On January 21, Clarivate, a world-leading global professional information services provider, officially released its "2026 Top 100 Global Innovators" list. BOE (京东方) was once again recognized on the list for its comprehensive excellence in technological innovation capabilities and global patent portfolio. The list is compiled through a comprehensive evaluation across multiple dimensions, including the quantity, influence, globalization, and technological uniqueness of a company's invention patents. It aims to honor innovative organizations that have made outstanding contributions to global innovation and has long been regarded as a key benchmark for measuring corporate innovation strength. BOE's inclusion for five consecutive years not only represents high recognition of its sustained technological innovation capabilities and well-established intellectual property management system but also reflects the rise of China's scientific and technological innovation power and its growing global influence.
For many years, BOE has consistently adhered to its respect for technology and commitment to innovation, investing approximately 7% of its annual revenue into research and development. It has increased investments in fundamental and cutting-edge technology research to continuously solidify its global competitive advantages. By the end of 2025, BOE had accumulated over 100,000 independent patent applications. Among its annual new patent applications, the proportion of invention patents has consistently exceeded 90%, with overseas patents accounting for over 33%. Its patent portfolio widely covers multiple countries and regions, including the United States, Europe, Japan, and South Korea, and it has built deep expertise in frontier fields such as flexible OLED, sensing, artificial intelligence, and big data.
In the realm of standard setting, BOE has presided over and participated in the formulation and revision of 469 domestic and international technical standards. It has made significant contributions to the standardization development in areas like flexible OLED, IoT applications, and health displays, marking its accelerated transition from a leader in technological innovation to a shaper of industry standards. Simultaneously, BOE has fully established a large-scale technological innovation system and a comprehensive intellectual property protection system. Guided by its "Screen-IoT Integration" strategy, BOE leverages three core technology hubs—semiconductor display, IoT innovation, and sensor devices—to engage in extensive collaboration with domestic and international research institutes, top universities, renowned enterprises, and ecosystem partners, jointly building an open and integrated industrial innovation ecosystem.
Since the launch of its technology hub initiative, BOE has achieved significant results in multiple fields. It has not only successfully hosted a series of thematic forums on oxide semiconductors, OLED, ADS Pro, and health displays but has also appointed over 40 distinguished experts and scholars as scientific and technological advisors. The company has implemented more than 100 collaborative projects with over 170 partners. As the first company in China's display sector to launch a technology brand, BOE has ushered in a new era driven by both "technology and brand." This dual-drive approach not only provides crucial support for the high-value growth of industrial partners but also offers reliable guidance for consumers in selecting and purchasing products.
Among its technologies, ADS Pro, the most widely applied mainstream LCD technology globally with the highest shipment volume, has redefined the benchmark for high-end LCD picture quality with advantages such as ultra-high definition, wide viewing angles, and no color shift. It has also spawned the UB Cell high-end LCD solution, achieving picture quality comparable to OLED. In the f-OLED sector, BOE's leading LTPO technology has become a standard feature in high-end flagship smartphones. Furthermore, BOE was the first to introduce Tandem technology, making it the only company globally to achieve mass production of Tandem technology in high-end flagship phones. Notably, China's first and the world's first batch of Gen 8.6 AMOLED production lines, constructed by BOE, were successfully lit ahead of schedule by five months in 2025 and are steadily advancing towards mass production, significantly accelerating the global OLED display industry's shift towards mid-sized applications.
In the α-MLED domain, BOE pioneered a glass-based active-matrix novel LED display system. Through three product platforms—indoor, outdoor, and innovative applications—it has developed highly competitive product lines including COB, COG, SMD, and Micro LED to comprehensively meet diverse market demands. By integrating ADS Pro with Mini LED backlighting, it leads the industry in visual experience upgrades with picture quality rivaling OLED. It is worth emphasizing that BOE's innovative achievements are not only focused on technological breakthroughs but also on building a sustainable global innovation ecosystem. In 2025, the company officially launched "ONE," the first sustainability brand in China's display industry. Subsequently, the group further released a sustainable development strategy, establishing a trinity sustainability system encompassing organization, strategy, and brand, driving the company's comprehensive upgrade from technological leadership to sustainable leadership.
While continuously fulfilling its social responsibilities, BOE has extended its sustainable development efforts to multiple dimensions, including education, culture, and international cooperation. It has promoted the international dissemination of Chinese intangible cultural heritage in cities like Paris and Milan; deepened scientific collaboration with UNESCO and implemented STEM education and ecological co-construction projects in countries such as Kenya and Namibia, practicing its role as a global corporate citizen; it also participated in the United Nations Sustainable Entrepreneurship Forum, advocating for the establishment of international standards for sustainable brand building. In the future, BOE will persistently adhere to its development path of "marketization, internationalization, and specialization." Under the guidance of its "Screen-IoT Integration" strategy, it will further deepen its commitment to sustainable development, drive industrial upgrading and value leaps, and deliver more groundbreaking and high-value products and services to global users.
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