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Tuesday 13 April 2021
MicroLED may start taking off at year-end 2021, says PlayNitride executive
Development of microLED applications has been gaining momentum, with commercialization of the technology likely to begin at year-end-2021 at the earliest, according to Falcon Liu,...
Monday 12 April 2021
China panel makers keen on miniLED development
Leading China-based panel makers China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT), BOE Technology and Tianma Micro-electronics have stepped up efforts developing miniLED applications,...
Wednesday 24 March 2021
Unikorn to make microLED for Epistar
III-V compound semiconductor maker Unikorn Semiconductor is expected to undertake outsourced production of microLED panels for LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar, according...
Monday 25 January 2021
Ingentec develops CMW substrates for miniLED, microLED production
Ingentec, which makes specialty gases used in semiconductor and display panel manufacturing, has developed CMW (copper magnetic wafer) substrates to match its vertical LED structure...
Monday 11 January 2021
Samsung to advance QLED, microLED TV technologies in 2021
Samsung Electronics is expected to adopt a two-pronged approach to push the sales of its QLED and microLED TVs in 2021, in response to fellow company LG Electronics' efforts to promote...
Tuesday 29 December 2020
Global LCD panel shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Global large-size LCD panel shipments will fall at a CAGR of -0.3% 2020 through 2025, while shipments of small-to-medium-size panels will be at 0.14%.
Monday 28 December 2020
PlayNitride partners with EOSRL for microLED
PlayNitride, a Taiwan-based developer of microLED technology, has signed a 4-year cooperation pact with Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (EOSRL) for developing...
Friday 11 December 2020
Samsung set to commercialize microLED TVs in 2021
Samsung Electronics is set to launch its microLED TV lineup in the first quarter of 2021, heralding the arrival of the next-generation TV products.
Thursday 22 October 2020
MicroLED pioneer: Q&A with PlayNitride chairman Charles Li
MicroLED looks like it is going to take the display market by storm in the next decade or so. Established in 2014, PlayNitride is a pioneer in developing microLED, and has aggressive...
Wednesday 7 October 2020
Lextar partners with X Display for microLED
Taiwan-based Lextar Electronics and US-based X Display (XDC) have announced a partnership concerning the development of microLED displays.
Wednesday 30 September 2020
Foxconn developing micro LED AR smart glasses
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) is developing AR smart glasses based on micro LED displays, according to industry sources.
Thursday 17 September 2020
PlayNitride to construct 2nd micro LED line
Taiwan-based PlayNitride plans to kick off construction at its second micro LED chip production line soon, having secured the first part of the funds for its US$50 million expansion...
Friday 28 August 2020
Micro LED in last mile till volume production, says PlayNitride chairman
Micro LED chips and displays are in the last phase of development towards volume production, according to PlayNitride chairman and CEO Charles Li.
Monday 10 August 2020
Micro LED to be first adopted by smartwatches, says Epistar chairman
Smartwatches will be the first major applications for micro LED with volume adoption likely to take place 3-4 years from now, according to Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye.
Thursday 6 August 2020
PlayNitride to set up second micro LED production line
PlayNitride, to fund its plan to set up its second micro LED production line, will raise additional paid-in capital of US$50 million by the end of September 2020, according to the...