On September 3, Microsoft Research Cambridge in the UK announced that its team has successfully built a novel Analog Optical Computer (AOC) using Micro LED light sources, optical lenses, and a smartphone camera sensor. The research result was published in the latest issue of Nature and is expected to enable breakthroughs in financial settlement, medical imaging, and artificial intelligence. Unlike conventional digital computers that rely on binary logic, the AOC performs computation through optical physical processes, helping bypass some bottlenecks of digital co...

Micro LED penetration in consumer electronics is accelerating. Following Samsung’s launch of its 140-inch Micro LED TV in 2023, Garmin is set to introduce the Fenix 8 Pro smartwatch with Micro LED in 2025, alongside Sony Honda’s planned 30-inch automotive display in its Afeela model at the end of the same year. These milestone products mark Micro LED’s entry into key application segments. TrendForce believes their rollout will gradually boost the Micro LED chip market revenue, which is projected to reach US$461 million by 2029. The hig...

A small Microsoft Research team had lofty goals when it set out four years ago to create an analog optical computer that would use light as a medium for solving complex problems. From the beginning, they wanted to build it using commercially available parts – micro-LED lights, optical lenses and sensors from smartphone cameras – so that it would be affordable, and later, possible to manufacture with existing supply chains. Further, they envisioned a device that could be 100 times faster and 100 times more energy efficient in solving certain problems, as well as dura...

Mojo Vision, the high-performance micro-LED platform company, today announced the close of its $75 million Series B Prime investment round to support the commercialization of its powerful and flexible micro-LED platform. The round was led by Vanedge Capital, with significant investments made by current shareholders, including Edge Venture Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Fusion Fund, Knollwood Capital, Dolby Family Ventures, and Khosla Ventures, and new shareholders, including imec.xpand, Keymaker, Ohio Innovation Fund, and Hyperlink Ventures. ...

AUO, a global leader in next-generation display technologies, has teamed up with Garmin, a leading global provider of smartwatches and GPS-enabled technology across diverse markets, to launch the Garmin fēnix 8 Pro MicroLED—the world’s first smartwatch equipped with Micro LED display technology. This 1.4-inch display features an ultra-high pixel density of 326 PPI, delivering exceptional brightness, high dynamic contrast, and vivid color saturation for an unparalleled visual experience. By integrating Micro LED technology, AUO and Garmin are rede...

On August 20, Ennostar teamed up for the first time with edge computing leader ADLINK to jointly participate in the 2025 Taiwan Robotics and Smart Automation Show, targeting the fast-growing automation and robotics market. Ennostar stated that the exhibition highlights Mini LED and Micro LED human-machine interface (HMI) displays and automation sensing solutions, demonstrating the company’s integration strengths in smart sensing and advanced display technologies, which marks its official entry into the emerging robotics application markets. Ennostar noted ...

SAPIEN Semiconductors is committed to closely collaborating with key customers in the global Micro LED display industry to deliver innovative solutions. In addition, the company successfully went public on the KOSDAQ in 2024, generating revenue of KRW 7.99 billion, a 149% increase year-over-year. The company has also established an office in Silicon Valley to better serve its customers, including major tech giants in the US. TrendForce is very pleased to conduct a phone interview with Myunghee Lee (CEO) and Ethan Jin (CSO) of SAPIEN Semiconductors...

On August 9, GoerTek Inc. announced that, in order to promote the maturity of Micro LED–related technologies and products and to support the future development of its AI smart glasses and AR (augmented reality) business, its controlling subsidiary, GoerTek (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., plans to provide a five-year interest-bearing loan with equity return rights of up to USD 100 million to UK-based Haylo using its own funds. Haylo will use the loan to acquire 100% equity of Plessey Semiconductors Limited (“Plessey”) and to inject additional capit...

Following rival Samsung, which has long sold LTPS TFT-based MicroLED signage, LG Electronics is now developing a 130-inch MicroLED product using LTPS TFT glass instead of a traditional PCB, as revealed by TheElec. Notably, while Samsung sources its LTPS TFT panels from Taiwan’s AUO, LG’s earlier MicroLED signage relied solely on PCB, leaving little room for collaboration with LG Display, according to the report. As SamMobile previously reported, Samsung aimed to make MicroLED TVs more affordable by replac...

AUO Corporation today held its investor conference and announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2025(1). Consolidated revenues in the second quarter of 2025 were NT$69.24 billion, down by 4.0% quarter-over-quarter and down by 6.8% year-over-year. AUO’s net profit attributable to owners of the Company for the second quarter of 2025 was NT$1.95 billion, with a basic EPS(2) of NT$0.26. Highlights of consolidated results for the second quarter of 2025 Revenues of NT$69.24 billion Operating profit of NT$1.50 billion N...

