CONNECT WITH US
Alternatives to LCD
OLED may not be replacing LCD as mainstream, but micro LED stands a chance
IN THE NEWS
Friday 3 February 2023
PlayNitride mulls 8-inch microLED chip production
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker PlayNitride is considering manufacturing microLED chips using 8-inch wafers, with subcontract trial lines likely to become available in the first half of...
Thursday 2 February 2023
micro LED unlikely to compete with e-paper, says E Ink chairman
While micro LED technology is in continued development for application, the technology is unlikely to become a competitor for electronic paper (e-paper), according to chairman and...
Wednesday 1 February 2023
Apple developing micro LED to become technology leader
Apple has been reportedly developing micro LED technology for initial application on Apple Watch Ultra, expected to be launched in 2024. Since current production cost for micro LED...
Tuesday 31 January 2023
Hisense steps up investment in upstream LED supply chain
China-based TV vendor Hisense has stepped up investing in the upstream LED supply chain, looking to enhance its in-house developed miniLED and microLED display technologies, according...
Monday 16 January 2023
Samsung Electronics to launch series microLED TVs in 2023
Samsung Electronics will launch microLED TVs of seven sizes in 2023, according to industry sources.
Thursday 12 January 2023
MicroLED display boom to buoy PlayNitride revenues in 2023, 2024
The adoption of microLED displays among large-, small- and medium-size device applications is expected to grow substantially starting 2023, which will buoy microLED chipmaker PlayNitride's...
Monday 9 January 2023
2022 car display shipments might miss target, according to DIGITIMES Research
Car display shipments during 2022 are forecast to remain short of 200 million sheets. Notably, center control display (CCD) shipments are expected to decrease to 95.3 million sheets...
Friday 6 January 2023
Samsung Electronics plans to launch 89-inch LTPS TFT-based microLED TV
Samsung Electronics plans to launch 89-inch microLED TVs with microLED panels based on LTPS (low-temperature polysilicon) TFT glass backplanes in the third or fourth quarter of 2023,...
Wednesday 28 December 2022
MicroLED, miniLED to drive ESD protection component demand
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection component demand is promising thanks to the growing demand for microLED- and miniLED-backlight displays, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Friday 16 December 2022
Ams Osram expects commercialization of small-size microLED displays within 2 years
Germany-based LED maker Ams Osram expects the commercialization of small-size microLED displays to take place within two years.
Friday 16 December 2022
microLED tends to become mainstream of XR-use panels
As global demand for XR (extended reality) headsets is expected to take off in 2023, microLED panels tend to surpass LCD and OLED panels to become mainstream, specifically for XR...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
Sanan raises CNY7.9 billion for capacity ramps
Sanan Optoelectronics, the largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker, has raised a total of CNY7.9 billion (US$1.13 billion) and will utilize the proceeds to accelerate...
Monday 12 December 2022
Harvatek to focus on miniLED, microLED packaging in 2023
LED packaging service provider Harvatek will focus on miniLED and microLED in 2023, according to the company.
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Can Taiwan LED makers benefit from government-proposed tax incentives?
The Taiwan government has proposed an income tax credit to encourage R&D of innovative technologies and products as well as purchases of equipment used in advanced manufacturing...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Micro LED, optical waveguide combination to become new mainstream for AR optical systems, says DIGITIMES Research
The quality of optical systems has a high influence on users' immersion experience when using VR, AR, or MR. With the birth of Micro LED-based micro-displays in 2022 and the popularity...