Market updates

MicroLED-Connect and AR-Connect will host a two-day virtual conference on March 6-7, only three days from now. This exciting event brings you a curated agenda on MicroLED and AR/VR Display technologies from around the world, featuring speakers from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Poland, France, Israel, Germany, Belgium, Canada and east, central and west USA!

The virtual 2-day conference will include over 25 exciting talks by leading microLED developers, AR/VR developers, supply chain companies and top-edge researchers. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn and connect with the microLED industry, on an easy to access virtual event. You can register here, with a yearly pass to MicroLED-Connect (with an option to also include entry into our September on-site event in Eindhoven, The Netherlands). Our members also gain access to past event recordings. We have arranged a remarkable agenda, which you can check below:

Next week, on March 6-7, MicroLED Connect will be hosting a two-day virtual event focused on MicroLED and AR/VR innovations, technologies, manufacturing, markets and more. The online event will be an excellent opportunity to learn the latest microLED and AR/VR updates and connect with industry professionals on our excellent online event platform.

The virtual 2-day conference will include over 25 exciting talks by leading microLED developers, AR/VR developers, supply chain companies and top-edge researchers. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn and connect with the microLED industry, on an easy to access virtual event. You can register here, with a yearly pass to MicroLED-Connect (with an option to also include entry into our September on-site event in Eindhoven, The Netherlands). Our members also gain access to past event recordings.

The MicroLED Industry Association has published its 2025 MicroLED Industry Roadmap and State-of-the-Industry document. 

The 2025 MicroLED Roadmap covers the latest microLED technology trends, details the MicroLED Association’s roadmap and projections for the future of the microLED industry and market, by application segments. The summary edition can be downloaded here.

MicroLED Industry Association members can access the full document here, which includes detailed insights into technology and architectures, challenges and forecasts.

MicroLED-Info is happy to announce the 2025 edition of The MicroLED Handbook. This book is the industry's trusted and 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 2025 and lists recent developments and new companies, initiatives, products 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: 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!

Here are some of our top MicroLED stories and updates featured at MicroLED-Info, in case you missed it:

• Mark your calendars for the 2025 MicroLED-Connect event!
• Meta announces $10,000 AR glasses powered by microLED microdisplays
• JBD developed a 2 million nits full-color microLED microdisplay, plans production in 2025
• Google shows AR glasses powered by Raxium microLED microdisplays
• PlayNitride reports its first quarterly profit ever as revenues increase 50%
• AUO stays committed to microLED technologies, plans to increase investments
• Apple cancels its microLED wearable project
• Researchers develop high-density 10 million nits 3400 PPI microLEDs
• The MicroLED Association and Techblick conclude a highly successful MicroLED Connect 2024
• Samsung shows a transparent microLED display prototype
• Avicena demonstrates the world's first microLED-based transceiver IC in 16nm
• The MicroLED Industry Association publishes its first microLED industry roadmap
• PlayNitride to build a microLED production line for AUO, in a $21 million deal
• HC Semitek starts building a $700 million microLED production line in Zhuhai, China
• Samsung Electronics launches a $100,000 89-inch microLED TV in Korea

Trendforce analysts say that microLED chip revenues is set to grow from around $27.5 million in 2023 to $489.5 million by 2028, driven by adoption of microLED displays in automotive and AR applications.

The industry still suffers from technology challenges and high production costs, which means that demand for microLED displays is weak. Trendforce actually reduced its previous estimation (just a few months ago, it estimated that sales will reach almost $580 million in 2028).

Almost a year ago, the MicroLED Industry Association published its first MicroLED Industry Roadmap and State-of-the-Industry document, covering microLED technology trends in 2024, details the MicroLED Association’s roadmap and projections for the future of the microLED industry and market, by application segments. 

The document has been well received, with over 800 downloads to date, and with several leading technology news sites and blogs, from all over the world covering the roadmap publication. ,Some examples follow.

On September 24-26, the inaugural MicroLED-Connect event took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. It was an extremely successful event, with attendees, speakers and exhibitors from all over the world there to discuss the latest microLED innovations and updates. It is clear that there's much interest and driving force behind the microLED industry.

MicroLED-Connect hosted over 40 speakers and 8 masterclasses, providing a wealth of information by leading display makers and supply chain companies, researchers, material makers, market analysts, investors, application developers, and more. The agenda included speakers from Google, Meta, TCL CSoT, KAUST, JCDecaux, CEA/Leti, GlobalFoundries, Aixtron, Continental, Applied Materials, imec.Xpand, VueReal, ALLOS and many more.

Today we published a new edition of our MicroLED and OLED Microdisplays Market Report, with all the latest information. The new edition offers more that a dozen new updates, new companies, new brochures and catalogs, and more. It is a major release with over 10 updates, new companies, new predictions and new devices. Global multinational companies are working hard to develop and deploy next-generation AR and VR devices, and these devices will all be based on OLED and microLED microdisplay engines.

Reading this report, you'll learn all about:

• The advantages of OLED and MicroLED microdisplays
• The microdisplays that are available on the market today
• Information on all companies involved in this market
• Future technologies and roadmaps

The report package also provides:

• A list of all OLED microdisplays on the market
• A list of all OLED and MicroLED microdisplays makers
• Microdisplays spreadsheet
• Over 25 datasheets, presentations
• Free updates for a year

This microdisplays market report provides a great introduction to MicroLED and OLED microdisplays, and covers everything you need to know about the current status of the market and industry. This is a great guide if you're considering to adopt OLED microdisplays in your product, if you're looking to learn more about next-generation micro-LEDs and if you want to understand this industry better.

The microLED display technology is highly promising, as these displays offer increased brightness, efficiency and lifetime over the current LCD and OLED displays. However adoption of microLED displays in the major display markets is still years away. One display segment that could see adoption of microLED display sooner, is the transparent display sector.

Transparent displays are very interesting and have been researched for many years - and we have seen commercial adoption of transparent LCD, LED and OLED displays. These never achieved meaningful market success, but microLED developers hope that once microLED transparent displays are available this could change, thanks to the higher transparency and brightness offered by microLEDs compared to OLEDs and LCDs.

In recent years, we have seen many companies demonstrating transparent microLED prototypes, and even deploying some solution commercially. We will detail some of these recent advances below.