UK-based GaN-on-Si MicroLED developer Plessey Semiconductor announced a collaboration with EV Group (EVG), a wafer bonding and lithography equipment producer. As part of the agreement, Plessey purchased EVG's GEMINI production wafer bonding system to enable bonding and alignment at Plesseyâs fabrication facility in Plymouth, UK.
Plessey says that the new system will enable it to bond its GaN-on-Si microLED arrays to the panelâs backplane at a wafer level. Plessey also says that EVGâs patented automated bond alignment system technology is suitable for Plesseyâs requirements because it allows face-to-face alignment of the wafers with very high precision which will enable very small pixel sizes.
Plessey developed a unique monolithic micro-LED process technology that can be used to produce Micro-LED displays without a pick-and-place stage. Plessey develops two generations of micro-LED displays. The first-gen Quanta-Brite are either LCoS or DMR display that are lit by an array of micro-LEDs, which Plessey says provide a more efficient and uniform display compared to current larger-LED lit displays. The second-generation Quanta-Ray is a real direct-emission micro-LED based micro-display. It is not clear which technology is under development with JDC. Click here for an explanation of Plessey's micro-LED technologies.
Plessey recently announced a strategic partnership with Jasper Display, and a co-development agreement with AR supplier Vuzix. In September 2018 Plessey acquired an Aixtron's AIX G5+ C MOCVD reactor.
