Production equipment

Germany-based Singulus Technologies announced that it has received a new order for its Timaris microLED deposition system. Following the commissioning of a first system of this type by the customer, the company is now expanding its existing US production capacities.

In April 2024, Singulus announced that it has adapted its modular high-vacuum sputtering TIMARIS STM system for microLED production, with the first TIMARIS STM microLED system already been sold and delivered.The TIMARIS platform has a modular structure and can be equipped with various process and add-on modules for a wide range of requirements. 

ALD equipment maker Beneq announced Beneq its next-generation ALD platform designed for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. 

The new Beneq Transmute platform, is suitable for production of Wide Bandgap (WBG) power electronics, advanced RF devices - and microLED displays. 

We're happy to interview Pierre Tchoulfian, CTO of Aledia, as part of our series of interviews with MicroLED Industry Association members. France based Aledia, leading the next-generation displays with its 3D silicon nanowire–based microLED technology, designed to dramatically lower production costs. Backed by over €360 million in funding, Aledia is expanding production with its FlexiNOVA epiwafer platform and a planned €140 million fab. With more than 250 patent families, the company is advancing both large-display and next-generation AR microLED platforms.

Pierre is a recognized MicroLED innovator with 14+ years advancing technology and product development, shaping next-generation display solutions with over 10 patents and numerous publications.

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Aledia is a deep-tech company at the forefront of display innovation, focused on redefining what’s possible with microLED technology. We were founded in 2011 out of CEA-Leti research labs and are headquartered in Grenoble, in the heart of Europe’s “Display Valley.”

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Beneq announced that it is seeing significant progress in the microLED display market, and has received repeat orders from microLED technology developers. 

The company says that its top-tier customers rely on ALD technology to advance monolithic integration of microLEDs and driver electronics on a single chip - likely they mean microLEDs microdisplays for AR applications.

XTPL S.A. Announces Sale and Installation of Delta Printing System to the University of Massachusetts Lowell for Advanced Research at the Raytheon UMass Lowell Research Institute (RURI) and the Printed Electronics Research Collaborative (PERC)

Boston, MA, June 9, 2025 — XTPL S.A., a global leader in high-precision additive manufacturing technology, is pleased to announce the sale and successful installation of its Delta Printing System (DPS) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The system will support advanced research at the university’s Raytheon UMass Lowell Research Institute (RURI) and the Printed Electronics Research Collaborative (PERC).

The XTPL DPS, renowned for its submicron precision and versatility, will play a critical role in developing next-generation printed electronics, sensors, and functional materials. The collaboration strengthens XTPL’s presence in the U.S. research ecosystem and highlights the growing demand for innovative fabrication tools.

China-based MicroLED microdisplay developer Jade Bird Display announced that it has implemented new technologies that enabled it to reduce the average number of defective pixels in its microdisplays from around 100 to around 3 per panel. This increased the company's panel yields quite dramatically.

In addition to the improvement in defective pixels, the company also reduced the rate of its 'dark pixels' (which means pixels with reduced brightness) from around 0.4% a few years ago to only 0.03% today. This, in addition to the company's proprietary demura pixel-level luminance-compensation algorithm has greatly enhanced pixel-brightness uniformity.

Counterpoint (DSCC) released its latest display equipment spending forecast, for OLEDs, LCDs and MicroLEDs. The total spending in the period 2020-2027 will be $77 billion. Most of the spending will be focused on OLED equipment from 2025 to 2027.

Not surprisingly, Counterpoint does not see any meaningful spending on microLED equipment throughout their forecast period - apart from a small investment in 2023-2024, which could be spending by Apple's partners in the cancelled microLED watch project. 

A state-of-the-art GaN production facility in Europe has been put up for sale. As per the seller, the facility offers extensive GaN capabilities as well as a track record of doing high-volume CMOS production. The facility include 40,000 sqft of cleanroom space, and about 200 process tools (80% of which are 200 mm). This facility is currently engaged in R&D development and low-volume micro LED manufacturing with existing profitable revenue. The identity of the seller has not been published.

The sell has exclusively retained ATREG to handle the sale. ATREG says that the facility is offered with a comprehensive IP portfolio, over 250 skilled employees (of which 110 are engineers), and specialized capabilities in MOCVD, CMP, and wafer bonding. In addition to the current micro LED capabilities, the fab is suited for GaN power devices, advanced photonics, GaAs processing, and MEMS/sensors manufacturing. The fab has received significant investment over the past five years, including sub-fab upgrades, cleanroom expansion, utility improvements, and other facility upgrades.

Veeco announced that PlayNitride has evaluated its Luina MOCVD systems for microLED growth, and has now qualified it for production. PlayNitride placed an order for two systems that will be delivered in 2025

PlayNitride is building a complete supply chain for microLED production, from epiwafer production through chip processing, transfer process and more. Last year AUO announced a $21.5 million agreement with PlayNitride to build a 6-inch microLED production line at AUO's Longtan factory. Earlier in 2023, PlayNitride said that it is increasing its production volume to 10,000 6" wafers per month.