BOE and Intel's Winning Display reduces power consumption by 65% using AI-driven 1 to 120 Hz dynamic refresh

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BOE claims that its new Winning Display 1 Hz tech can reduce screen power consumption by 65%. Unveiled during the recent BOE Global Innovation Partner Conference 2024 (BOE IPC 2024) the firm's new Winning Display 1 Hz tech, and Intel Intelligent Display Technology 2.0 (IIDT 2.0), utilize AI smarts and were both collaborative works with Intel, reports Chinese language Sina Technology. IIDT was supported by Meteor Lake laptops, and now v2 of this tech will debut in new Lunar Lake devices for even better battery life.

In the intro, there are several big clues as to how BOE’s Winning Display 1 Hz can save display power. Firstly, displays using this tech can ratchet refresh rates down to 1 Hz as applicable. When to implement this significantly reduced display refresh rate is down to the system's AI algorithms. Lastly, the technology seems to be part of, or relies upon, IIDT 2.0, from Intel.

BOE’s Winning Display 1 Hz appears to be a specific product family that makes use of IIDT 2.0. These screens utilize LPTO architecture OLED panels and can refresh between 1 Hz and 120 Hz. Running these screens at 1 Hz can save up to 65% power, as per our headline.

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Also during BOE IPC 2024, the firm showed off a new 17.3-inch foldable OLED (f-OLED) screen it collaborated with Intel to develop. Other highlights from the event include slidable screens, curvable screens for automotive, new α-MLED, Micro LED, and new tandem OLED panels. 

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  • Gururu
    Putting AI against power usage is a convincing application for the benefit of AI.
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  • edzieba
    This is just the existing Panel Self Refresh protocol built into eDP v1.3 (and reused for DP Adaptive Sync, rebranded by AMD as Freesync) from over a decade ago, just with "AI" slapped onto it. PSR2 already introduced segmented refreshing (updating content on one section of the panel but leaving the rest statically self-refreshing) so that's not new either.
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  • Gururu
    edzieba said:
    This is just the existing Panel Self Refresh protocol built into eDP v1.3 (and reused for DP Adaptive Sync, rebranded by AMD as Freesync) from over a decade ago, just with "AI" slapped onto it. PSR2 already introduced segmented refreshing (updating content on one section of the panel but leaving the rest statically self-refreshing) so that's not new either.
    So the 65% power saving is from usage experienced a decade ago?
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  • JRStern
    edzieba said:
    This is just the existing Panel Self Refresh protocol built into eDP v1.3 (and reused for DP Adaptive Sync, rebranded by AMD as Freesync) from over a decade ago, just with "AI" slapped onto it. PSR2 already introduced segmented refreshing (updating content on one section of the panel but leaving the rest statically self-refreshing) so that's not new either.
    Kewl! I never knew this. Good stuff.
    This "AI" is about ten lines of code, but OK, ROFLMAO.
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  • ThomasKinsley
    How does this differ from existing LTPO displays present on smartphones, such as the S24? They too have 1hz - 120hz displays.

    edzieba said:
    This is just the existing Panel Self Refresh protocol built into eDP v1.3 (and reused for DP Adaptive Sync, rebranded by AMD as Freesync) from over a decade ago, just with "AI" slapped onto it. PSR2 already introduced segmented refreshing (updating content on one section of the panel but leaving the rest statically self-refreshing) so that's not new either.
    Apparently so, but they speak of AI monitoring mouse and head movements, so apparently we have old technology with tracking installed? What?
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  • ottonis
    In other words, it's the display driver rather than the display (screen) itself that helps with power savings by intelligently steering refresh-rates and local dimming of display parts.
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