MicroLED equipment makers

3D-Micromac

Germany-based 3D-Micromac AG develops and markets laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems. 3D-Micromac systems and services have been successfully implemented in various high-tech industries worldwide. This includes semiconductor, photovoltaic, glass and display industry, electronics, as well as medical device technology.

For microLED display manufacturing, 3D-Micromac offers industrial laser solutions for mass production:

Laser-Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) which enables the transfer of hundreds of millions of microLEDs without having to apply mechanical forces
Laser Lift-Off (LLO) which guarantees a highly uniform, force-free lift-off of different layers on wafer and panel substrates
REPAIR: Single die repair process at every step of the microLED production process

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC)

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) is a China-based global semiconductor microfabrication equipment company. AMEC specializes in equipment used to develop and produce micro-sized and nanoscale-sized VLSIs, focusing on chemical vapor deposition and plasma etching products.

In 2018 AMEC announced it will setup an R&D and production facility in Nanchang, that will apply MOCVD technology for power devices, deep ultraviolet devices and micro LEDs.

Aixtron

Aixtron AG is a provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry. The company's technology solutions are used by a diverse range of customers world wide to build advanced components for electronic and opto-electronic applications based on compound, silicon, or organic semiconductor materials.

ASM Pacific Technology

ASM Pacific Technology (ASMPT), established in 1975 and based in Hong Kong, offers assembly equipment, packaging equipment, surface mount technology equipment, and other equipment types for semiconductor and optoelectronics processes.

For MicroLED production, the company offers transfer equipment based on the company's patented soldering tip technology, in addition to epiwafer deposition equipment and more.

ASMPT SEMI Solutions

Globally headquartered in Singapore, ASMPT is a leading global supplier of hardware and software solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors and electronics. ASMPT’s solutions range from wafer deposition and laser grooving to the others that shape, assemble and package delicate electronic and optical components into a wide range of end-user devices, which include electronics, mobile communications, computing, automotive, industrial and LED (displays).

ASMPT provides mass transfer & mass bonding equipment for MicroLED production and works close with Tier-1 microLED display makers.

BE Semiconductor Industries - Besi

BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) develops assembly processes and equipment for leadframe, substrate and wafer level packaging applications in a wide range of end-user markets.

For the MicroLED market, Besi offers transfer and assembly equipment.

BluGlass

BluGlass was established in 2005 to commercialize semiconductor processes and equipment for the manufacture of high efficiency devices. BluGlass' proprietary Remote Plasma Chemical Vapour Deposition (RPCVD) is used to produce LED and power electronic devices in a cost-effective way.

In 2018 BluGlass signed a collaboration agreement with a microLED company to investigate the use of its RPCVD process for MicroLED production. In 2019 it was revealed that BluGlass's first partner is X-Celeprint.

BluGlass is a public company trading on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: BLG).

Bolite Optoelectronics

Bolite Optoelectronics logo Taiwan-based Bolite Optoelectronics provides highly customizable laser solutions. Bolite is a system integrator of solid-state, fiber, or diode laser technologies, including dual- and multi-wavelength lasers.

Bolite manufactures laser micromachining equipment that can process a wide range of materials with feature size as fine as 1 micron. For the mini-LED and micro-LED markets, the company offers laser lift-off, laser trimming and repair, photoluminescence inspection, laser bonding, laser annealing, and micro laser marking.

Charm Engineering

Korea-based Charm Engineering is engaged in the manufacture of equipment for the display and semiconductor industries.

Charm Engineering developed equipment to repair microLEDs, using laser to fine-process materials at the micro-size level and can repair both chip and circuit board defects.

In collaboration with Korea's Photonics Technology Institute (KOPTI), Charm Engineering developed TFT array defective wiring repair equipment for micro-LED and supplied several systems to Micro-LED developers.

ClassOne Technology

US-based ClassOne Technology develops and sells high-performance electroplating and wet processing systems for the manufacture of advanced microelectronics, for both R&D and high-volume fab environments.

For the microLED industry, ClassOne offers its Solstice single wafer electroplating and wet process platform, which the company says is installed at several microLED developers. The company also offers its reactor technology for the industry.

In 2022, ClassOne announced that it shipped its Solstice S4 single-wafer plating system to Raxium, a microLED microdisplay developer acquired by Google. ClassOne also collaborates with the Fraunhofer ENAS to develop hybrid bonding for microLED applications.

Control Technology

Contrel Technology, established in Taiwan in 1998, designs and produces equipment for the production of flat panel displays, including LCDs, OLEDs, miniLEDs and microLEDs.

For the microLED industry, Contrel designs laser-based mass transfer and repair systems.

CyberOptics

Us-based CyberOptics Corporation develops high-precision 3D sensing technology solutions. The company's tools are used for inspection and metrology in the semiconductor and Surface Mount Technology (SMT) markets.

For the microLED market, CyberOptics offers its Multi-Reflection Suppression (MRS)-enabled SQ3000 Multi-Function systems for Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), Solder Paste Inspection (SPI) and Coordinate Measurements (CMM). In 2022 CyberOptics was acquired by Nordson Corporation.

DR Laser

DR Laser, established in 2008 in Wuhan, China, develops and markets laser-based production systems, mostly for the solar industry.

DR Laser also targets the microLED industry, offering laser based mass transfer and bonding tools.

Ekspla

Lithuania-based Ekspla, established in 1992, develops pulsed lasers solutions for industrial and scientific markets.

For the microLED industry, the company offers ultrashort pulse lasers with ultra-precise triggering functionality to enable LIFT microLED processes. The company can customize its lasers to the customer’s needs.

Element 3-5

Germany-based Element 3-5 [Element three to five] offers production equipment based on a novel low-temperature in-line deposition technology for the production of wide-bandgap semiconductors.

The company's technology can be used to deposit and pattern AlN and GaN (LED stacks) on large-area substrate. Element 3-5's microLED technology is at an early stage, but could be disruptive in the way it enables transfer-less large-area microLED production.