On May 13, 2025 (U.S. time), the Display Week 2025 (SID 2025) officially opened at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California. Leading display industry giants, cutting-edge technology companies, and innovative startups around the world gathered to showcase the latest generation of display solutions and products.

Among them, Micro LED technology emerged as a key focus for many display companies. These key players continued to enhance the performance of Micro LED technology, extending its applications from medium and large-sized displays to automotive displays and near-eye displays, pushing the boundaries of what Micro LED technology can achieve.

Micro LED Commercial and Innovative Display Applications
At SID 2025, we can see that the performance of Micro LED technologies for commercial large-size displays continues to improve. Additionally, Micro LED has become increasingly mature in innovative display applications such as transparent and mirror displays.

Innolux Corporation
Innolux showcased a variety of Micro LED applications, including the world’s first assembling Micro LED mirror display and a high-PPI Micro LED mirror display. These products feature a wide color gamut (NTSC 115%), high reflectivity (86%), and high brightness even under low power consumption. They are expected to be widely used in smart cockpits, smart retail, and other fields.

Spliced Micro LED Mirror Display (Image Source: Innolux Corporation)

The transparent Micro LED display, featuring Innolux’s proprietary Transparency Display technology, offers high brightness, high transmittance, crystal-clear clarity, high resolution, and a wide color gamut (NTSC 120%). Its transparency function can be customized based on display requirements, supporting diverse assembling configurations.

In the commercial display segment, Innolux presented a 101-inch color-conversion Micro LED freely spliced display wall. It incorporates Innolux’s self-developed color conversion technology, LED chip on TFT glass (COG) mass transfer and repair technology, as well as innovative splicing and surface treatment techniques. This solution stands out with four key features: P0.5mm pixel pitch, high color saturation, excellent ambient light contrast, and seamless assembling. The modular system supports ultra-large display applications ranging from 25.4 inches to 204 inches.

Innolux Showcases Color-Conversion Micro LED Freely Spliced Display Technology (Image Source: Innolux Corporation)

In addition, Innolux unveiled an innovative product featuring its proprietary floating image technology — the Micro LED Floating Jewelry Box. This exhibit supports non-contact gesture sensing technology and can recognize gestures in real time, such as picking up or rotating virtual objects. It is equipped with ultra-high brightness Micro LED display technology, with floating image brightness exceeding 1,500 nits.

Innolux Micro LED Floating Jewelry Box (Image Source: Innolux Corporation)

AUO (AU Optronics)
AUO showcased a 64-inch transparent Micro LED display, spliced from the world’s largest 42-inch transparent Micro LED display. This display features high transparency, 1,000 nits of brightness, a wide color gamut, and a seamless three-sided frameless splicing design. It delivers ultra-high-definition image quality while maintaining visibility through the display, making it ideal for applications in retail, art exhibitions, and commercial spaces.

AUO 42-Inch Transparent Micro LED Display

AUO also presented the world’s first dual-sided independent display 17.3-inch transparent Micro LED display, which is optimized to reduce light leakage between the two sides. This innovation allows for the seamless integration of visual content with the real-world environment.

TCL CSOT (TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology)
TCL CSOT showcased an ultra-wide 36:9 aspect ratio MLED display (219 inches), featuring an ultra-high contrast ratio in the millions. By leveraging pixel-level uniformity calibration, factory color calibration, and on-site color tuning technologies, the display achieves a clear, consistent, and uniform visual performance. With its modular splicing capability, it can be configured into infinitely large displays for large-scale scenarios.

TCL CSOT Ultra-Wide 36:9 MLED Display

TCL CSOT also showcased a transparent MLED display (8.42 inches) featuring a 0.2mm pixel pitch, high PPI display, and 5,000 nits of brightness. Designed for high-brightness environments such as outdoor settings or exhibition halls, the display leverages integrated CG (Cover Glass) technology to create a borderless transparent display experience.

TCL CSOT Transparent Micro LED Display

Unilumin Group

Unilumin showcased a variety of LED display products, including the UpanelⅡ MIP series, which utilizes MIP (Micro LED-in-Package) technology to achieve higher pixel density and more refined image quality. These displays feature high brightness, high contrast, and wide color gamut coverage. By optimizing the driver IC and power management system, Unilumin significantly reduced power consumption while maintaining high brightness, meeting the image quality demands of high-end commercial displays and stage performances.

In response to overseas market demands in entertainment, film production, and conference forums, Unilumin also introduced the Upad IV series display. It supports a high refresh rate of 7,680Hz, 16-bit color depth, and high contrast, making it particularly suitable for the rigorous requirements of the film and television production industry.

