During Display Week 2026, the world’s premier event for the display industry, the Society for Information Display (SID) recognized outstanding contributors to the global display sector. Dr. Frank Ko, President and Group Chief Operating Officer of AUO Corporation, was honored with the David Sarnoff Industrial Achievement Award, one of the most prestigious distinctions bestowed by SID. With nearly three decades of dedication to the display industry, Dr. Ko is recognized for his pioneering technological vision and strategic leadership, driving industry advancement through value creation with ecosystem partners.
The David Sarnoff Industrial Achievement Award honors individuals who are widely recognized for advancing the display industry through innovation and leadership. With deep technical expertise and comprehensive industry experience, Dr. Ko has consistently created new value for display technologies at critical inflection points in the industry’s evolution with partners across the ecosystem, driven by keen insight into market trends and delivering transformative breakthroughs across technology, products, and applications. He successfully pushed ePaper technology beyond color limitations, enabling its expansion into a wide range of diversified markets. In recent years, under AUO’s strategic direction, he has accelerated the mass production and commercialization of Micro LED displays, further integrating display technologies with AI applications to develop high value-added solutions for vertical markets. These contributions have injected sustained momentum into industry growth and earned Dr. Ko one of the industry’s top honors.
"I am deeply honored to receive the David Sarnoff Industrial Achievement Award. This recognition is shared with all those who have long been dedicated to the display industry," said Dr. Frank Ko, President and Group COO of AUO. "From energy-efficient ePaper delivering sustainability value to Micro LED redefining display paradigms, AUO brings together global innovation capabilities and strong manufacturing expertise to enable next-generation technologies into scalable production and everyday life. This shared belief between AUO and SID reflects our commitment to harness the power of display technologies to respond to human needs and deliver more meaningful, high-value experiences across the globe."
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At a time when Taiwan is widely recognized for its technological strength, Dr. Ko conveyed a shared vision held by AUO and its value-chain partners: the next generation of the display industry will not be shaped by homogeneous competition, but by differentiated paths. Grounded in this belief and aligned with AUO’s value transformation across its three pillars—Display, Mobility Solutions, and Vertical Solutions—the Group has focused on advancing the comprehensive development of the Micro?LED ecosystem across the value chain, strengthening the technological foundation and collaborative capabilities essential for long-term innovation. Through these ecosystem-level advances, Taiwan’s display industry has been better positioned to compete at the global level and move closer to the vision of bringing Micro LED displays into everyday life. With its transparency and highly adaptable form factors, Micro?LED serves as an ideal platform for human–machine interaction amid the rapidly expanding AI landscape, enabling innovative applications across verticals such as smart retail, healthcare, education, and enterprise. In parallel, as vehicles evolve toward software? and AI?defined architectures, Micro?LED?based HMI applications are extending into smart mobility, supporting new in?vehicle experiences and enabling AUO, through global collaboration and the integration of display HMI, automotive computing, and connectivity, to deliver comprehensive smart cockpit and mobility solutions with partners across the evolving automotive industry.
AUO has also adopted a forward-looking strategy in response to AI trends, leveraging its optoelectronic integration strengths to challenge conventional perceptions of display technologies and create differentiated niche markets. From optical waveguides for AR glasses, enabled by mature nanoimprint processes to achieve lightweight designs and superior color performance, AUO is unlocking new potential at the intersection of AR and AI. AUO has also integrated group-wide resources to advance Micro?LED co?packaged optics (CPO) modules, supporting next?generation high?speed AI computing and data?center applications. Additionally, by integrating sensing technologies with glass substrates, AUO has developed low-Earth-orbit satellite antenna modules that enable real-time connectivity for smart vehicles, delivering enhanced mobility services. These core technologies, rooted in the display industry, are poised to take on new life and expand possibilities in everyday applications.
As a long?standing and deeply engaged participant to SID and a key driving force behind the global display industry, Dr. Ko has worked across technology innovation, industry development, and ecosystem building to foster cross?sector dialogue and collaboration. He previously served as Chairperson of the Taiwan Display Union Association (TDUA), where he advanced supply?chain integration and international connectivity, strengthening the role of Taiwan’s display industry within the global value chain. Looking ahead, Dr. Ko will continue to connect global innovation ecosystems and drive the deep integration of display technologies with AI, mobility applications, and diverse vertical scenarios, creating long?term value for the next phase of development in the global display industry.
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During Display Week 2026, the world’s premier event for the display industry, the Society for Information Display (SID) recognized outstanding contributors to the global display sector. Dr. Frank Ko, President and Group Chief Operating Officer of AUO Corporation, was honored with the David Sarnoff Industrial Achievement Award, one of the most prestigious distinctions bestowed by SID.
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