IC designer Sapien Semiconductors announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with SEMFIVE, a provider of customer AI ASIC designs, to jointly advance the design and technical evaluation of CMOS microLED backplane technology.
The partnership covers both technology and business aspects, including design verification and simulation to enhance technical maturity, technical guidance on microLED display driver IC (DDI) implementation, and joint strategies for global market expansion.
For this partnership, SEMIFIVE will handle overall chip development, covering the entire process from design to mass production, while Sapien will provide its proprietary technology and specialized expertise in microLED display driver design to develop optimized CMOS backplanes. The two companies plan to quickly meet market demands and accelerate the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies.
Only a few days ago, Sapien announced that it has successfully completed the development of its first microLED driver IC, the S25LM81 IC that utilizes Sapien's Memory-inside-Pixel (MiP) that stores image data inside each pixel and a partial update technique that refreshes only portions of the screen, and can be used to drive microLED chips ranging in size from 15 to 30 μm. The company unveiled a small 10x10 RGB microLED dispaly module.
