Plessey Semiconductors of Plymouth, England, reported that it is partnering with Vuzix, a developer of technology for Smart Glasses. The goal of the partnership is to create the necessary technologies for a new generation of Artificial Reality (AR) Smart Glasses, using a combination of Plessey’s microLED light source product family, …
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Light Polymers Introduces Crystallin PDC Phosphor Down Conversion Films for Mini and Micro-LEDs
Light Polymers, a nanochemistry firm specializing in lyotropic liquid crystals introduced its Crystallin technology for emerging micro and mini LED display applications. According to the company, the new material, based on its lyotropic liquid crystal technology, Crystallin will accelerate adoption of micro and mini-LEDs in displays for automotive, laptops, desktops, …
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Partners with Rohinni on Mini and Micro LED Solutions
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., a packaging and electronics assembly firm based in Singapore, reported that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Rohinni LLC (Rohinni) of Idaho, USA to help design, commercialize, and distribute next-generation micro and mini LED solutions. Next-generation LED technologies may improve efficiency and reduce …
AU Optronics Demos Highest Resolution Full-Color TFT-Driven Micro LED Display
At SID’s Display Week 2018, AU Optronics of Hsinchu, Taiwan debuted what the company claims to be the world’s highest resolution and full-color TFT-driven micro LED display technology. Micro LED technology is utilized for self-emissive displays with micro-LED array structure. Such displays deliver high brightness, high contrast ratio, and wide …
Micro-LED Display Market Expected to Take Off Beginning in 2019, According to Research and Markets
The micro-LED display market is expected to take off at an amazing rate over the next six years, according to a forecast from Research and Markets. According to the firm, portions of the market will come from their use in smartwatches, NTE devices including augmented and virtual reality, smartphones, TVs, …
Micro-LED Display Startup VueReal Raises $10.5 Million and Collaborates with Veeco to Develop Mass Transfer Techniques
Micro-LED display startup VueReal of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, has raised $10.5 Million on initial closing of Series A Funding. The company also reported a collaboration with MOCVD equipment maker Veeco to help solve issues related to micro LED mass production and mass transfer for display fabrication. VueReal says it will …
Samsung Plans Intro of Large Micro LED TV Models in Second Half of 2018
Samsung Electronics intends to introduce large Micro LED TVs during the second half of 2018, according to a DigiTimes article, which cited sources in Taiwan’s TV supply train. The new Micro LED TV launch is Samsung’s attempt to counter the reduced shipments from its LCD TV business unit that posted …
Samsung Rumored to be Planning Investment in Micro LED Developer PlayNitride
Samsung Electroncs plans to invest in Taiwan-based micro LED technology developer PlayNitride, according to a Digitimes article, which cited industry sources. PlayNitride declined to comment about the claimed future investment in the company. Samsung debuted a 146-inch micro LED TV, The Wall, at CES 2018 in January, and the company …
Samsung Debuts 146-Inch Modular MicroLED TV
On January 7, Just before CES 2018, Samsung unveiled its new 146-inch modular microLED TV at the Enclave event venue in Las Vegas. The company apply named the modular TV “The Wall”, which it describes as the first modular TV for consumers. The Wall employs a bezel-less modular structure utilizing …
Plessey Plans MicroLED Display Product Release in First Half of 2018
Plessey Semiconductors, a company known for its gallium nitride on silicon LED technology, announced the company’s intent to be the first to market with a monolithic microLED based display. Several companies so far have showcased prototype microLED displays. However, no firms have released microLED display products yet. Also, Plessey is …
