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 Optoelectronics.
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.
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 Optoelectronics was established in April 2017, in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Lakeside Optoelectronics is building an OLED microdisplay fab, in a $44 million investment. Lakeside is collaborating with US-based 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.
Japan-based Sharp is a global producer of telecommunications equipment, electric and electronic application equipment and electronic components.
Sharp is producing small-sized and large-sized LCD displays and in 2018 the company also started low-volume production of flexible AMOLED displays.
