2023-12-21

A KAIST Team Develops Selective Transfer Printing Technology for MicroLEDs​

- A KAIST research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee demonstrates the transfer printing of a large number of micro-sized inorganic semiconductor chips via the selective modulation of micro-vacuum force. MicroLEDs are a light source for next-generation displays that utilize inorganic LED chips with a size of less than 100 μm. MicroLEDs have attracted a great deal of attention due to their superior electrical/optical properties, reliability, and stability compared to conventional displays such as LCD, OLED, and QD. To commercialize microLEDs, transfer ...
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2023-12-19

INNOVATION TO INSPIRE, A WONDEROUS FUTURE | Tianma 2023 Global Innovation Conference, Seven Innovative Achievements Unveiled

XIAMEN, China, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 27th, Tianma Innovation Conference (TIC) 2023 was held in Xiamen with the theme of INNOVATION TO INSPIRE, A WONDEROUS FUTURE. Seven Innovative Achievements Seven Innovative Achievements Highlighted Seven Innovative Achievements Seven Innovative Achievements In this era of technological innovation, Tianma, as always, understands the rhythm of the times and adheres to the underlying model of "scenario application" + "technological innovation&q...
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2023-12-18

Porotech Partners with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to Accelerate Commercialization of MicroLED Microdisplay for AR Applications

Porotech and Foxconn form partnership to expedite the commercialization of MicroLED Microdisplays for augmented reality (AR) applications aiming to establish world’s first complete end-to-end, viable supply chain. 【2023.12.15 Taipei】 Poro Technologies Ltd (“Porotech”), a pioneer in GaN-based semiconductor technology and a global fabless MicroLED company, and Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) (TWSE: 2317), the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and technology service provider, announce a strategic partnership ...
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2023-12-12

INNOVATION TO INSPIRE, A WONDEROUS FUTURE | Tianma 2023 Global Innovation Conference, Seven Innovative Achievements Unveiled

XIAMEN, China, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 27th, Tianma Innovation Conference (TIC) 2023 was held in Xiamen with the theme of INNOVATION TO INSPIRE, A WONDEROUS FUTURE. Seven Innovative Achievements Highlighted Seven Innovative Achievements Seven Innovative Achievements In this era of technological innovation, Tianma, as always, understands the rhythm of the times and adheres to the underlying model of "scenario application" + "technological innovation" to achieve Tianma's fou...
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2023-12-06

VueReal Has Commenced Shipping High-Transparency and High-Resolution AM-MicroLED Displays Produced by VueReal MicroSolid Printing(TM) Platform to Its Partners

Revolutionizing Visual Experiences in Auto, Smartwatch, Smartphone, AR and VR. WATERLOO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 5, 2023 / VueReal celebrates a milestone in display technology, announcing the successful development and shipment of high-resolution and high-transparency microLED displays to its partners. The breakthrough comes courtesy of VueReal's MicroSolid Printing™ Platform, addressing a pivotal challenge in MicroLED adoption - the efficient transfer of LEDs from wafer to backplane. Integrated into Active Matrix MicroLE...
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2023-11-30

TrendForce 2023 Micro LED Market Trend and Technology Cost Analysis-2H23 Gives Comprehensive Updates on the Micro LED Industry in 2H23

Market Scale Analysis The year 2023 marks the commercialization of Micro LED as a display technology. For example, Samsung announced large-sized Micro LED displays. Although less than a hundred of such displays have been shipped throughout the year, the shipment of Micro LED displays is likely to jump by 10 times in 2024 with an expected increase in the yield rate of relevant components. Despite its mass production being postponed to 2026, the high-profile Micro LED Apple Watch has prompted the entry of 8-inch production lines into the Micro LED manufacturing p...
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2023-11-21

AUO is Driving the Future of Smart Mobility at CES 2024

Company to Showcase Inventive In-Vehicle Display Technology and Solutions – the Smart Cockpit 2024, including the CES 2024 Innovation Awards “Best of Innovation” Honoree, Micro LED Display Technology and other Advanced Mobility Displays AUO – one of the world’s largest providers of advanced display technology and solutions – will be “Driving the Future of Smart Mobility” at CES 2024, West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center (Booth 5667) from January 9-12, 2024. In the rising smart mobilit...
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2023-11-20

