Daktronics Unveils Enhanced NPP LED Display with Advanced Flip-Chip COB Technology

BROOKINGS, S.D., May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT), headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota, has globally launched its innovative Flip-Chip COB LED display technology, marking a significant advancement in its Narrow Pixel Pitch (NPP) product line. The new technology offers pixel pitches as fine as 0.9 millimeters, boasting improved durability, reliability, and reduced power usage, thereby enhancing the customer experience.

Adam Gilliland, the product manager at Daktronics, expressed, “Our latest offering demonstrates our commitment to remaining at the forefront of LED technology. With the rapid growth of indoor applications, it’s crucial to address the market’s evolving needs, which are constantly seeking fresh, inventive ways to captivate and amaze their audiences.”

Details of the Flip-Chip COB LED Display

The COB technology introduced by Daktronics presents a novel alternative to conventional Surface Mount Device (SMD) and Integrated Matrix Device (IMD) LED solutions. It reduces heat generation on the display surface and eliminates wire bonds, thereby enhancing reliability. Additionally, it lowers power consumption, resulting in a reduced long-term ownership cost.

The COB product’s cabinet is currently the slimmest and lightest on the market. Coupled with Daktronics’ Speed Frame installation process, it ensures a swift and seamless installation, complete with borders for a polished, modern look.

Daktronics’ extensive experience of over 35 years in coatings and encapsulants has been instrumental in the reliability and durability of the COB product. The company has developed a specialized encapsulant design that offers a deep black matte finish, ensuring high contrast, vivid colors, and sharp images. This design also safeguards the product during shipping and installation, acting as a barrier against impact, moisture, dust, static, and oxidation.

Jim Vasgaard, the national sales manager for the AV sales channel at Daktronics, emphasized, “Product reliability is of utmost importance to us at Daktronics. We are committed to ensuring the success of our projects not just on day one, but for many years to come. We have a dedicated lab that conducts rigorous testing of products and components, among other things, to ensure we select the best parts that meet our stringent testing requirements. This allows us to offer industry-leading reliability in our flip-chip COB LEDs, constant current drivers, power supplies, and encapsulant.”

The product also features various brightness options tailored to specific applications, combined with its rich black contrast to counteract indoor indirect sunlight. This makes it suitable for a wide range of environments, from standard indoor office settings to high-brightness lobbies and concourses.

Gilliland further added, “The slim, lightweight design, coupled with the screen’s durability, allows for direct interaction with the display. Users can touch and tap the screen without fear of causing irreparable damage. These benefits are something we’re eager to see in various installations in the near future.”