Established in Shanghai, China in 2016, Lumicore develops display ICs and also produces OLED microdisplays. In 2021 the company started to construct a 8-inch OLED microdisplay production line in Nanjing. The low-volume line is now capable of mass production.
In early 2024, Lumicore announced it has raised $100 million in its Series A funding round. The company announced several microdisplay products.
Lightning Silicon Technology was established in early 2023 as a semi-spin-off from Kopin, to develop and supply advanced OLED microdisplays to consumer AR and VR markets. The company licensed Kopin's technology. Kopin holds 20% in Lightning Silicon.
Lightning Silicon is a fabless company and has an agreement with China-based Lakeside Lightning Semiconductor.
SOAR Corporation was spun-off from Pioneer Corporation in April 2022 and handle's Pioneer's PMOLED production business.
SOAR produces a range of PMOLED displays, focusing on wearables, audio systems, communication equipment, home appliances and automotive applications (car audio systems and HVAC). The company also offers custom transparent and flexible displays.
KT&T was established in 2020 as a spin-off from INT Tech, to commercialize its OLED microdisplay technology, following INT Tech's $143 million OLED fab in the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province, China.
In 2022, KT&T introduced its first microdisplays, based on its own UNEEDXR technology that enables ultra-high pixel densities on either TFT or silicon backplanes. The company's technology is based on RGB structure, without color filters, to achieve high brightness (up to 12,000 nits) and low power consumption.
Following several rounds of investments, KT&T became an independent company, and INT Tech is still a major shareholder.
BCDTEK (also known as Shenzhen Xinshijia Semiconductor Technology) develops OLED ICs and OLED microdisplays.
IN 2022, BCDTEK announced it is building a $970 million 12-inch OLED microdisplay fab. In December 2023, it announced that the building construction is completed, for the first phase (the K2 line).
Nanjing Guozhao Optoelectronics Technologies (NJ Guozhao), based in Nanjing, China, was established as spin-off from the China Electronic Technology Group Corporation (CETC), to produce OLED microdisplays.
NJ Guozhao is already offering its first display, a 0.39" XGA panel, produced at its $39 million OLED production line.
Lakeside Lightning Semiconductor (LLS, also called Lakeside Optoelectronics) was established in April 2017, in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. The company develops and produces OLED microdisplays.
LLS operates a small 8-inch production line in Changzhou, and is building an advanced 12-inch OLED microdisplay fab in Yixing (Wuxi). Lakeside is collaborating with US-based Lightning Silicon Technology (Kopin).
Kunshan Mengxian Electric (also known as Qingyue Optical) was established in 2020 in China with plans to produce OLED microdisplays. The company is owned by Qingyue, a PMOLED producer that was spun-off in 2021 from OLED maker Visionox.
In 2020, Kunshan Mengxian announced its plans for a $55 million OLED microdisplay line, in Kunshan, Jiangsu province. The company is looking to produce direct-emission RGB OLED microdisplays.
China-based Qingyue was established in 2021 as a spin-off from OLED producer Visionox, to handle the company's PMOLED business.
Qingyue, one of the world's leading PMOLED makers, has two 370x400 mm production lines, each with a capacity of 8,000 monthly substrates (around 1.75 million 1-inch displays). The company also has a subsidiary that develops OLED microdisplays.
In 2023, the company showcased its latest displays at Display Week 2023.
Metaways (also called Zhejiang Hongxi Technology) is an OLED microdisplay producer based in China.