Investment – Display Daily

MicroLED Capital Is Following Millimeters, Not Inches

by Joseph Bryans

A Shenzhen funding round is one data point in a larger story: investment in MicroLED is clustering around microdisplays, optical engines, and photonic interconnects, not living-room TVs.

Tags:Aledia| Investment| MicroLED| Mojo Vision| showcase

VueReal Lands $40.5 Million to Push MicroLED Printing Toward Mainstream Manufacturing

by Joseph Bryans

The fresh capital gives VueReal a substantial war chest to execute on its ambitious plans.

Tags:Investment| MicroLED| VueReal

XTPL Raises $6.6 Million for Nanoprinting Technology

by Emory Kale

XTPL’s end customers include global manufacturers, such as a South Korean flat-panel display producer, a Taiwanese semiconductor company, and a US-based industrial machine manufacturer.

Tags:Investment| Manufacturing| nanoimprint| nanotechnology

Kyulux Closes $28.6 Million Series C Round for OLED Development

by Shawnee Blackwood

The new funding will allow Kyulux to accelerate OLED R&D, expand its IP portfolio, and support its goal of enabling mass production of hyperfluorescent OLEDs by 2025.

Tags:Investment| Kyulux| OLED| TADF

Kubos Receives $892,000 Grant to Pursue Development of Cubic Gallium Nitride (GaN) MicroLEDs

by Emory Kale

The company’s foundational cubic GaN process and product technology patent has been granted in prominent markets including China, Japan, Singapore, and the US. Kubos has also broadened its patent portfolio to encompass silicon carbide epitaxy.

Tags:Investment| Kubos| MicroLED| Red

Government Designates Specialized Complexes to Boost Strategic Industries in South Korea

by Emory Kale

Next-generation displays will be centered in Cheonan and Asan.

Tags:display components| Investment| Korea| Manufacturing| Semiconductors

China’s Semiconductor Investment Landscape Cools Down, Shifts to Rational Valuations and Focused Funding

by Emory Kale

n March 2023, there were 32 financing activities in the Chinese semiconductor industry, representing a 43% YoY decline and a 7% increase compared to February.

Tags:Investment| semiconductor

LG Display’s Ambitious Plans for OLED Production Delayed Due to Economic Factors

by Emory Kale

In 2019, LG Display was preparing for the installation of new production lines for 6th generation OLEDs in Paju, with plans to increase production capacity to more than 700,000 sheets per year. The company …

Tags:Investment| LG Displays (LGD)| Manufacturing| OLED| SDC

Display Equipment Supplier Revenues and Capex Up Q/Q in Q3’22, But Revenues Down Y/Y for 5th Straight Quarter

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC pointed out in a blog post that in its latest report on display equipment sales, it is seeing falls of 18% YoY for Q3 2022, although the result was up …

Tags:Investment| Market Data| Production Equipment

[China Trend Report] Further Delays to BOE Chengdu B16 Line Investment

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UBI Research of Korea published a press release that said that there is a possibility that the investment in BOE’s B16 8.7G OLED line located in Chengdu will be further delayed. A …

Visionox signs an agreement with the government of Hefei to build its $1.6 billion flexible OLED module fab

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Visionox is planning to co-invest $1.5 billion on a new flexible AMOLED fab in Hefei. Visionox will have a 45.5% stake, as will State-owned Hefei Dongxin Investment while Hefei Xincheng State-owned Assets Management …

Tags:AMOLED| China| Investment| OLED Fabs

Epistar Signs for Collaboration with PlayNitride

by Bob Raikes

What They Say PlayNitride has done a deal with Epistar for the PlayNitride Display Co Ltd to collaborate with Epistar to build a 6” Micro LED Chip-On-Wafer (COW) production line at a site to be …

Tags:Investment| MicroLED| Taiwan