Researchers from the University of Osaka and Ritsumeikan University have demonstrated a terbium-doped AlGaN-based LED for the first time. This is exciting as terbium-doped AlGaN can be used to create LEDs that emits red, green and blue colors, which means that a microLED display can use the same material platform with full RGB emission.

The researcher began the process by forming AlGaN-on-sapphire heterostructure in a Taiyo Nippon Sanso SR-200 MOCVD reactor. Devices were fabricated with terbium-doped layers with AlGaN compositions of Al0.36Ga0.64N, Al0.53Ga0.47N, Al0.59Ga0.41N and Al0.62Ga0.38N. This process is scalable to mass production, no more challenging than standard LEDs.

LG Electronics announced the 2nd-Gen MAGNIT microLED microLED signage displays, bringing enhanced performance and new features.

LG's MAGNIT microLEDs are tiled large-area commercial signage displays (although LG also offers them for residential applications). The so called MAGNIT Gen-2 LMPD display are based on a 320x120 120Hz 1,500 nits 0.93 mm pitch (27 PPI) LTPS microLED modules, assembled into 2x3 cabinets (640x360 resolution each).

The MicroLED Industry Association is now over 50 members strong, spanning the entire microLED value chain – display makers, epi and chip companies, equipment and materials suppliers, and research institutes. If your company is active in microLED, or planning to be, here is what membership gives you, and why it may be one of the most cost-effective marketing and business development channels available to you this year.

Who is already in

Our members include Corning, Samsung Display, Coherent, Veeco, Aledia, Plessey, VueReal, Polar Light, Crystal Matrix, Element 3-5, Pixel-Flo, Tokyo Electron and Teradyne, alongside leading research organizations such as UCSB, ITRI, KETI, ETRI, Unipress, Fraunhofer IZM and CEA-Leti.

The Association's job is simple: connect the ecosystem, promote microLED as a technology, and help our members reach the people who matter to their business. For most companies, the value comes down to four things – visibility, access to the right customers, industry connections and brand awareness.

China-based microLED microdisplay developer Star Key Semiconductor has completed its latest funding round, raising over 1 billion RMB - or around $150 million USD. The round was led by CATL’s Puquan Capital, with participation from Meituan Longzhu, Guotai Haitong, Youshan Capital, CDH Hong Kong, and two (Chongqing and Jiangsu) state-owned investment firms.

In December 2025, Star Key inaugurated its microLED production line in Wuhan. This line is based on 8-inch GaN-on-Silicon microLED wafers, and will produce microLED microdisplays. The yearly capacity is around 12,000 wafers.

TCL announced that following the high interest in optical I/O solutions, it is entering the microLED optical I/O market - and has shared its roadmap and strategy. The company believes it can provide a complete solution, building up from optical LED chips to optical components - and finally to complete optical modules. The company wants to proceed at a slow pace, and will not look to rapidly expand before verifications and proven adoption.

TCL has already established basic microLED chip production capabilities, through its acquisition of Fuzhou Huazhao, Two months ago the company established a new company called Huazha Starlight, that will develop LED chips, packaging and more. The company will soon begin operations. 

We’re pleased to feature Ingantec, fabless semiconductor and microLED solution provider, in our latest MicroLED Industry Association spotlight series.

We spoke with Alan Yeung, Ingantec's CEO and co-founder, to learn more about the company's technology, business, achievements and goals.

Can you introduce your company and technology?

Ingantec is a fabless semiconductor and microLED solution provider. Our mission is to remove the constraints blocking the commercialization of full-color, monolithic microLEDs. We achieve this through breakthroughs in native InGaN red emission—leveraging strain engineering, defect shielding and spectral stabilization. Our core platform enables two major advancements: 

During Display Innovation China Expo 2026, BOE demonstrated a new microLED wearable display, 1.39" 326 PPI.

BOE's microLED reached up to 6,000 nits brightness, similar to Samsung Display's microLED wearable prototype shown a while back. The display draws 165 mW at 350 nits.

We're happy to bring you a new interview with Instrument Systems, as part of our series of interviews with MicroLED Industry Association members. Germany-based Instrument Systems manufactures high-precision spectrometers, complex systems and software solutions for spectral light measurements.

Dr. Marc Lünnemann joined Instrument Systems as CEO in January 2026. In this interview, he shares his perspective on the company's direction. The interview then turns to technical questions for Dr. Tobias Steinel, Product Manager.

Strategy and direction

What are your top priorities as CEO for the first year?

Marc Lünnemann: Instrument Systems has just celebrated its 40th anniversary. A history like this cannot be built through technology alone. It is the result of the dedication, courage and integrity of every individual, together with an enduring commitment to solving our customers' problems. Looking ahead, I would like to emphasize three priorities: growth, transformation and collaboration. Growth means that our next stage will not come simply from extending what has worked in the past. We will build on our strong technology expertise and identify new applications, markets and solutions with the demand for precise light and color measurement. Transformation implies challenging our assumptions, evolving how we work and becoming a more resilient and efficient company. And collaboration is about working together not only with customers but also connecting complementary strengths across the Sensing Businesses of Konica Minolta to create even more value for our customers.

Researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology developed a spatially shaped femtosecond-laser method for fabricating ultrafine quantum-dot pixels, that can be placed on top of microLEDs, for color-conversion display production. The method combines high-precision laser drilling with selective quantum-dot filling.

The process that the researchers developed starts with a glass substrate coated with a thin SU-8 polymer layer. A femtosecond laser was then used to drill ordered micro-hole arrays into the polymer. It is reported that the spatially shaped Bessel beam produced holes with clear entrances, smooth sidewalls, and low taper, with limited damage to the underlying glass. The holes can be as small as 100 nm.

Taiwan-based MicroLED developer PlayNitride held its Q2 2026 investor conference call, during which it updated on its financials - and also on its major projects and customers. PlayNitride reported revenues of 150 million TWD ($4.7 million USD), down 26% from Q2 2025 ($6.3 million) and slightly up then the first quarter of 2026 ($4.4 million).

First, PlayNitride says that its current business is quite steady. It is supplying microLED chips to both Samsung's direct-emission microLED TVs, and also to the Garmin Fenix 8 Pro smartwatch (produced by AUO).