As per Yonhap, on July 15, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced a plan to invest 484 billion KRW (approximately USD 350 million) by 2032 to develop iLED (Inorganic Light-Emitting Diode) display technology, which includes Micro LED, QD LED, and nano LED. The South Korean government stated that while the country currently holds a leading position in the OLED market, it still lags behind in the iLED sector, with LED epi-wafers, chips, and materials heavily reliant on imports. This investment aims to cultivate ...

VueReal, the pioneer in MicroSolid Printing™ technology, today announced a strategic distribution partnership with ACA TMetrix, a premier Canadian distributor of high-tech test and measurement solutions. Through this collaboration, VueReal’s Reference Design Kits (RDKs) and microLED evaluation platforms will be exclusively distributed by ACA TMetrix across Canada, empowering engineering teams to accelerate the adoption of next-generation display technologies in key markets such as automotive, defense, and consumer electronics. At the core of th...

Targeting next-generation of display technology, CEA-Leti today presented its heterogeneous co-integration of GaN microLED technology and organic photodetectors (OPDs), a major step toward multifunctional displays that combine both display and sensing capabilities. The results were presented in a paper at the Display Week conference titled “Co-Integration of Organic Photodetector with MicroLED Dedicated to Multifunctional Display Application." As the demand for innovative and interactive displays continues to grow, microLED technology has emer...

Innolux Corporation will participate in the global display technology event SID Display Week 2025 in San Jose, U.S. from May 13 to 15. The company will showcase a series of value-added applications of display technologies for smart cities with a new look, including new AI-driven models across art, education, fashion, and medical care, as well as cross-domain development to forge a new digital life era. Evolving key technologies bring forth a new generation of MicroLED application innovation 　　Leveraging its deep experience in cutting-edge display technology and ...

A collaboration between Lumileds and Eindhoven University of Technology has produced a technology breakthrough that employs metasurfaces integrated at the chip level to significantly improve MicroLED emission directionality and enhance MicroLED efficiency. This technology holds promise for a wide range of LED applications. This breakthrough offers the potential for much greater MicroLED display luminance and significantly more effective optical coupling for applications such as augmented reality or data communication applications This pioneering work is published in...

Japanese company Toyoda Gosei is making waves in the world of tiny displays, announcing progress on a new type of monolithic Micro LED screen that could eventually power brighter augmented reality glasses and other next-gen gadgets with lower costs and higher resolutions. The displays, created by stacking layers of indium gallium nitride (InGaN), achieves red, green, and blue (RGB) three-color emission. Currently, many micro-displays is engineered with OLED technology, which often struggles to produce enough brightness, especially if they are used outdoors in sunlight &n...

On March 19, BOE HC Semi’s Micro LED factory, the world’s first 6-inch Micro LED mass production line, held its product delivery ceremony in Jinwan District, Zhuhai. During the ceremony, BOE HC Semi unveiled its latest Micro LED products and officially delivered Chip on Wafer (COW) and Micro Pixel Display (MPD) products to customers. According to available information, the BOE HC Semi Micro LED factory was invested in and built by BOE HC Semi Optoelectronics (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. The factory commenced constructi...

Ennostar, a global leader in optoelectronic semiconductors, has designated Micro LED as one of its key high-value strategic focus areas under its“3+1”strategy. With rapid technological advancements and an expanding ecosystem, Micro LED applications have evolved beyond displays into automotive and AI optical communications, unlocking new growth potential. Recognized as the next-generation display technology, Micro LED continues to gain momentum as major global brands actively adopt it. According to TrendForce, the Micro LED chip market is projected to exp...

‘Downscaling’, the process of making elementary devices smaller in size, is at the heart of many technological breakthroughs in computing, information display, and human-machine interactions. For example, the downscaling of transistors has accelerated the speed of computers following the Moore’s law. Similarly, the down-sizing of LEDs based on III-V semiconductors led to the invention of micro-LEDs, which are considered as an ‘ultimate technology’ for displays. However, micro-LEDs are very expensive to make as they require costly processes i...

On March 11, the world’s largest embedded systems exhibition, Embedded World 2025, kicked off at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center in Germany. Tianma showcased its cutting-edge display technologies and solutions. During the event’s “embedded award 2025” ceremony, Tianma’s 8”Micro-LED IRIS HUD was honored with the “Electronic Displays” award, recognizing its significant contributions to the field. Tianma has introduced the automotive industry’s first-ever 8”Micro-LED Integrated Reflective Image Sy...

