SAPIEN Semiconductors is committed to closely collaborating with key customers in the global Micro LED display industry to deliver innovative solutions. In addition, the company successfully went public on the KOSDAQ in 2024, generating revenue of KRW 7.99 billion, a 149% increase year-over-year. The company has also established an office in Silicon Valley to better serve its customers, including major tech giants in the US. TrendForce is very pleased to conduct a phone interview with Myunghee Lee (CEO) and Ethan Jin (CSO) of SAPIEN Semiconductors. They shared valuable insights into the Micro LED market outlook and discussed the company's latest progress.

Founded in 2017, SAPIEN Semiconductors Inc. is a fabless design company that specializes in creating custom-designed ASIC products and solutions for Micro LED display drivers. The company leverages innovative, silicon-proven design IPs to offer a comprehensive range of solutions that support diverse Micro LED display resolutions and sizes. These solutions are suited for applications ranging from the metaverse to large-sized displays. Based on SAPIEN’s patent portfolio, using active-driven CMOS with PWM on near-eye displays can save power consumption. In addition, as for large displays, utilizing Micro ICs with PWM driving makes it easier to light LEDs and avoid excessively high driving current.

Lee indicated that SAPIEN Semiconductors has successfully provided both standard and customized CMOS products to meet various customer needs. For example, the company currently offers a standard full color CMOS with a 28nm node to market and custom monochrome CMOS backplane ICs with 22nm/28nm node, which were supported a 2.5μm pixel pitch and achieved resolutions of 800x600 and up to 2K. In the future, they plan to advance this technology to beyond 22nm node and a 2μm pixel pitch, aiming for FHD and higher resolutions of 1280x720. Regarding large-sized displays, SAPIEN Semiconductors has been developing Micro ICs to deliver value-added solutions for major tech companies in the US, specifically aimed at next-generation notebook displays. These solutions are designed to enhance brightness uniformity, increase contrast ratios, and reduce power consumption, all contributing to superior static and dynamic image quality.

Lee believes that Micro LED technology combined with CMOS can be used in near-eye displays, notebook displays, automotive displays, and large-sized displays to usher in an incredible era for next-generation displays.

Author: Joanne, TrendForce

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