LCD Backlighting

As we reported last week, Samsung officially launched its new RGB MicroLED TVs, which are microLED-backlit LCDs. Samsung launched two series, the high-end flagship R95H and the R85H.

We'll start with the R95H, which is Samsung's flagship 2026 TV, that will be available in 130, 85, 75 and 65 inches. These are all 4K 144Hz LCDs that offer a color gamut of 100% Rec.2020, Tizen OS 10, Wireless One Connect Ready, Anti-glare coating, Eclipsa Audio, HDR10+, HFR, VRR, and HLG. The R95H utilize Samsung's latest Micro RGB AI Engine Pro processor.

According to Korean media reports, Samsung will launch a flagship 130-inch microLED RGB TV (microLED-backlit LCD) at CES 2026 next week. It is likely this model will be quite pricey, as Samsung's current 115-inch model costs $30,000.

A few weeks ago we reported that Samsung will introduce new microLED RGB TVs at CES, five different models: 55-, 65-, 75-, 85-, and 100-inches. But it seems it has recently decided to also launch a new flagship model, at 130-inch.

Samsung Electronics announced that it will unveil a new range of RGB MicroLED LCD TV at CES 2026. Samsung will introduces five new sizes - 55-, 65-, 75-, 85-, and 100-inches. Samsung is certainly aiming to offer more affordable panels that what it is currently offering.

Last year, Samsung Electronics launched the world's first microLED backlit LCD, the 115" MicroLED RGB, priced at $32,000 in Korea (and $29,999 in the US).

As promised, LG Electronics launched its first microLED-backlit LCD TVS, branded as LG Micro RGB Evo. The TVs, which will be shown early next year at CES 2026 for the first time, will be available at 75-, 86-, and 100-inch sizes.  

LG says that these TVs will offer superb color performance, and will use LG’s newly upgraded Dual AI Engine-based a11 AI Processor Gen 3 for better upscaling and Micro Dimming Ultra. LG did not yet detail the price or release date, hopefully this will be revealed next month.

In March 2026 Sony announced that it has developed a microLED RGB backlighted LCD technology, with plans to release the first such TV in 2026. The company now filed to trademark "True RGB", which is a good signal that it is indeed likely to reveal its first such TV soon.

Sony says that its new technology can enable brighter (up to 4,000 nits) displays with an increase color gamut and wider viewing angles. The company already demonstrated a 75-inch RGB LED LCD display that uses 96,000 LEDs to create 32,000 dimming zones. Each dimming zone is made from 3 LEDs (RGB), and the zones are controlled in clusters of 8, which in reality means there are only 8,000 different zones.

Rugged computing systems and advanced display designer TRIPLTEK launched a new tablet, the TRIPLTEK X PRO, that utilizes a microLED-backlit LCD display. The company says that this is the world's first such tablet on the market, which could indeed be true. The X PRO is now shipping and can be bought on Amazon.com for $1599.

The TRIPLTEK X PRO display has a 8-inch 4K (set to FHD by default to conserve energy) LCD panel, powered by a microLED backlighting unit and it can deliver  a sustained brightness of 3000 nits. TRIPLTEK says that the display can operate continuously for up to 5 hours at maximum brightness on battery power. The microLED backlighting unit has been designed by TRIPLETEK, and has 1280 dimming zones - powered by Epistar (Ennostar) blue 10 micron LEDs. 

LG Electronics will unveil its first LCD TV powered by microLED backlighting. The company announced that the TV will be shown at CES 2026 (as it has won a CES Innovation Award).

It is not clear yet whether LG's TV will be powered by RGB microLEDs, or LEDs, but the company did say it was "micro RGB" technology. 

Samsung Electronics officially launched its first microLED RGB TV. The 115" TV is an LCD TV that is backlit by red, green and blue microLEDs. Samsung says that this TV "establishes a new benchmark for color accuracy, contrast and immersive viewing in the ultra-premium TV segment".  The TV supports a wide 100% BT.2020 color gamut.

The TV is now available in Korea, and it will also launch in the US - and globally - soon. The price in Korea is 45 million Won, or around $32,000 USD. This is a premium product indeed - although the price is much lower than a comparable true microLED Samsung TV.

During CES 2025, Samsung Electronics demonstrated a 98-inch 8K microLED-backlit LCD TV, branding it as RGB MicroLED TV. This is not a true microLED TV, as it is not emissive, but unlike other LED- and miniLED- backlit LCDs, this one uses smaller red, green and blue microLEDs. A few weeks ago Samsung announced plans to produce this TV commercially by the end of 2025.

According to a new report in Korea, Samsung is now ready to begin trial production of this new TV type. Apparently the company's production process has matured enough and it is progressing as planned.

OTFT developer Smartkem demonstrated a 12.3" MicroLED-in-a-Package (MiP) backlighting unit, based on its unique and proprietary technology. At the core of this development is Smartkem's proprietary Redistribution Layer (RDL) material, which interconnects four chip-first MicroLEDs in a series to form a single high-voltage chip—the MiP4.

Smartkem says that its MiP4 package is designed to replace existing MiniLED packages in LCD backlights and signage applications, offering higher brightness, high efficiency, low production cost and compatibility with existing MiniLED die bonding equipment.