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...

Plessey Semiconductors, a leading developer of Micro LED display solutions, and Meta Platforms have collaborated to develop what is touted as the world’s brightest red Micro LED display, designed specifically for AR glasses.

An Innovation in Display Technology at CES 2025 Samsung Display introduced its stretchable concept screen at CES 2025, showcasing a groundbreaking leap in display innovation. Unlike conventional foldable or flexible displays, this stretchable screen can form a dome-like bulge at its center, producing a glasses-free 3D effect. Potential applications range from wearables to car dashboards and infotainment systems, offering a tantalizing look at the future of interactive displays.

CES 2025 opened on January 7 in Las Vegas, United States, drawing over 3,600 exhibitors to unveil the latest technological developments. This year’s event showcases innovations in Micro and Mini LED displays, with applications ranging from TVs and screens to AR glasses, automotive displays, and beauty mirrors.

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...

  Seoul Semiconductor, Seoul Viosys CES 2025 Exhibition Booth Global optoelectronics leader Seoul Semiconductor and Seoul Viosys (hereafter, "Seoul") participated in CES 2025, held in Las Vegas, USA, from January 7 to 10, 2024. Under the slogan "Paradigm Shift in Light by World First Technology," Seoul unveiled its groundbreaking technologies, highlighting its innovation in light. At this exhibition, Seoul's 'No-wire MicroLED Car Demo' garnered significant attention. The 6000nit brightness grille displays ap...

On January 7, 2025, the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) officially opened in Las Vegas, USA. As a globally renowned tech event, CES attracted numerous companies around the world. In the field of panels and displays, many new products and advanced technologies were unveiled. BOE (Photo credit: BOE) At CES 2025, BOE and its subsidiary, BOE Varitronix, presented a series of new products and announced cutting-edge smart cockpit technologies under the “HERO” initiative. LCD Innovations: BOE introduced ...

AUO is collaborating with Sony Honda Mobility to showcase the world’s first Micro LED Media Bar Solution mounted on the exterior of the AFEELA. The image shows that Dr. Frank ko, CEO and President of AUO, and Izumi kawanishi, Representative Director, President and COO of Sony Honda Mobility, demonstrates their commitment to continuous innovation, creating a more user-friendly engaging and smart experience for vehicle occupants. AUO, with its industry-leading Micro LED Display HMI (Human Machine Interface) Solutions, is collabora...

Ahead of the opening of CES 2025, Samsung Electronics showcased a range of new products at First Look 2025 — underscoring its technological leadership and introducing Vision AI, a new direction for AI screens. Samsung presented the future of AI technology, highlighting four key pillars: “On-Device AI,” “Connectivity,” “Personalized” and “Openness,” which are fully integrated with Knox Security, Bixby and Tizen OS. Vision AI: Bringing Personalized AI to the Center of Daily Life The Vision AI...

CarUX debuted Windshield Reflective Solution (WRS) CarUX Technology Pte. Ltd., with the direction “More than Display, and Far Beyond,” will showcase new vision solutions for automotive products based on her strategy, Harmonious User Experience “HUE”, from January 7th to 9th in Las Vegas, USA. CarUX keeps providing the differentiation elements and the freedom of stylish design, by bridging the technology to the automotive standards. The exhibition includes the first OLED solution of CarUX. As CarUX Chairman as well ...

AUO, one of the world's leading providers of display HMI solutions, is teaming up with its subsidiary, BHTC, to debut the company’s Smart Cockpit at CES 2025, January 7-10 in Las Vegas. Highlighting the theme of “Infinite Future, Unlimited Possibilities,” usher in a new era of future-bound mobility. The next-generation AUO Smart Cockpit 2025 integrates the excellent visual performance of AUO’s advanced Micro LED display, intuitive human-machine engagement and ground-breaking In-vehicle computing solution to show AUO total so...

