & Burning Displays:    • The Display Show Episode 9 – Ajit Ninan of...  
• Episode 6 – Regis McKenna & Small Teams:    • The Display Show: Episode 6 - Regis McKenna  
• Listen to The Display Show as an audio podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/thedisplayshow
• Sponsored by Nanosys: www.nanosysinc.com

Contents
00:00:00​ – Intro & Credits
00:01:02 – Developing the Optical Mouse
00:07:25 – Why Apple for the first Optical Mouse
00:10:20 – CMOS Image Sensors & the first camera phones
00:14:48 – Life in Korea
00:20:54 – 10 Year Anniversary of Quantum Dots at DisplayWeek
00:21:51 – What led Nanosys to focus on Quantum Dots for displays?
00:26:41 – Maintaining leadership in a large market
00:28:52 – Commercializing Quantum Dots & the very first component
00:30:30 – Early QDEF development
00:32:55 – Air Stable Quantum Dots & the xQDEF™ Diffuser Plate
00:34:56 – The Berkeley Exponent of Development Rule & high volume manufacturing
00:35:42 – Why Manufacture Quantum Dots here in Silicon Valley?
00:40:18 – When did you realize that Quantum Dots were going mainstream?
00:43:20 – Biggest challenge in commercializing Quantum Dots
00:45:50 – Biggest challenges facing Quantum Dots going forward
00:47:27 – Intro to QD-OLED
00:52:50 – Nanosys Acquisition of glō
00:53:46 – The Future of Displays is Electroluminescent
00:55:00 – MicroLED & Nanosys’s future roadmap
01:00:00 – RGB MicroLED vs QDCC MicroLED
01:01:13 – Future of Quantum Dots
01:03:00 – Biggest challenge for the display industry
01:06:25 – Displays making the world a better place
01:08:25 – Best display demo
01:12:11 – Can small companies change the world?
01:13:10 – Outro & Credits

Jason’s Bio
Jason Hartlove is President and CEO of Nanosys, who also happens to sponsor this video series. Jason joined Nanosys in 2008. Prior to Nanosys, he led the Imaging Solutions Division of MagnaChip Semiconductor in Seoul, South Korea, and he also had a significant tour at Agilent Technologies as VP and GM of its Sensor Solutions Division, having grown into that role from his position at HP Labs. Jason holds more than 20 patents, including the winner of the Hewlett award for Best Patent. He has a B.S. in electrical engineering from UCLA and completed graduate work at the Anderson School of Management, also at UCLA.

Credits
Host: Brian Berkeley
Camera: Chanel Nguyễn
Producer: Jeff Yurek
Photo Credit: “Third Tunnel, North-South Korea” photo by Johnny Silvercloud via Flicker CC license: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnys...

COVID19 Production Note
All participants were fully vaccinated at the time of filming and social distancing guidelines were followed throughout production of this video