Tokyo, Japan, July 19, 2023 – Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it has developed a material that can bond micro-electronic components at temperatures more than 30°C lower than with existing technologies—less than half their levels and under low-pressure conditions. It achieved this breakthrough by integrating adhesion technology with its RAYBRID® photodefinable conductive material, which it is developing for wiring in electronic components, touch sensors, and other applications. The company plans to start mass production in early 2025. RAYBR...

LED chips to be under 10 micrometers in size, VP says 'OLEDoS technology had limits in brightness for AR devices' Image: Samsung Display Samsung Display has started the development of LED on silicon (LEDoS) microdisplay technology for applications in augmented reality (AR) devices. Samsung Display Vice President and Head of Technology Strategy Team Gong Min Kim believed that in the coming future, LEDoS will replace OLED on silicon (OLEDoS) as the dominant display when it comes to AR devices. OLEDoS had limitatio...

On the evening of July 11, San’an Optoelectronics announced its earnings guidance for the first half of 2023. Due to a decrease in selling prices of LED chips and increased accrued expenses, the chipmaker expects a year-on-year decline of over 75% in net profit for 1H23. Earnings to Shrink with a 15.24% Decrease in LED Chip Revenue Due to the slow demand recovery in 1H23, San’an posted a year-on-year drop in revenue to 6.469 billion yuan (4.33% YoY), with operating costs growing 4.42% to 5.592 billion yuan and gross margin being cut by 530 million yuan...

The advent of semiconductor MicroLEDs has paved the way for advancements in spatially modulated imaging, optical wireless communications, wearable/implantable optoelectronic displays, and biomedical sensor systems. However, their integration onto non-native substrates has posed a challenge for mass production, hindering their deployment in devices such as televisions, smartphones, tablets, and flexible substrates like smart wristbands. Fortunately, Scientists from the University of Strathclyde in the UK have made significant progress in addressing the challenge of transferring mi...

With the release of Apple’s Vision Pro, its Micro OLED display technology has caught the attention of many. In fact, global Micro OLED display manufacturers have been working in this field for many years. In recent years, Chinese players have been particularly active in this area. How have various manufacturers progressed? What products have they launched, and what applications have they achieved? This article aims to provide you with a basic understanding of the global Micro OLED manufacturers' situation. eMagin eMagin Corporation was founded i...

Apple is tipped to release an Apple Watch Ultra with a micro-LED screen in 2026. That’s good and bad news. The good news is that Apple finally looks like producing a micro-LED device. It has been a long wait. It’s 9 years since Apple acquired LuxVue Technology in 2014. That company had been working on the development of micro-LED technology way back then. The bad news is that earlier projections suggested an Apple Watch Ultra with a micro-LED display would be available a year earlier. Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) had predict...

  “2022 Global LED Market Share Database” by Omdia, June 2023 (Source: Omdia) SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to TrendForce's “2022 Global LED Lighting Market Analysis” and the database released by Omdia, Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:046890), a global optical semiconductor company, has ranked third in the global market and first in Korea, which is a reflection of the company's remarkable accomplishments of over 18,000 new technology patents. Such recognition for Seoul ...

SARATOGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mojo Vision, the high-performance micro-LED company, announced today it successfully powered the world's highest-density (14K ppi) red micro-LED microdisplay. The powering of the red micro-LED display is an important step in overcoming challenges of delivering high-performance and reliable full-color micro-LED displays. Mojo Vision used its proprietary Quantum Dot (QD) process to display visually vibrant, state-of-the-art red micro-LEDs, measuring 1.37um in diameter and set on a 1.87um pitch. The visual qua...

Mojo Vision reaches historic milestone to advance micro-LED commercialization with key design and manufacturing breakthrough SARATOGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mojo Vision, the high-performance micro-LED company, today announced an important development and process milestone with the successful light-up of the first-ever 300mm blue GaN-on-Silicon micro-LED array wafer. This accomplishment marks important progress towards maturing micro-LED manufacturing at state-of-the-art 300 mm CMOS fabs. This is Mojo Vision’s fourth world record in t...

Tesla supplier to turn Singapore manufacturing base into regional service hub Display maker AUO is mulling how to transform its facility in Singapore, with options including moving some of the production equipment to Taiwan for use in micro-LED development. (Photo courtesy of AUO)   TAIPEI -- Display maker AUO is preparing to scale back production at its facility in Singapore and possibly move some of the plant's equipment back to Taiwan as the company steps up its bet on advanced micro-LED screens, a technology Apple is also aggressively pursui...

The new OP03011 LCOS panel integrates the array and frame buffer into an ultra-compact single-chip solution that is lightweight and low-power for smart glasses SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OMNIVISION, a leading global developer of semiconductor solutions, including advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display technology, today announced a new 648p single-chip liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) panel for next-generation augmented reality (AR), extended reality (XR) and mixed reality (MR) glasses and head-mounted displa...

Mojo Vision and DigiLens to advance augmented reality products with groundbreaking technology SARATOGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mojo Vision, the high-performance micro-LED company, has partnered with DigiLens Inc., an innovator in head-worn holographic display and waveguide technology, to integrate its micro-LED technology with DigiLens’ breakthrough surface relief gratings (SRG) technology and waveguides for peak optimization. The partnership will accelerate development of products for the augmented reality (AR)/extended reality (XR) ma...