JBD developed a 2 million nits full-color microLED microdisplay, to start production in Q3 2025

China-based MicroLED microdisplay developer Jade Bird Display have developed a full-color microLED microdisplay that achieves a brightness of 2 million nits (white-balanced).

JBD says that its Phoenix series RGB microdisplays offer a pixel pitch of 5 micron, an ultra-thin stack of less than 5 micron, native RGB emitters and high color fidelity. JBD hopes to commercialize its full color microdisplays in Q3 2025. 

 

JBD has been shipping monochrome microLED microdisplays for some years, with several reported design wins, including with Xiaomi, TCL, Vuzix and likely Meta for its Orion glasses. In 2023, JBD started shipping engineering samples of single-panel RGB microLED microdisplays, banding these as the Phoenix series, while its monochrome panels are now branded as Hummingbird. The Phoenix series is designed to be used with 50+ degree FOV waveguides.

In 2023, JBD raised its A4 strategic financing round and together with the A3 round which closed last year, the company raised "hundreds of millions of Yuan" (which could mean anything from $30 million USD to $130 million). JBD's investors include Alibaba, Samsung, BYD and Geely. BYD is said to be working with JBD to develop MicroLED automotive applications. JBD is building a $92 million production line in Hefei that has entered production but hasn't yet reached full capacity. The production line's total capacity is 120 million 0.13" panels, at full capacity.

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Posted: Dec 22,2024 by Ron Mertens