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BASF launches upgraded QDYESTM: A greener, high-efficiency solution for wide color gamut displays
Ludwigshafen, Germany – September 4, 2025 – BASF is proud to announce a major performance upgrade to its QDYESTM, a cutting-edge quantum dot level (QD-level) solution designed for LCD backlight applications. Implemented in 2025, the upgrade pioneers a greener and highly efficient path for manufacturers aiming to produce wide color gamut displays.
QDYES™, first introduced in 2021, utilize innovative organic light-conversion technology to eliminate the need for barrier layers and address environmental concerns associated with traditional QD-level materials, which often contain heavy metals like cadmium and lead. This advancement not only enhances design flexibility, allowing for ultra-narrow bezels, but also meets the increasing demand for sustainable technologies in high-end display products.
The global flat-panel display market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by the rising demand for consumer electronics, digital signage, and ultra-high-resolution displays. As manufacturers shift towards wide color gamut displays, the need for environmentally friendly light-conversion solutions becomes paramount. QDYES™ provide an efficient alternative, achieving 100% in DCI-P3 and 80% in Rec2020 gamut when paired with appropriate color filters.
One of the standout features of QDYES™ is its high efficiency and narrow emission spectra, resulting in significant brightness and energy savings. With an upgrade that boasts over a 10% improvement in light efficiency, QDYES™ also maintain excellent color stability and fast optical response, making it ideal for dynamic applications such as gaming and video playback.
BASF’s proprietary Sunvue® color conversion technology enhances QDYES™’s performance by converting long-wavelength blue LED light into high-quality white light while preserving a wide color gamut. This innovative approach reflects BASF’s commitment to sustainability, as QDYES™ are fully RoHS compliant and free from hazardous materials.
"With the upgrade of QDYES™, we demonstrate that organic materials can achieve QD-level display performance, setting a new benchmark in the display market,” stated Jens Liebermann, Senior Vice President, Electronic Materials at BASF. "This solution embodies our strategy of sustainable innovation, providing display manufacturers with a high-performance, eco-friendly alternative."
QDYES™ can be applied in various components, including color conversion films, diffuser plates, and co-extruded sheets. By simplifying production processes and minimizing supply chain complexity, BASF positions itself as the partner of choice for display manufacturers seeking cutting-edge, sustainable designs.
BASF’s Dispersions & Resins division
The Dispersions & Resins division of BASF develops, produces and markets a range of high-quality polymer dispersions, resins, additives and electronic materials worldwide. These raw materials are used in formulations for several industries, including coatings, construction, adhesives, printing and packaging, electronics and paper. With its comprehensive product portfolio and extensive knowledge of the industry, the Dispersions & Resins division offers its customers innovative and sustainable solutions and helps them advance their formulations. For further information about the Dispersions & Resins division, please visit www.dispersions-resins.basf.com.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.
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