Additionally, Unilumin showcased its latest Unatural texture display, built with RGB Mini LED chips and enhanced with nano-optical technology. This design ensures high brightness, minimal light loss, and low reflectivity. The screen has a natural texture when turned off and delivers clear visuals when turned on, allowing it to better integrate into architectural and building material applications.

Vistar
Targeting the home theater market, Vistar—a company invested in by Visionox—debuted the world’s first 88-inch P0.5 TFT-based Micro LED modular display. Featuring smaller pixels for more precise detail rendering, the display offers 2,000 nits of brightness, a 26,000:1 contrast ratio, and 100% DCI-P3 cinema-grade color gamut coverage.

Vistardisplay 88-Inch P0.5 TFT-Based Micro LED Modular Display

In response to emerging transparent display applications, Vistardisplay also introduced the world’s first P0.5 TFT-based Micro LED transparent display. Utilizing micron-level LED chips and a high-aperture-ratio transparent TFT substrate, the display achieves a single-panel transmittance of 72% and brightness up to 3,000 nits, while supporting unlimited modular splicing.

Light Chip (Digital Light Core)
Light Chip unveiled the world’s first 4K projection Micro LED chip, along with a prototype of the world’s first 4K Micro LED projector based on this chip technology.

4K Micro LED On-Site Projection Image (Image Source: Light Chip)

It is reported that the 12-inch 4K high-definition silicon-based Micro display driver wafer released by Light Chip is equipped with advanced manufacturing processes. It is compatible with current mainstream Micro LED bonding technologies and meets the display function requirements of downstream customers. The wafer enables self-testing, pixel array yield testing, signal synchronization, column data processing, and temperature sensing, among other control and adjustment functions. With an interface level of 1.8V CMOS standard, it is widely applicable to various miniaturized, high-resolution display systems.

At the event, Light Chip also premiered its Micro LED digital projection solution for the scooter sector, featuring low power consumption, high brightness, high resolution, compact size, and high reliability.

Micro LED Digital Projection Solution (Image Source: Light Chip)

Light Chip also showcased several products on-site, including the Micro LED 0.12-inch silicon-based display driver wafer, Micro LED three-color light combining micro display driver system, LCoS technology-based 2K, 4K, and 8K wafers, Micro OLED 0.39-inch wafers, Micro OLED dual-chip display driver solutions, and AR glasses industry application exhibits.

Micro LED Automotive Display Applications
With the increasing demand for automotive displays, the characteristics of Micro LED technology, including high brightness, high contrast, transparency, and flexibility, are expected to gain more attention from automakers in the future.
As a result, automotive displays have become a key development focus for display panel manufacturers. At SID 2025, companies like Tianma, BOE, Innolux, AUO, and TCL CSOT all presented their latest Micro LED automotive display solutions, preparing for the future development of in-vehicle display technology.

BOE
BOE showcased a 6.2-inch high-brightness RGB Micro LED HUD (Head-Up Display). The product features a unique GOA design for seamless splicing and utilizes low-resistance copper technology to achieve high brightness. With a pixel pitch of P0.2, a resolution of 624 (RGB) × 360, brightness up to 30,000 nits, 110% NTSC color gamut coverage, and a refresh rate range of 60-120Hz, this display offers exceptional performance for automotive applications.

BOE 6.2-Inch High-Brightness RGB Micro LED HUD (Image Source: TrendForce)

BOE also showcased a Micro LED HUD with a brightness of up to 300,000 nits. The product utilizes high-precision mass transfer technology to achieve a high PPI (pixel density). Special pixel and driver designs are employed to ensure low power consumption, while high-efficiency Micro LEDs and low-resistance copper technology boost brightness. The display features a 58μm pixel pitch, 431 PPI, and a resolution of 2560x1024.

BOE 300,000 Nits Micro LED HUD (Image Source: TrendForce)

Tianma
Tianma showcased an 8.07-inch Micro LED transparent low-reflection display, claimed to be the industry’s first Micro LED transparent screen with the highest PPI (pixel density). This display achieves 167 PPI and >50% transmittance, with a reflection rate of less than 3%. The product incorporates innovative low-reflection structures and materials, allowing the reflection light from the TFT backplane and external ambient light to be absorbed, thereby improving the image quality of the transparent screen. This transparent low-reflection display can be applied in various scenarios, such as vehicle windows, dashboards, and more.

Tianma 8.07-Inch Micro LED Transparent Low-Reflection Display

Tianma launched the 8-inch Micro LED IRIS HUD, claimed to be the industry’s first Micro LED PHUD (Panoramic Head-Up Display) with the highest PPI (167 PPI). This display projects key driving information, such as navigation and vehicle speed, directly onto the windshield, offering a safer and more focused display for drivers.

