PLENARY: The Drunk at the MicroLED Lamppost Nikhil Balram, CEO, Mojo Vision Abstract: Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are well established as high brightness, high efficiency light sources. MicroLEDs extend these advantages through extreme miniaturization, enabling entirely new classes of applications - from massively parallel optical interconnects for AI infrastructure to ultra-compact displays for AI glasses. However, realizing this potential requires far more than tiny LEDs. It demands an integrated platform spanning CMOS backplanes, GaN devices, quantum-dot materials, advanced optics, chemistry, software, and system design tools. This talk explores the technical architecture behind Mojo's microLED platform, the system-level challenges of scaling it, and why it always makes sense to look for your solutions at the microLED lamppost. Biography: Nikhil Balram has over 30 years of experience across a broad set of industries including semiconductor, display, consumer electronics, healthcare, defense, and enterprise. He is currently CEO of Mojo Vision, a Silicon Valley start-up pioneering a highly flexible, vertically integrated microLED platform that enables breakthrough products such as AI glasses and next-generation optical interconnects for AI data centers. Past executive roles include head of the display group at Google, where he was responsible for developing display systems for all Google consumer hardware; CEO of Ricoh Innovations Corporation; VP/GM of Digital Entertainment BU at Marvell Semiconductor; and CTO of the display group at National Semiconductor. Products and technologies developed by teams he led won over a dozen major awards including a Technical Emmy. He has received numerous awards including the Otto Schade Prize, the Gold Stevie® Award for Executive of the Year in the Electronics category, and an Alumni Achievement Award from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He has more than 130 US and international patents granted or pending and over 75 technical publications, including three invited book chapters. Balram is a Fellow of SID and was general chair for Display Week 2021 and program chair for Display Week 2019. He has been a visiting professor of vision science at University of California, Berkeley, and is currently a guest professor of design & innovation at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Gandhinagar) and an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at CMU. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in electrical engineering from CMU.

This symposium-wide, hands-on, interactive session, provides a perfect opportunity to witness electronic imaging in action first hand. Attendees can see the latest research, compare commercial products, ask questions of knowledgeable demonstrators, and even make purchasing decisions about a range of electronic imaging products. The demonstration session hosts a vast collection of technologies and products, and is also a valuable networking opportunity.
The session will include demonstrations from presenters from the Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference and you will see a range of stereoscopic products with your own two eyes.

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