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MicroLED developer VueReal announced a partnership with Flex-N-Gate to co-develop next-generation brake-light modules that combine Flex-N-Gate lighting expertise with VueReal’s microLED technology.

The two companies unveiled a new demonstrator that highlights how microLED technology can elevate on-the-road communication. This new prototype, that you see above, demonstrates the potential of MicroLEDs to enhance lighting flexibility, enable dynamic, context-aware signaling and support more intelligent vehicle-to-vehicle interactions.

Yole Group has updated its microLED market forecasts, saying that the industry is now at a critical phase, as both wearable and automotive microLED displays are entering low-level production (at AUO's 4.5-Gen line), it has to be seen whether producers can achieve high yields and manufacturability, and reduce costs going forward.

As you can see above, Yole believes that actual meaningful volumes will begin only in 2027-2028, and the market will grow to reach almost $5 billion in revenue (at the panel level) by 2032. Most of the revenue will come from microdisplays (for AR/VR), luxury TVs, and automotive displays.

Redefining Automotive Illumination

ShangHai JingHe Photoelectric Technology Co., LTD. (JHETECH), a leading Chinese innovator in specialized Micro-LED chip solutions for the automotive headlamp, is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Micro-LED chip, the HuaXin™.

JHETECH HuaXin™ Micro-LED Chips

The advancement of assisted driving technology is transitioning automotive headlamps into a digital era, allowing them to project critical safety alerts and interactive information onto the road. However, current projection headlamps face two key constraints: their projection modules lack primary illumination capability, and the requirement to integrate separate low-beam and high-beam units leads to structural complexity and high cost. Micro-LED is an emerging digital light source, currently prominent in display and general projection. The next generation of Micro-LED automotive light sources, characterized by high pixel density, high power, and superior brightness, will not only offer advanced projection functions but also possess the capability to fully replace conventional high and low beam illumination. The ECE has released regulations concerning automotive lighting projection recently. Several leading automotive brands, including Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and China's NIO, have already adopted or plan to integrate Micro-LED headlamp projection into their high-end models.

The HuaXin™ Micro-LED chip is the definitive core component for high-resolution front-lighting. Engineered for unmatched precision, it directly enables adaptive, glare-free high beams and high-definition road projection capabilities, driving the future of automotive safety and design. To further accelerate customer Design-in, JHETECH also offers the ultra-precise HuaQing™ Onboard Projection System as a comprehensive reference platform.

LEKIN Semiconductor announced plans to build a new production line in Suzhou, to produce automotive optoelectronic modules and displays, in a 5.2 billion yuan investment ($735 million USD). 

The new fab, when complete, will produce vertically-integrated products, from LED epiwafers to display modules, and will have an annual capacity to "supply over 5 million cars". The company said that the second phase of this fab, will focus on mini-LED and micro-LED displays technologies. Over the next 3 years, LEKIN also intends to increase its R&D investment.

Peugeot has unveiled a new concept car, called the Polygon Concept car, that showcases several new technologies - including several microLED displays.

First of all, behind the innovative new Hypersquare steering wheel, Peugeot placed a transparent microLED display embedded within the windshield. This display is 24x74cm, or similar to a 31-inch display. Interestingly, the display is visible also from outside the car, which enables animations to be displayed to outside viewers when the car is stationary.

Tianma says it has made a significant breakthrough in its transparent microLED display technology, and the company demonstrated several transparent microLED displays at a tradeshow in China with sizes up to 9" and with adjustable transparency. 

Unfortunately we do not have any more details about these new prototypes, but it is understood that Tianma is targeting the automotive market for these new displays.

Chinese display maker HKC announced that its new direct-view LED fab in Mianyang is starting operation. The company says that this is a significant milestone for the company and its long-term strategy in the large-area display industry sector.

It is our understanding that currently the new fab will produce LED direct view displays that utilize miniLEDs, but in the future it will also produce microLEDs. In fact, HKC announced that "in the face of the rapid growth of the global MicroLED technology market" it will expand the microLED capacity in 2026. In the long-term its main application targets for its direct-view LED displays are commercial screens, home theaters, and automotive displays. 

In June 2022, Tianma Microelectronics announced plans to establish a $164 million full-process microLED pilot line, in Xiamen. Later in 2024 Tianma said that the production line has commenced trial production.

Now Tianma updates that its production line has started to produce standard display panels, in small batches. This is an important step for the company. Tianma says that its first standard product is a 7-inch automotive display. It will be interesting to see whether Tianma can find customers for these low-volume batch production runs.

MicroLED-Connect is the microLED industry's top event series, offering a combination of exciting online webinars and a flagship annual on-site event. Our next meeting is on 23-25 September 2025, at the High Tech Campus, Eindhoven, Netherlands. MicroLED-Connect is co-organised by TechBlick and the MicroLED Industry Association and offers the best way to connect with the global MicroLED and AR/VR display industries and markets.

In this article, we will share a few short videos from past events. First up, we have Continental's Kai Hohmann that discusses how the company looks at the four competing display technologies, and the opportunities for microLED technology in the automotive industry.

Two days ago we reported that TCL CSoT demonstrated new microLED displays at Displayweek 2025, and now the company shared more details about all of the microLEDs it demonstrated.

So first up, we have the world's smallest microLED microdisplay- at just 0.05-inches. The display offers a resolution of 256x86 (5080 PPI), with a 5 micron pitch. The display is a monochrome green color, with a brightness that exceeds 4 million nits. TCL says that the CMOS backplane is highly efficient, and the total power consumption of the display is below 10 mW.