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The Dongfeng Nissan JV launched a new SUV in China, the NX8 - that has OLED rearlights. The car is offered in two variants, fully electric and plug-in hybrid.
It is not clear if these OLEDs are optional or standard on all models. What we do know, is that in total there are 2,064 different OLED panels, that offer customizable lighting patterns.
UBI Research sees a rapid expansion in the AI and XR device markets, that will drive forward adoption of OLED microdisplays. UBI estimates that the XR headset market will exceed 10 million units in 2025, led by a 50% growth in AR smart glasses in the first of the year.
The industry's focus is moving from VR and AR, and UBI says that this will increase adoption of OLED microdisplays, which will be the fastest growing display technology in the XR segment (competing with LCoS and microLEDs). Shipments of headsets with OLED microdisplays will grow from 1.2 million units in 2025 to over 8.8 million units in 2031.
OLED microdisplay developer BCDTek has announced a partnership with researchers out of Shenzhen University. BCDTek and the University signed a strategic industry-academia-research agreement.
The researchers at Shenzhen University, led by Prof. Wu Zongze, together with BCDTek will focus on the application of AI and industrial vision technologies in semiconductor manufacturing, testing, and packaging. BCDTek hopes that this research will enable it to enhance its production capabilities and upgrade its fab.
Bloomberg reports that Meta has decided to cut its Metaverse project budget, by around 30%. Meta has spent over $60 billion, developing AR and VR technologies in the past 5 years.
It is reported that Meta is shifting its priorities back to its core products, and to its AI technologies. While it is seen as a leader in the Metaverse, or in AR, it hasn't managed to translate that into any meaningful products, even though it is leading the AR markets with its AI-powered headsets.
China's Everdisplay have been developing and producing automotive AMOLED displays for several years, supplying these to several car makers, including SAIC for its Zhiji L7, and Lotus for its 2025 Eletre R electric SUV. EDO's 12.5", 12.8", 13" and 15.1" automotive OLED displays are now available on the OLED marketplace.
If you are interested in EDO's automotive OLEDs, contact us, or check out more information over at the OLED Marketplace. We also list many other EDO AMOLED displays, including foldable displays and laptop displays.
