eMagin: Micro-LED is not ready yet for microdisplay applications

OLED microdisplay maker eMagin reported its financial results for Q4 2017, and during the quarter's conference call its CEO, Andrew Sculley, discussed Micro-LED for microdisplays.

VueReal Micro-LED microdisplay prototype

eMagin actually did a research in this area with a University and has some patents towards micro-LED based microdisplays. However according to Andrew this technology still faces some challenges and it may take several years before Micro-LEDs could be applied to microdisplays - unlike TVs or larger displays which are already on the market.

Earlier this month Micro-LED microdisplay developer VueReal announced the initial closing of its $10.5 million Series A funding round. VueReal says that its proprietary micro-LED technology and process enables high-performance super low-power displays, coupled with a significant cost reduction.

Disclosure: the author of this post holds some shares in eMagin

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Posted: Mar 29,2018 by Ron Mertens