Join TrendForce on January 8, 2025, at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel, USA, for an insightful seminar alongside CES 2025. TrendForce analysts will present on key topics, including near-eye display, AI Server, foundry, memory industry, and NAND market update. Highlights of the seminar are as follows. Future Vision: VR/AR Devices Driving Near-Eye Display Advancements VR/AR technologies and other metaverse devices, empowered by integration with AI capabilities, are poised to accelerate their adoption and impact across various aspects of human li...

In a breakthrough set to revolutionize the semiconductor industry, the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed the world’s first-of-its-kind deep-ultraviolet (UVC) microLED display array for lithography machines. This enhanced efficiency UVC microLED has showcased the viability of a lowered cost maskless photolithography through the provision of adequate light output power density, enabling exposure of photoresist films in a shorter time. Conducted under the supervision of Prof. KWOK Hoi-S...

In recent years, Chinese panel powerhouse Tianma has been doubling down on Micro LED technology, drawn by its myriad advantages like high contrast, wide color gamut, exceptional brightness, compact size, and high energy efficiency. At a Micro LED seminar held by TrendForce in 2024, Yong-Feng Liu, Product Planning Director at Tianma Micro LED Research Institute, shed light on the latest advancements in Micro LED technology and outlined the company’s strategies and future plans. Tianma Focuses on Three Key Micro LED Applications: Automotive Dis...

Micro LED technology is becoming a significant development focus in the display industry, but its research, development, and mass production face technical barriers and funding challenges. Therefore, corporate funding has become one of the key ways to drive breakthroughs and accelerate the industry’s development. Tianyancha, a Chinese corporate information website, reveals that YiCai Xin Guang Technology (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “YCXG”) announced the completion of its angel round funding on November 20. The amount financed was n...

CES 2025 is set to take place from January 7 to 10, 2025, in Las Vegas. Recently, several companies have released previews of their exhibits. What new LED products can we expect at this upcoming technology extravaganza? TCL: Showcasing the World's Largest QD-Mini LED TV TCL announced plans to introduce a range of innovative products and solutions at CES 2025. In the display segment, TCL will highlight the latest generation of Mini LED large-screen technology and the world’s largest QD-Mini LED TV. Other showcased products will i...

Foxconn has announced a partnership with Porotech to enter the AR glasses market, following partnership between the two companies focused on MicroLED microdisplays for AR applications announced in 2023. According to its press release, the collaboration aims to accelerate Foxconn’s strategic advancements in AR and MicroLED technologies while delivering high-performance, lightweight AR display solutions. Notably, Foxconn’s press release states that the company plans to establish a MicroLED wafer processing production line in Taichung, with mass prod...

According to a report from TechNews citing Financial Times, Meta is accelerating its development of AR devices to compete with Apple, Google, and others. The company plans to add a display layer to its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, as the report notes. Meta has partnered with Ray-Ban’s manufacturer, EssilorLuxottica, to develop the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Citing sources, the report from Financial Times reveals that Meta intends to incorporate a display layer into these glasses to show simple text and images, enabling the reception of service notifications and resp...

In a remarkable breakthrough in their research, Polar Light Technologies has achieved red light of 625 nm based on the company’s non-etching bottom-up concept. This means Polar Light Technologies have reached red, green, and blue pyramidal microLEDs using the same material compound. The pyramidal design has the ability to be manufacturable while maintaining excellent microLED performance, laying the foundation for monolithic RGB displays. This milestone marks the culmination of years of rigorous research and development, truly enabling spatial computing and ...

Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that PlayNitride, an industry leader in MicroLED technology, has qualified Veeco’s Lumina® MOCVD system for production of next-generation MicroLEDs, and also placed an order for two systems for delivery in 2025. PlayNitride’s decision followed a successful evaluation of Veeco’s Lumina® MOCVD system. “We’re pleased to partner with Veeco for production and commercialization of our industry-leading MicroLED technology for wearables, TVs, transparent displays and automotive,&rdquo...