AUO Kunshan Gen 6 LTPS Fab Phase 2 Production Commences, Aiming to Accelerate Production in Advanced Value-Added Products and Smart Mobility Applications

AUO Corporation (“AUO” or the “Company”) today announced its Phase 2 production launch of the sixth-generation (Gen 6) LTPS (Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon) LCD (Liquid Crystal Panel) fab in Kunshan, with a monthly total production capacity exceeding over 40,000 glass substrates, providing the Company additional operational and growth momentum. In 2016, AUO Kunshan Fab Phase 1 was the first completed and operational Gen 6 LTPS fab in China, reaching its full capacity in 2017. In response to the rapid development of high...
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2023-11-16

RayNeo Air 2 Becomes No. 1 Best-selling Smart Glasses on Amazon US

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RayNeo™, an industry leader in consumer-grade augmented reality (AR) innovation, today announced that its latest RayNeo Air 2 XR glasses have claimed the #1 Best Seller spot in the Smart Glasses category on Amazon US. The success came just six hours following the RayNeo Air 2's launch on Amazon on November 8th, and after the glasses topped Amazon's New Releases in Smart Glasses list. RayNeo Air 2 Hits #1 Best Seller in Smart Glasses on Amazon The RayNeo Air 2 is a type of ultra...
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2023-11-16

WiMi Developed a Quantum Dot Micro-scale Component for AR/VR Displays

BEIJING, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that it has developed a breakthrough technology that is gaining attention ---- a quantum dot micro-scale component for AR/VR displays. This technology is unique in its ultra-fast response time, high resolution, high brightness, and superior outdoor use, making it a key enabler for the future of the AR/VR industry. The develo...
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2023-11-02

HC SemiTek to Change Its Name

On the evening of October 27, HC SemiTek announced a corporate name change to BOE HC SemiTek Corporation, with the securities code and ticker symbol remaining unchanged. On November 4, 2022, HC SemiTek and BOE signed a subscription agreement, in which BOE plans to spend RMB 2,083,597,236 in cash to acquire 372,070,935 shares issued to specific offerees from HC SemiTek. Following the issuance, BOE will hold a 23.08% stake in HC SemiTek and 26.60% voting rights. On June 29, 2023, the application for stock issuance was approved by the China S...
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2023-11-01

Korea Photonics Technology Research Institute makes new progress in Micro LED luminous efficiency

On October 17, Korean media reported that the Korea Photonics Technology Institute (KOPTI) announced the successful development of highly efficient and fine Micro LEDs. The internal quantum efficiency of Micro LEDs can be maintained within 90% and is not affected by chip size and different injections. Effect of current density. This Micro LED was jointly developed by the team of Dr. Jong hyup Baek of the Optical Semiconductor Display Research Department, the ZOGAN Semi team led by Dr. Woong ryeol Ryu, and Professor Jong in Shim of the Depa...
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2023-11-01

AUO Signs NT$ 700 Million Contract with PlayNitride for Micro LED Production Line Construction

AU Optronics (AUO) held a board meeting today (31st) and announced its decision to enter into a production line construction contract with PlayNitride Display Technology, a related party. The contract aims to facilitate the building of 6-inch Micro LED chips at AUO’s Longtan factory, specifically the Carrier production line (COC). The contract, valued at NT$700 million, includes a comprehensive Turnkey Solution. In the Micro LED production process, the COC production line plays a crucial role, as emphasized by AUO. In light of this, PlayNitride, a lea...
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2023-10-30

Mojo Vision Closes Successful New Series A Funding Round with $43.5M to Drive Micro-LED Development and Commercialization

SARATOGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mojo Vision, the high-performance micro-LED company, today announced a final close of its $43.5 million new Series A investment round to advance its micro-LED display technology across applications and bring it to commercialization. The funding round is led by long-time investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Khosla Ventures, and new investor Vanedge Capital, with participation from Shanda Grab Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, Advantech Capital, Liberty Global Ventures, Drew Perkins, Fusion Fund...
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2023-10-30

RayNeo Introduces Full-color 3D Display Smart Glasses Powered by Snapdragon AR1 at Snapdragon Summit 2023

The RayNeo X2 Lite smart glasses harness cutting-edge binocular full-color MicroLED displays, boasting exceptional visual qualities, smart AR features and an industry-leading ultra-light weight. Powered by the latest Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 Platform, the smart glasses offer innovative AI-backed live translation, smart assistant, 3D navigation, and HD camera features. The RayNeo X2 Lite is expected to be released in Q3 2024. MAUI, Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RayNeo™, an industry leader in consumer-grade augmented reality (AR) innovation...
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2023-10-30

