Micro LED market outlook is promising, the industry is rumors that Apple's iPhone monitor will gradually move from LCD to OLED to Micro LED. Plus Samsung has announced that the world's first Micro LED modular TV 'The Wall' will be open for pre-order, expected to be in the third quarter. Shipments. The Hon Hai Group was actively involved in the layout at this time. It intends to win orders for the iPhone's future panels, and to synchronise with Samsung in large-size applications such as TVs to accumulate energy.
Industry sources pointed out that Micro LED technology involves the two major industries of panel and LED, and Hon Hai Group must mobilize related resources, and process equipment is also a key. As Micro LED faces a huge number of transfer problems, the world's largest independent microelectronics research and development organization Aimei (Imec) took the initiative to find the sail propaganda and cooperated in the development of the 'grain implanter' experimental machine, to achieve a massive transfer of goals.
Imec is hailed as "the important head behind TSMC, Samsung, Intel and Huida," and the close cooperation between semiconductor process and materials. Sail declared that there are European companies looking for the door, and the commission will make the technology process, but the parties have a confidentiality agreement. , unable to disclose details.
Innolux was backed by panel technology. At the beginning, Mini LED was adopted to attract the attention of major automakers. Ding Jinglong, head of the executive vice president and technology development center at Quanchuang, said that Micro LED will be the next generation mainstream, and before the technology matures, Innolux will lead. Developed the AM Mini LED panel and actively developed other small and medium-sized applications. It will be commercialized before the end of this year and will be gradually transferred to Micro LED.
In addition, Hon Hai Group has previously invested in US Micro LED manufacturer eLux, and successively found Sharp, innocent, Rongchuang shares eLux. Statistics show that Innolux, Rongchuang hold 13.64%, 9.09% stake, highlights Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou on the Innolux and Rongchuang development of Micro LED highly rely on.
The industry judged that Apple and Foxconn cooperate closely with Hon Hai Group, and Innolux will play a pioneering role. Rongchuang is an important LED-to-investment company of Hon Hai Group. It cooperates with the Group's resource integration and cooperates with Innolux, Sharp and other panel customers. In the third quarter of this year, Mini LED backlight panels will be introduced. Rongchuang is also actively developing the technology of Micro LED, and is advancing toward mass production.
In addition, on the 8th, the LED epitaxy factory Guanghan shareholders meeting was re-elected to the board of directors, and the Hon Hai Group announced that it intends to intervene. Finally, Rongchuang won the two Guangxi directors, represented by Rongrong chairman Fang Rongxi and director Zhuang Hongren, respectively. Created in Hon Hai Group layout Micro LED plays a key role.
AUO, Crystal Micro LED output
Everyone passed away to the Micro LED market, and AUO took the lead in exhibiting the world's highest resolution full-color active Micro LED display technology. The mass production schedule was announced. ITRI assisted Jingdian, Xinxing and accumulate and developed 'Ultra-small-pitch Micro LED indoor display' module, to attack the 110-inch indoor display market.
According to the research of Jibang Science and Technology, the potential opportunities for Micro LED are huge. If Micro LED fully replaces the components of the LCD, the market size will reach 30 billion to 40 billion US dollars (approximately NT$900 billion to 1.2 trillion). Attracting global technology companies and heavyweight research institutions to actively participate.
When Hon Hai Group fully mobilized the development of Micro LED, AUO developed the world’s highest resolution full-color active 8-inch Micro LED display technology and won the “Best of 2018 SID Awards”. , highlights AUO's technological development capabilities in the Micro LED.
AUO's general manager and chief operating officer Cai Guoxin stated that AUO won the 'SID Show's Best Award' with Micro LED and several advanced display technologies, which proves that AUO's long-term investment in advanced display technology has accumulated a leading edge.
The ITRI also assisted companies such as Jingdian and Xinxing to enter the field of Micro LED. Wu Zhiyi, director of the Institute of Electro-Optical Systems of the Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, said that the major technical issues that Micro LED is currently facing are 'giant displacements'. ITRI In the computer show for the first time, Zhou demonstrated the 'Ultra-fine-pitch Micro LED indoor display' developed by Handan, Xinxing and Yuchuang (by Jingdian, AUO, and UMC Investment) for the first time to attack 110-inch indoor rooms. Display market opportunities.
Wu Zhiyi pointed out that from Taiwan's IC design, LED manufacturing, display panel makers, to system integration vendors, the development of Micro LED's industrial chain resources is quite complete and deeply international.