VueReal, the leader in MicroSolid Printing™, is set to transform the microLED industry at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, January 7–10. The company will debut its groundbreaking Design Reference Kits, providing the industry with its first comprehensive tools to accelerate the adoption of microLED technology. The Design Reference Kits are designed to streamline product development across diverse sectors—including automotive, augmented reality (AR), consumer electronics, and lighting—enabling companies to bring microLED-powered products to mark...

With the announcement of 33rd (2025) Taiwan Excellence Awards, AUO shines once again by securing Silver Awards for the “AUO Smart Cockpit 2024”, the Solar PV Module Cleaning Robot “SunCleanBots” and the Solar power monitoring system “SunVeillance”, underscoring its commitment to technological and quality excellence. Additionally, AUO has nominated eight products in total, all products across　advanced displays, energy solutions, in-vehicle HMI solutions, and smart manufacturing were recognized with Taiwan Excellence A...

Scrona GEN3-128 ZURICH, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scrona AG, the micro-manufacturing startup and world record holder of the smallest ever printed color picture, will be demonstrating its new 128-nozzle printhead at CES. What: Scrona's cutting-edge printing platform achieves micro-meter precision, unmatched throughput, and exceptional material flexibility, targeted for the following applications: Semiconductor manufacturing: Scrona's technology offers revolutionary capabilities for die-attach applications by dispensing the smallest volumes of adhes...

HKC has announced a milestone for itself: the successful development of the world’s first 6.67-inch glass-based High Mobility Oxide (HMO) backplane MicroLED display panel. At the heart of HKC’s innovation is its proprietary HMO backplane, a second-generation metal oxide material that offers 20 to 50 times higher electron mobility compared to traditional amorphous silicon (a-Si). HKC’s display achieves peak brightness of 1000 nits, 95% brightness uniformity, an ultra-high contrast ratio exceeding 1,000,000:1, and 99% DCI-P3 wide color gamut ...

As 2024 draws to a close, the Micro LED microdisplay industry continues to make breakthroughs in areas including cooperation and financing, end-market applications, and technical performance upgrades, significantly accelerating the commercialization process. Over the past year, Micro LED technology has continuously evolved, with frequent collaborations within the industry. According to the initial figures from LEDinside, 17 partnerships have been established in 2024. Particularly in the field of AR glasses, significant progress has been made in Micro LED applications,...

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VRTUOLUO, a new media platform focused on the VR/AR industry, has conducted an in-depth analysis of the AR glasses industry, shedding light on the technological advancements that are shaping its future. Here is the full article: Tech giants are in a race to shape the future of innovation, with augmented reality (AR) glasses at the forefront of this technological revolution. Among the latest developments, Meta's introduction of "Orion"—a pioneering AR glasses prototype—stands out as ...

Introduction At SID Display Week in May 2024, MicroLED maker Jade Bird Display (JBD) had a large booth that showed their devices, a number of customer systems, and a “compensation demo.” JBD offered to loan me their compensation demo. After sending me one of the demos from SID and my taking many pictures to evaluate it, JBD informed me that they would be able to send me a newer demo in a couple of months, so I decided to wait for the newer system before reporting my results. Between the availability of the systems and my travel, many months have ...

South China University of Technology and Guangdong Choicore Optoelectronics Company Ltd in China report on using graded indium gallium nitride (InGaN) quantum barriers (QBs) in blue light-emitting diode (LED) to improve the modulation frequency performance of devices grown on silicon (Si) with a view to deployment in visible light communication (VLC) systems [Lei Lei et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online 11 November 2024]. The team sees VLC as a potential supplement to the overcrowded spectrum of existing wireless communication systems. ...

Rumors about an impending set of Samsung Smart Glasses have been circulating for a while now. Samsung’s team has dropped plenty of hints that the company is planning on entering the XR market. They even confirmed at the “Unpacked 2024” event that an XR device would be arriving soon. Unfortunately, the company has been a little stingy with the details. Recent leaks suggest that Samsung could enter the “smart wearables” market sooner than we thought. According to a leak revealed at the end of October 2024, Samsung filed a patent with the ...