On March 12, U.S. smart glasses company Vuzix announced that Xander™, a company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has placed an order for Vuzix Shield™ smart glasses. This marks the largest additional order Vuzix has received to date. The order aims to meet the growing market demand for the Xander Glasses™ solution, which, along with its supporting software, provides real-time captions to help individuals with hearing impairments communicate more easily. It is reported that the Xander Glasses product utilizes Vuzix Shield smart glasses and is r...

According to TrendForce’s latest report “Gold+ Member: Global LED Market Demand and Supply Database and LED Industry Quarterly Update”, in 2025, due to the impact of increased tariffs imposed by the United States, rising business costs have led to higher product prices, suppressing global consumer demand. However, sectors such as the Micro/Mini LED, automotive LED, horticultural lighting, and UV / IR LED markets continue to grow. Overall, the LED market value is estimated to reach USD 13.003 billion in 2025. TrendForce has ...

On March 7, 2025, Saphlux, Inc. officially unveiled the QD-COB Pro, a professional-level quantum dot Micro-LED direct-view display solution, at the Shenzhen International Smart Display & System Integration Exhibition (ISLE). QD-COB Pro is the first Micro-LED direct-view display product to achieve full-angle color accuracy with no color shift. Featuring premium quantum dot LED chips, exceptional color performance, and advanced packaging technology, this solution dedicates to professional design, CAVE immersive, virtual production, multimedia crea...

In response to growing demands for eco-friendly solutions, cost optimization, and high-speed printing, the printer industry is entering a pivotal phase of technological transformation. As a trailblazer in MicroLED innovation, JBD proudly presents its newly launched MicroLED Printhead Module. Boasting a compact footprint, swift performance, high accuracy, low power consumption, ultra-quiet operation, and heightened reliability, this cutting-edge module is engineered to deliver significant commercial value for printer manufacturers. Building upon continuous breakthroughs in...

According to a report by TechCrunch on February 19, the Canada-based optical interconnect startup Hyperlume has secured a $12.5 million seed round—an infusion that underscores growing interest from major backers including Intel Capital. Hyperlume is on a mission to develop low-cost, chip-to-chip optical interconnect technology designed specifically for the short-range communications found in AI computing racks. In today’s data centers, where energy consumption hit 4.4% of U.S. electricity in 2023 and could soar to 12% by 2028, a significant share of power is devo...

According to a report from OLED-info, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MTIE) has announced a funding package of 38.7 billion won (approximately USD 26.5 million) to bolster the nation’s display industry. The initiative aims to strengthen South Korea’s competitive edge in the display sector, particularly in the face of growing competition from China, as the report highlights. The primary objective of this new initiative is to support South Korea’s OLED and MicroLED display industry. According to the repor...

From February 4 to 7, 2025, LEDMAN, a global leader in Micro LED display technology, made a remarkable debut at the ISE 2025 exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, showcasing its self-developed Original AI Pixel Sharing Engines Technology (“PSE Energy-Saving Ice Screen Technology”) alongside a series of Micro LED display products. The groundbreaking technological innovations and exceptional product performance received unanimous praise from global clients and industry experts, firmly establishing the series as the focal point of the event. Ori...

Microscale light-emitting diodes (micro-LEDs) are emerging as a next-generation display technology for optical communications, augmented and virtual reality, and wearable devices. Metal-halide perovskites show great potential for efficient light emission, long-range carrier transport, and scalable manufacturing, making them potentially ideal candidates for bright LED displays. However, manufacturing thin-film perovskites suitable for micro-LED displays faces serious challenges. For example, thin-film perovskites may exhibit inhomogeneous light emission, and their surfaces ...

Smartkem, which is seeking to change the world of electronics using its disruptive organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), announced that it has completed the first sale of its TRUFLEX® semiconductor materials to its joint development partner, Shanghai Chip Foundation Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. ("Chip Foundation"), a manufacturer of semiconductor and integrated circuit devices, for use by Chip Foundation in the co-development of a new generation of microLED-based backlight technology for Liquid Crystal Displays. Smartkem Chairman and CE...

Taiwanese LED packaging companies are ramping up their transformation efforts, pivoting away from standard products to explore diversified segments such as invisible light products, Micro LEDs, semiconductors, and silicon photonics. They are also seeking new growth opportunities in AI applications. Leading manufacturer Everlight recently hosted an investor conference, highlighting its strong position as one of the top five global players in photocouplers. The company continues to focus on high-end photocouplers and expects robust gross margins to persist through 2025. Photo...