January 2022

According to The Elec, Samsung will reduce the price of its latest microLED TVs by 40% compared to its older models, compared to the price of its 110-inch TV launched in 2021.

The 2021 110-inch TV was priced at around $140,000. The new 89" model will cost $80,000 while a 114-inch model, which will launch later in 2022, will cost $100,000. The price of Samsung's 2022 101-inch microLED TV hasn't been decided yet.

Content marketing has become a vital part of any marketing strategy, and this is especially true for highly technical markets like the display industry. Today, we published a new video - an online lecture that discusses content marketing techniques and strategies for display industry professionals.

Content marketing involves the creation of articles, videos or any other media types that provide useful content to your audience, thus encouraging user connection, increasing brand awareness and loyalty, and of course generating useful industry leads.

This is a sponsored post by Coherent

Coherent is a leading global supplier of lasers and photonics technology. For the MicroLED industry, Coherent provides several solutions from a single laser source, optical systems up to an integrated system for the three vital processes in MicroLED fabrication – Laser Lift-Off (LLO), Laser-Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT), and Repair/Trimming.

Coherent recently published a new white paper that provides an update on how high-energy ultraviolet laser beams enable LLO and LIFT processes. The white paper shows the importance of a perfect combination of laser and optical design to a how these lasers ensure placement accuracy and mass transfer that will remain future-proof as microLED chip die size continues to shrink.

AR developer Mojo Vision announced that it has raised $45 million in its Series B-1 round, which brings its total funding to $205 million. Investors in this new round include Amazon Alexa Fund, PTC, Edge Investments and HiJoJo Partners.

Mojo Vision also announced that it has partnered with several leading sports brands, including Adidas, Wearable X, Trailforks, Slopes and 18Birdies. Together with these companies, Mojo "showcased at CES 2022 the potential role an effectively eye-mounted display could play in the lives of professional athletes".

Market research company TrendForce estimates that the market for microLED chips used in large-area displays will grow from $54 million in 2022 to $4.5 billion in 2026, a CAGR of 204%. The market will continue to grow and by 2030 TrendForce sees revenues of tens of billions of dollars.

There are still obstacles to overcome - technical challenges in both backplane technologies, transfer technologies and driving technologies, and the high cost of the microLED chips themselves.

JBD announced a partnership with tooz to combine curved waveguide including prescription with a color microLED display engine.

The two companies say that combining these two technologies enable sharp, full-color virtual screens, in a slim and stylish for factor, while fulfilling individual vision correction. The two companies will demonstrate a first prototype next week.

Today we published new versions of our market reports - that cover different segments of the microLED industry. MicroLED-Info provides comprehensive niche MicroLED market reports, and our reports cover everything you need to know about the niche market, and can be useful if you want to understand how the MicroLED industry works and what this technology can provide for your own industry. The reports are now updated to January 2022.

The MicroLED Transfer Process Report:

• Different transfer technologies and process
• Information on all companies involved in this industry
• Future technologies and roadmaps
• Information on transfer-less production

The report package also provides a complete list of microLED transfer process developers and their current (and future) products, and over 15 presentations and papers. Read more here!

MicroLED-Info is happy to announce the 2022 edition of The MicroLED Handbook. This book is a comprehensive guide to MicroLED display technology, industry and market. MicroLED displays are thin, efficient, bright and flexible and are on track to revolutionize the display industry. The handbook is now updated to January 2022 and lists recent developments and new companies, initiatives and research activities.

Reading this book, you'll learn all about:

• MicroLED technology, materials and production processes
• How MicroLEDs compare to LCDs and OLEDs
• What are the challenges towards commercial production
• LED technology and manufacturing processes
• MicroLED driving and full-color architectures
• The MicroLED displays currently on the market

The book also provides: The book also provides: an in-depth guide to MicroLED Microdisplays, potential applications of MicroLED displays, a comprehensive list of MicroLED companies, an introduction to other emerging display technologies (such as quantum dots and OLEDs), a current overview of the MicroLED market, market and industry forecasts and much more!

In March 2020, we reported that CSoT (owned by TCL) and San'an Optoelectronics have agreed to co-develop micro LED materials and production processes and equipment, in a 300 million Yuan (around $43 million USD) investment.

A few days ago it was reported by the Xiamen Xiang'an Industrial Zone that the new CSoT/San'an joint project have been officially launched. CSoT and San'an Optoelectronics established a new company called Xiamen Xinying Display Technology, which will establish an R&D base in the Xiang'an industrial zone.

MicroLED-Info and Perovskite-Info are happy to announce the 2022 edition of The Perovskite Handbook. This book is a comprehensive guide to perovskite materials, applications and industry, and it is now updated to January 2022 and lists recent developments and new companies, initiatives and research activities.

Perovskites are an exciting class of materials that feature a myriad of exciting properties. Perovskites are now entering the display market, with applications in quantum dots, LEDs, lasers and more.

Reading this book, you'll learn all about:

• Different perovskite materials, their properties and structure
• How perovskites can be made, tuned and used
• What kinds of applications perovskites are suitable for
• Perovskites Quantum Dots
• Perovskite solar cells, their merits and challenges
• Perovskites-based LEDs
• The state of the perovskite market, potential and future
  
   

The book also provides: a history of perovskite research, a guide to perovskite companies and developers, information on leading collaboration and development projects, a comprehensive list of perovskite companies and much more!