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Nanosys

Nanosys

Nanosys designs and manufactures nanotechnology materials to improve display color performance and batteries.

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nanosys.com
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Company
Company
Organization
Organization

Company attributes

Industry
Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics
0
Healthcare
Healthcare
Technology
Technology
Textile
Textile
Medicine
Medicine
Proteomics
Proteomics
Quantum dot
Quantum dot
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Location
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
Switzerland
Switzerland
Denmark
Denmark
California
California
Milpitas, California
Milpitas, California
B2X
B2B
B2B
CEO
Jason Hartlove
Jason Hartlove
Founder
Larry Bock
Larry Bock
AngelList URL
angel.co/nanosys
Legal classification
Private limited company
Private limited company
Date Incorporated
November 24, 1994
Number of Employees (Ranges)
51 – 200
Full Address
233 S. Hillview Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035, US
6 Ridgeway, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LB
CIK Number
1,160,719
Place of Incorporation
Delaware
Delaware
Incorporation Reference
02994226
Investors
In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel
Masters Capital Nanotechnology
Masters Capital Nanotechnology
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Prospect Venture Partners
Prospect Venture Partners
ARCH Venture Partners
ARCH Venture Partners
Intel Capital
Intel Capital
180 Degree Capital Corp
180 Degree Capital Corp
Polaris Partners
Polaris Partners
...
DUNS Number
102511842
IRS Number
134,182,327
Founded Date
2001
0
Total Funding Amount (USD)
254,273,400
Latest Funding Round Date
August 4, 2022
Also Known As
ナノシス
Latest Funding Type
‌
Series I round
CAGE Code
3MVR5
Patents Assigned (Count)
184
Wellfound ID
nanosys
Country
United States
United States
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California

Other attributes

Company Operating Status
Active
Invested in
UbiQD
UbiQD
Samsung Ventures
Samsung Ventures
Applied Ventures, LLC
Applied Ventures, LLC
Latest Funding Round Amount (USD)
25,000,000
Previous Name
NANOSYS INC
SIC Code
3,674
UKSIC Code
62012, 62020
Overview

Nanosys Inc is a California-based technology company that designs and manufactures nanotechnology materials to improve display color performance and batteries. The company is a provider of quantum technology development for display manufacturers. Nanonsys works with display makers like Samsung, Hitachi Chemical, LG, 3M, and BOE for in-display color conversion technology. The company's 60,000-square-foot manufacturing, research, and development facility is located in Milpitas, California. The factory has a capacity of producing 25 tons of “Quantum Dot Concentrate,” or enough material for more than 6 million 60" TVs per year.

Technology
Quantum Dot Enhancement Film (QDEF)

The quantum dot color conversion technology from QDEF converts blue light from a plastic LGP (Light Guide Plate) backlight into pure red, green, and blue light. Quantum Dot Enhancement Film, or QDEF was announced on May 17, 2011, at the Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week tradeshow. Current LCD screen display devices can use it with simple diffuser sheet replacement. QDEF enables display screen manufacturers to achieve more than 90% BT.2020 color gamut coverage and 2000 nits brightness.

Quantum Dot on Glass (QDOG)

Nanosys’s QDOG is a quantum dot color conversion technology that is on glass instead of film, which results in sharper and cleaner images. Quantum Dot implementation eliminates the need for plastic barrier films and enables 5mm-thin LCD screens in products from monitors to TVs. QDOG is 100% heavy-metal free quantum dot technology and available from Nanosys’ select display panel partners. As of July 2019, QDCC-OLED is in development and is also 100% heavy-metal free.

Product

Nanosys develops and markets three types of quantum dot products for use in LCD backlight applications, such as Quantum Dot Enhancement Film (QDEF) or Quantum Dot on Glass (QDOG). The company manufactures traditional as well as innovative heavy-metal free Quantum Dot products based on industry demands.

Traditional Quantum Dots

Nanosys manufactures economic traditional Quantum Dots with performance compared to industry-leading alternatives. Traditional Quantum dot products use heavy metals like Cadmium, which is considered a pollutant and toxic in nature. However, a study in market growth performed in July 2019 showed significant demand for traditional Quantum Dot products.

Hyperion Quantum Dots

Unlike traditional Cadmium-based materials, Hyperion Quantum Dots are made using a manufacturing technique that combines a Cadmium-free red emitter with an ultra-low Cadmium green emitter. European Union has restrictions based on the quantity of cadmium used in products, but Hyperion Quantum Dot films do not require an exemption from the EU’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive.

Heavy-metal free Quantum Dots

Heavy-metal-free Quantum Dots is a product that is free of any heavy metal elements like Cadmium and Lead for environmentally friendly requirements. The product can achieve more than 98% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage for display application.

History

Jim Heath, Larry Bock, and Peidong Yang cofounded the company in 2001 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Lux Capital is an equity investor in Nanosys and was part of a funding round in 2003.

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Patents

Further Resources

Title
Author
Link
Type
Date

Quantum Dot: The Technology Platform for Future Displays By Nanosys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5BzWPAOLjs

May 25, 2018

Https://www.Engadget.Com/2011/05/17/nanosys-unveils-quantum-dot-enhancement-film-for-lcds-promises/?Guccounter=1

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