In 2019 San'an Optoelectronics announced that it is planning to build a $1.78 billion miniLED and microLED production site in Hubei. The plans, originally, was to start production in March 2021. The construction was delayed, though, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a few years later San'an delayed its plans and aimed to start producing LEDs in Hubei in 2026.
Today San'an announced that it is delaying the production of miniLED and microLED at the Hubei plant - to June 2028. San'an said that the decision to delay was due to macroeconomic volatility, sluggish markets and slower-than-expected progress in critical microLED processes. So far the company invested 51% of the $1.78 billion, and as it "aims to avoid premature capacity buildup amid market uncertainty".
In early 2025, San'an said it is experiencing increased demand for its microLED wafers, and the company is expanding its production capacity, but this is low volume production still.
Sanan Optoelectronics has been developing microLED technologies for several years. In February 2018 it was reported that San'an and Samsung signed a long-term agreement to co-develop Micro-LED displays. In 2020 Sanan signed an R&D joint-project agreement with CSoT.