The Micro LED IRIS HUD from Tianma has a pixel density of 167 PPI and a peak brightness of over 10,000 nits. The in-view brightness exceeds 1,300 nits, ensuring that critical driving information remains clearly visible even under direct sunlight. Additionally, the projection glass has a transparency of over 86%, allowing the projected image to seamlessly blend with the external environment, making it visible even in low-light conditions.

Compared to traditional LCD HUDs, Tianma’s Micro LED IRIS HUD features a compact, efficient, and highly integrated design, making the overall unit smaller. This design allows it to seamlessly integrate into automotive interiors, offering automakers high flexibility in design.

Tianma 8-Inch Micro LED IRIS HUD

TCL CSOT
TCL CSOT introduced an ultra-high brightness Micro LED PHUD display (14.3 inches), specifically designed for automotive PHUD modules. By combining the advantages of Micro LED and LTPS technologies, it achieves ultra-high brightness, ultra-high contrast, and a wide color gamut. This PHUD display offers a contrast ratio greater than 5:1 under strong ambient lighting, significantly enhancing driving safety.

TCL CSOT Ultra-High Brightness Micro LED PHUD

Innolux
In the automotive smart cockpit sector, Innolux showcased an HD PPI automotive Micro LED integrated cockpit concept display system, offering high brightness, wide color gamut, ultra-high contrast, and durability. This system effectively addresses the visibility issues of previous OLED and LCD displays in sunlight and snowy conditions. Additionally, it features flexibility, bendability, and projection capabilities while maintaining low power consumption and delivering exceptional display quality.

Innolux's CarUX also launched a 9.6-inch Micro LED AR reflective display solution at SID 2025, utilizing all-around reflective imaging technology. This solution uses high-brightness, high-quality, low-power Micro LED display modules. It projects critical information such as instrument readings and navigation directions onto the windshield, maintaining image integrity without distortion from curved surfaces. It incorporates depth-of-field stereoscopic images, interface design, unique algorithms, and exclusive image calibration techniques.

Furthermore, CarUX exhibited a light-transmitting leather module integrated with direct-lit Mini LED backlighting technology, as well as an active 34-inch Mini LED backlit automotive display, among other in-vehicle display products.

AUO (AU Optronics)
AUO unveiled a 13-inch Micro LED head-up display (HUD) that provides high in-view brightness and color saturation. This display remains clear under both direct sunlight and in dark conditions. By utilizing the small form factor of Micro LED modules, the display resolves space limitations in automotive applications. It is also said that with AI computing technology, the HUD can integrate the instrument panel, central control console, and passenger-side display, creating a 47.5-inch seamless transparent display interface.

AUO 13-Inch Micro LED Head-Up Display

Micro LED/Micro OLED Near-Eye Display Applications
With the rising popularity of smart glasses, near-eye display technology has also garnered significant attention. At SID 2025, numerous domestic and international display technology companies, including Sitan Technology, Hongshi, SidTek, Raysolve, INNOVISION, TCL CSOT, Vuzix, VueReal, Porotech, and Polar Light, presented their latest Micro LED/Micro OLED near-eye display solutions, aiming to develop smaller sizes, higher brightness, clearer visuals, and more convenient near-eye display technologies.

Sitan Technology
Sitan Technology showcased multiple Micro LED display modules, offering ultra-high resolution, high brightness, and flexible interface designs. These modules provide core solutions for emerging display scenarios such as AR/XR and smart automotive displays.

The products displayed by Sitan Technology covered a range of sizes, including 0.13, 0.2, and 0.45 inches, with options for monochrome, white light, and full-color schemes. There have been significant improvements in resolution, PPI, and brightness. For example, the 0.2-inch full-color module continues the quantum dot color conversion monolithic full-color solution, with the resolution further optimized to 320x320.

Image Source: Sitan Technology

Additionally, Sitan Technology also showcased 0.2-inch and 0.45-inch display modules for in-vehicle projection, featuring high dynamic display and high-definition visual characteristics.

Hongshi
Hongshi presented a monolithic full-color micro-display light chip, utilizing Hongshi's proprietary Hybrid Stack Structure key technology. The target brightness of this chip can reach 2 million nits.

Image Source: Hongshi

In addition, Hongshi will also present a series of end-user application products based on the Aurora A6 single-green micro-display light chip. These products span multiple fields, including smart wearables, head-up displays, projection advertising, and smart automotive systems.

