Join the global MicroLED and immersive display community at MicroLED Connect + AR/VR Connect 2026, returning for its third edition on 16-17 September 2026 at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven - one of Europe’s leading deep-tech innovation hubs.

Among the highlights are two in-depth panel discussions that will tackle both the technology and business dynamics shaping the future of augmented reality. These sessions will offer attendees a unique opportunity to hear directly from industry leaders at the forefront of AR development and investments. From deep technical debates to strategic financial perspectives, the panels are designed to deliver valuable insights for anyone active in the MicroLED and AR ecosystem.

The first panel, titled “AR light engines unpacked: MicroLEDs, LCoS and lasers showdown”, will be moderated by Karl Guttag of KGOnTech. This session will dive into the competing light engine technologies that are driving AR innovation, examining their strengths, limitations, and commercial readiness.

A few weeks ago, during SID Displayweek 2026, AUO and Corning have teamed up to demonstrate a 17.3" 1280x720​ dual-sided transparent microLED display. This display shows a different image from each side, while still offering a transmittance of over 35%.

Corning updates that this panel utilizes two optically advanced fusion-formed glass substrates with customized transmittance and anti-reflective coating, to enable high visual clarity and stability.​ In total, the display has four advanced glass substrate, as it includes two cover glass panels as well.

US-based defense developer and contractor L3Harris Technologies says that it is looking into adopting microLED displays into its NOVA night-vision goggle,  which is competing for the US Army's next Binocular Night Observation Device (BiNOD).

L3Harris says it is in preliminary talks with US-based microLED producers - in plural, L3Harris says that "the company is casting a wide net for potential collaborators".

Bugatti has teamed up with Austria-based premium screen producer C SEED to release two new Bugatti-branded foldable 4K microLED TVs, 110-inch and 137-inch in size.

The C SEED TVs are made from five rigid microLED display modules, that fold into a small cabinet with the press of a button (it takes about 45 seconds). The two companies did not detail anything more about these TVs, but we understand that the larger 137" model costs around $500,000.

China-based microLED technology developer Qiushui Semiconductor has raised almost 200 million RMB (almost $30 million USD) in its Series-A funding round, led by Zhaohui Capital.

Qiushui has developed a unique microLED microdisplay production process, in which it creates an electrically insulating wall between pixels on the epiwafer, and so does not need to utilize etching to singulate the microLEDs. . The company says that avoids the sidewall damages and thus enables higher efficiency microLEDs. 

The MicroLED Industry Association (MIA) continues to gain strong momentum in 2026, adding 16 new member companies since the beginning of the year alone. This rapid influx underscores the MIA’s rising influence as a central industry platform.

The new members - Advanced View, Crystal Matrix, Element 3-5, ETRI, Hexagem, Hongshi (HS-MicroLED), Ingantec, Inlighten Technologies, Innovision, Nitride Semiconductors, Pixel Flo, Raysolve, Sundiode, Teradyne, Verticle, Inc, and yieldWerx - span a wide range of technologies and capabilities across the MicroLED value chain. These companies represent a diverse cross-section of the MicroLED ecosystem, spanning materials, equipment, device design, manufacturing, and testing. Notably, the new members come from key innovation regions including China, Korea, Japan, India, Europe, and the United States - further strengthening MIA’s position as a truly international industry body.

SmartSens Technology announced a strategic partnership with UNISOC to jointly advance high-speed microLED based optical interconnect technology.

SmartSens says that this new collaboration will focus on optical interconnect chip design and system-level solutions, targeting short-reach, high-speed connectivity for AI datacenters, and also for driving assistance systems and industrial visions solutions.

Westlake Smokey Mountain Technology (Yanshan Technology) has officially started operating its 8-inch GaN-on-Silicon microLED microdisplay production line, in Deqing, Zhejing, China. The company says this is the world's first 8-inch silicon microLED fab in operation.

The WSMT fab i s a full process line, that includes all steps from microLED epiwafer deposition to full display packaging. It currently operates on a small scale, but when fully operational it will have the annual capacity to produce 3 million microLED devices.

According to reports, Samsung Display has began to construct a microLED wearable display pilot production facility.

The microLED line is being built within the A2 5.5-Gen AMOLED line complex in Asan, South Korea. It will handle microLED transfer, bonding, inspection and repair - this is a not a full process line, Samsung will use externally produced microLED epiwafers.

Polar Light Technologies announced that it has signed its first Pilot Line agreement with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. 

Polar Light has already begun its process flow transfer from the laboratory to VTT's Pilot Line. The Pilot Line will cover the full manufacturing flow required for Polar Light's first microLED product, which will help the company to accelerate the validation, scaling and product readiness.