Ledman collaborates with WG TECH to launch the world’s first PM Glass Substrate Micro LED display screen

On October 26th, 2023, the 6th China (International) Micro LED Display Summit Forum was held in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province. Martin Lee, Chairman and President of Ledman Brothers Optoelectronics, delivered a brilliant speech on the theme of “Progress of PM Glass Substrate Micro LED display technology” at the meeting, and announced that its Micro LED display technology research and development has made another major breakthrough, Together with WG TECH Optoelectronics, they officially launched the world’s first PM Glass Substrate Mic...
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2023-10-27

Dazzle Your Guests with Immersive Visuals from LG MAGNIT Micro LED

(LG Business Solutions) How is the hospitality industry meeting guests’ increased expectations? Hotels are more than a place to stay, they are a home away from home. Nowadays, travelers of both business and pleasure expect superior hotel customer experience when they set off for adventure. Guests want to be entertained and seek an elevated experience. And the competition is fierce. Hotels around the world are constantly evolving and updating their customer experience in hopes of improving and upgrading their current offering. But how can these hotels gain a competitiv...
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2023-10-27

Microsoft Patents New MicroLED Display for HoloLens 2 Successor

A news report has found Microsoft is innovating its display technologies to reinvigorate its spatial communications devices Microsoft has reportedly filed a new patent to develop a microLED display solution to enhance virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) experiences. Microsoft’s latest patent aims to improve functionality for devices like its HoloLens 2 and others, indicating a potential revival of its research and development (R&D) push, a report from MS Power User revealed. In it, Microsoft filed the display technology patent, which c...
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2023-10-17

Samsung hints at Micro LED displays for future Galaxy Watches

After pioneering OLED screens in laptops, smartphones, tablets, TVs, and wearables, Samsung is now working on the next big groundbreaking display technology: Micro LED. The South Korean firm has already released Micro LED TVs to bring the best of both OLEDs and LCDs. However, the company is looking to bring Micro LED to smartwatches. In a press release published earlier today by Samsung Korea, the company said that Samsung Electronics is considering using Micro LED panels for smartwatches and signage displays in the future. A rumor claims that S...
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2023-10-13

Mojo Vision Closes Successful New Series A Funding Round with $43.5M to Drive Micro-LED Development and Commercialization

SARATOGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mojo Vision, the high-performance micro-LED company, today announced a final close of its $43.5 million new Series A investment round to advance its micro-LED display technology across applications and bring it to commercialization. The funding round is led by long-time investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Khosla Ventures, and new investor Vanedge Capital, with participation from Shanda Grab Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, Advantech Capital, Liberty Global Ventures, Drew Perkins, Fusion Fund...
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2023-10-12

France doubles down on microLED pioneer with €120 million

MicroLED pioneer Aledia (Grenoble, France) has appointed Pierre Laboisse as CEO and raised €120 million in funds from existing backers, according to state-owned investor Bpifrance. Laboisse was previously an executive vice president at AMS-Osram and replaces Giorgio Anania, who remains on the company’s board of directors. Aledia SA (Grenoble, France) was spun off from French research institute CEA-Leti in 2011 to develop 3D microLED technology based on gallium nitride nanowires fabricated on large-area silicon wafers. The Aledia technology...
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2023-10-11

Micro-LEDs: The Luminous Future of Immersive Displays

HONG KONG- Following Apple's recent launch of mixed reality (MR) glasses, the importance of microdisplay technology has come to the forefront. Microdisplays are a critical and costly component of visual systems for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality applications. "Apple's venture into mixed reality, albeit remarkable, is tethered to MicroOLED displays. These come with their baggage—like soaring costs, compromised brightness, and longevity concerns," shared Dr. Eddy Hsu, the co-founder of the influential Rayleigh Vision with over 20-year ...
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2023-10-11

JBD Red MicroLEDs Microdisplay Brightness Surpass 1 Million Nits

JBD, a leading MicroLED display manufacturer, has announced that the brightness of its 0.13-inch red MicroLED chips has exceeded 1 million nits, once again setting a new record in the industry. Boosting red brightness has been the toughest challenge in MicroLEDs. Since its founding, JBD has focused on hybrid integrated semiconductor tech and insisted on AlGaInP for red LEDs. With the ideal bandgap for red, AlGaInP is the most mature material for high-performance red LEDs. Red MicroLED panelslight-up image JBD's achievement on record h...
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2023-10-03