SidTek

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SidTek presented six Micro OLED near-eye display products, manufactured using 8-inch and 12-inch wafer production lines. The micro-display sizes range from 0.23 to 1.35 inches, with resolutions ranging from 640x400 to the highest 3552x3840. The uniformity of all displays is above 80% to 90%, and the contrast ratio exceeds 100,000:1, offering high-definition display effects for AR/VR smart glasses.

It is worth noting that in March this year, SidTek's Nanchong Semiconductor Micro Display Industrial Park project began construction. The project covers an area of 125 acres with a total building area of approximately 60,000 square meters. The key focus is on building SidTek's second 12-inch Micro OLED production line, which will primarily engage in the production of Micro OLED displays. As the production line ramps up, SidTek will gain greater momentum in the development of Micro OLED technology.

Raysolve
Raysolve showcased the PowerMatch 1 full-color Micro LED light engine and diffractive waveguide AR glasses application example. It is reported that the PowerMatch 1 full-color micro-display screen (0.13 inches) used in the light engine has a volume of only 0.18cc, with a 30° field of view.

Image Source: Raysolve

The PowerMatch 1 single-chip full-color micro-display screen features a wide color gamut of 108.5% DCI-P3, high color purity, and a brightness of 500,000 nits. It can provide a light flux output of 0.5lm for the full-color light engine.

TCL CSOT
TCL CSOT presented the world's smallest silicon-based Micro LED display (0.05 inches), offering an ultra-high resolution with 5,080 PPI and a maximum brightness of over 4 million nits.

Image Source: TCL CSPT

INNOVISION 

Image Source: INNOVISIOM

INNOVISION introduced the latest advancements in Micro LED micro-display chip applications. Their self-developed VSP (Vertical Stacked Pixel) technology has overcome the technical bottleneck of traditional micro-display pixel miniaturization, leading to significant improvements in performance and yield. Additionally, innovations in large-size epitaxy technology, homogeneous integration processes, and precise, non-destructive substrate removal methods have substantially reduced production costs while increasing pixel density and improving display performance.

Vuzix
The U.S. smart glasses company Vuzix showcased high-performance Micro LED backplane samples. It is reported that the CMOS backplane supports resolutions above 1080P and can drive monochrome or full-color Micro LED arrays. This Micro LED backplane focuses on high performance and highly customized solutions for high-end enterprise and defense applications.

Image Source: Vuzix

VueReal

Image Source: VueReal

VueReal launched its latest Micro LED reference design kit, which is reportedly one of the first industry solutions that can be directly integrated and optimized for real-world applications. This breakthrough technology is powered by the company's patented MicroSolid Printing platform, providing the technical foundation for high-yield, scalable integration of miniature devices.

The reference design kit includes pre-configured, integrable Micro LED display modules, suitable for automotive applications such as smart tail lights, glass-embedded displays, augmented reality head-up displays (AR HUD), in-car lighting, and infotainment systems. It is also applicable in consumer electronics like AR/VR and embedded smart displays.

Polar Light Technologies
Swedish Micro LED technology company Polar Light Technologies (PLT) showcased its first micro-display prototype based on its proprietary pyramid structure Micro LED (μLED) patent technology.

Image Source: Polar Light Technologies

It is reported that PLT focuses on using atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology to grow pyramid-structured gallium nitride Micro LEDs on silicon carbide substrates. This pyramid structure is grown through an innovative bottom-up technique, eliminating the need for etching processes. It provides narrow beam characteristics for the LED chips, further enhancing the performance of the Micro LEDs while maintaining sub-micron dimensions.

Porotech
Porotech, together with its four major industry partners—Foxconn, Rayprus, GIS, and Jorjin—jointly showcased a complete AR solution at SID 2025, covering the entire process from materials, light engine, optical modules, AR glasses to full device assembly and mass production.

Image Source: Porotech

Porotech showcased its new InGaN red LED product—SpectraCore, which offers a 5x brightness improvement over existing red-light technologies. It also features an ultra-narrow spectrum, high color purity, and stable red-light wavelengths under various driving conditions, along with excellent thermal stability and reliability.

Takeaway
At the SID 2025 exhibition, Micro LED technology continued to show significant advancements in performance and application boundaries. Display companies are not only enhancing Micro LED brightness, contrast, color vividness, and clarity but are also accelerating the maturity of Micro LED technologies in areas like transparent displays, automotive displays, and near-eye displays, signaling a positive future for Micro LED development.

In the future, with the involvement of more industry giants and capital, along with continued research by LED companies, Micro LED technology will see further refinement and development, bringing the prosperous era of Micro LED even closer.

Author: Irving, TrendForce

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