Epistar started its shipment of Mini LED products since the third quarter of 2018 and plans to increase the production by the first quarter of 2019. Its spin-off subsidiary of VCSEL manufacturing is also expanding its 4-inch and 6-inch products.
The applications of Epistar’s Mini LED products include backlight for gaming monitors and notebooks and fine-pitch displays. The company expects the market momentum of displays will push the growth of its Mini LED and hope to boost the business by 2020.
Epistar Semiconductor, the spin-off subsidiary of Epistar, has focused on VCSEL development. Its 4-inch products are used for mobile phone switch and wireless headphone. The company plans to release 6-inch products for sensing applications such as Time of Flight (ToF) and structured light in small volume by the first half of 2019.