First Apple Watch with micro-LED display still on track for late 2025

We’ve been hearing rumors about Apple adopting micro-LED displays in its products for a while now, but there’s still no sign of it happening anytime soon. Also according to rumors, Apple Watch could be the first product to receive the new display – and analyst Jeff Pu from Haitong Tech said in his latest report that this is still the case. According to him, the first Apple Watch with micro-LED is still on track for late 2025. Apple working on micro-LED Apple Watch Pu, who has sources in Apple’s supply chain, emphasized that many comp...
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2023-10-02

Avicena demonstrates first microLED based Transceiver IC in 16nm finFET CMOS for chip-to-chip communications at ECOC 2023

Avicena is showing the first 1Tbps microLED-based Transceiver IC in 16nm finFET CMOS as part of its LightBundleTM multi-Terabit interconnect technology LightBundle ASIC in 16nm finFET CMOS with transferred µLED and PD array and parallel electrical interface (Photo: Business Wire) SUNNYVALE, Calif. & GLASGOW, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avicena, a privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, is demonstrating its LightBundleTM multi-Tbps chip-to-chip interconnect technology at the European...
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2023-10-02

The Present, Next Step and Future of Micro LED

After years of research and planning in fields of the industry, academia, and research, Micro LED, known as the ultimate display technology, is entering a new stage of development this year. Micro LED applications for large-size displays and wearables are beginning to enter the mass production stage. However, it will still require a considerable amount of time for Micro LED to mature and be commercialized on a large scale. At the TrendForce-organized seminar “Next-gen Display Technologies and Trends”, Eric YB Chiou, senior research vice president at Tr...
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2023-09-23

The Great Need for Disruption in the Display Industry

When Nikhil Balram joined Mojo Vision, the company had initially been developing a smart contact lens. However, seeing the potential of its advanced MicroLED technology, Balram’s initial role was to spin this out as a separate display company. This plan shifted, however, as market conditions changed, and instead of spinning out a separate entity, Mojo Vision pivoted itself to focus disrupting the display industry. In our first interview with Balram, seen below, we talk about the need for change in the display industry, and how MicroLEDs may be architecting a disr...
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2023-09-12

DIC 2023: A Glance at New Display Technologies

On August 29, the three-day event DIC EXPO 2023 (Display Innovation China Expo 2023) kicked off at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), where display manufacturers throughout the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the display industry gathered to showcase the latest technologies of novel displays. During the event, display manufacturers (e.g., TCL, BOE, HKC, Tianma, JDI, MANTIX and Visionox), chipmakers (e.g., Prima, HGC, Highbroad, ShineOn, Chipone, ShanJin and SDK) and equipment providers (Coherent, HYC,...
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2023-08-30

Cheaper Apple Vision Pro Model Plan Outlined In New Report, With Two Display Suppliers Being Evaluated To Bring Down Cost

The current Apple Vision Pro features two 4K microLED panels that are only sourced from Sony, a manufacturer that was earlier reported to cap its annual display production at just a million units for the AR headset. With this massive hurdle, not only will Apple not be able to produce as many units as it wants, but having a single supplier also means that the company will have less room for negotiating display component prices. Fortunately, a new report states that two Chinese suppliers are currently being evaluated for their microLED technology, which can potentially bri...
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2023-08-29

JBD Releases Native Monolithic RGB MicroLED Platform

Shanghai, China, 28 August, 2023: Jade Bird Display (JBD), a world leader in MicroLED technology has announced prototype shipments of Phoenix series, which is the highly anticipated single panel monolithic RGB MicroLED micro-displays. While the Hummingbird, previously released and currently in volume production, targets 30-degree FOV application, the Phoenix series is designed to be used with 50+ degree FOV waveguides. The current engineering samples of Phoenix adopts 0.22” panel, with 2K resolution and 2.5um sub pixel pitch. A 2X2 array of sub-pix...
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New XLamp® Horticulture LEDs reduce height between lighting and plants to provide more uniform lighting and lower costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high effica... READ MORE

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interest... READ MORE