On October 6th, the MicroLED Industry Association (MIA) held its first Member Spotlight webinar. This is a new series in which member companies present their technology, share their latest microLED developments and answer questions from the audience. The first session focused on microLED-based optical I/O and featured three members from very different parts of the supply chain:

• ALLOS Semiconductors supplies 200 mm and 300 mm GaN-on-Si epiwafers to microLED developers.
• Palomino Laboratories develops interconnect solutions for AI-era data communications based on microLED, microVCSEL and copper technologies.
• yieldWerx makes yield management and test-data analytics software that turns wafer sort, test, inspection and assembly data into actionable yield insight for microLED production.

The full recording and the presentation slides are now available on-demand to all MicroLED Association members.

Today we published a new edition of our MicroLED and OLED Microdisplays Market Report, with all the latest information. The new edition offers almost 40 new updates, including new companies, new developments, and new devices. The AR industry is moving at a very fast pace, and both OLED and MicroLED technologies are leading the race to power AR headset displays.

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.

MicroLED-based optical I/O developer Avicena raises $10 million from Korea-based Intervest. Avicena raised $130 million today, with its previous $65 million round B announced last year.

In March 2026, Avicena launched an evaluation platform for its microLED optical connectivity using ASIC-based transceivers with integrated microLED, photodetector (PD) and micro-lens arrays connected via a multi-core fiber bundle. The kit integrates 320 microLED data channels operating up to 3.5 Gbps. 

Smart contact lenses develop XPANCEO announced a partnership with Contamac, a specialist manufacturer of ophthalmic materials, to advance AR contact lenses and their manufacturing process.

The company says that this new collaboration focuses on making lenses suitable for longer, more comfortable wear while preserving optical quality and enabling scalable manufacturing.

Hongshi Intelligent announced that is full-color XC6 microLED light engine powers the upcoming Skynea Skyeagle V1 Smart Glasses. Skynea, a brand owned by Shenzhen CDL Precision Technology, recently introduced the new AI Smart Glasses product, but did not share much details.

Hongshi's XC6 single-panel light engine utilizes the company's quantum-dots photoresist (QDPR) color-conversion technology.

MicroLED-Info's 2026 edition of The MicroLED Handbook, written by founder and editor-in-chief Ron Mertens, is meant to answer the questions that come up repeatedly around MicroLED - how the technology actually works, how it differs from other display technologies, who is working on it and how the market is developing - all in one place.

It starts with the fundamentals: MicroLED's device structure, production processes, and driving architectures, along with the manufacturing challenges the industry is working through. From there it moves into microdisplays and other product categories, and into the market itself, with a company directory covering major players such as Samsung, Sony, Apple, PlayNitride, AU Optronics and others, plus market analysis and forecasts. A comprehensive glossary ties the technical and market content together for quick reference.

Korea-based Global Technologies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ADST, a subsidiary of Sungho Electronics (that holds a 8.8% stake in Global Technologies), with an aim to collaborate on microLED process technologies.

According to the MOU, Global Technologies and ADST will cooperate on optimizing microLED production processes and equipment. GT will provide components for ADST, and the companies will jointly target the global markets with the new equipment systems.

MicroLED-Connect 2026 wrapped up last week, and it was our best event so far. Attendance was up more than 25% over last year. Thank you to everyone who attended, spoke, exhibited and sponsored!

MicroLED-Connect 2026: break time and networking

The event began with the annual MicroLED Industry Association dinner, where more than 70 people from across the industry got together for an evening of networking.

US-based Ingantec announced that it has managed to deposit 5-micron red InGaN microLEDs, that demonstrate a peak EQE of over 20% at 620nm. The devices were fabricated on conventional c-plane epitaxial structures.

Ingantec's CEO and co-founder, Alan Yeung, presented these results at our MicroLED-Connect event last week in Eindhoven, demonstrating red InGaN emission near 620-625 nm, with peak EQE occurring at 4-5 A/cm², the current density at which the devices reach their reddest emission. The devices subsequently maintain high single-digit efficiency (5-8% EQE) at elevated current densities spanning 40-140 A/cm².

A new project is launching on Kickstarter, to develop an AR scuba mask that features a build-in dive computer. The AREX ONE is powered by a monochrome VGA microLED display, providing up to 3,000 nits.

The AREX ONE has an expected price of $1,499 - although early bird supporters on Kickstarter will be able to buy it at $899.