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Published: Tue, 06/28/22
The MicroLED-Info newsletter (June 28, 2022)
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Samsung starts selling its 110-inch microLED TV in China, and already sold out the first batch
Samsung launched its 110-inch microLED TV back in 2021, with a price tag of around $150. Earlier this week Samsung started to offer it in China for 1.05 million Yuan, online at JD.com, and today it is reported that the company sold out its first batch of TVs.
It is not clear how many units did Samsung actually ship - and the web site still accepts reservations.
Tianma to build a $164 million full-process pilot microLED production line in Xiamen
Tianma announced plans to establish a 1.1 billion Yuan ($164 million USD) full-process microLED pilot line, in Xiamen. This line will be built by a joint venture between Tianma display, Xiangtou Group and Torch Investment.
In 2021 Tianma held its first "2021 Micro-LED Ecosystem Alliance Conference" in Xiamen, During the conference, the company unveiled several microLED prototype displays, including a 9.38" 960x480 transparent LTPS panel, a 7.56" 720x480 flexible LTPS panel, a 11.6" 2470x960 rigid LTPS display and a tiled microLED display, made from 5.04" 480x320 panels.
Jucan Optoelectronics to expand its miniLED and microLED R&D and production
China-based LED producer Jucan Optoelectronics announced that it plans to raise 1.2 billion yuan ($178 million USD) to expand its mini-LED and micro-LED R&D and production projects.
We do not have more information on this project, and Jucan's exact plans to produce microLED chips.
Samsung to start producing 89-inch LTPS microLED TVs in Q3 2022
Towards the end of 2020, Samsung announced it's first "consumer" MicroLED TVs (on LTPS backplanes, rather than PCB used by Samsung for its professional models), including smaller 77-inch to 89-inch models. The smaller models were scrapped later in 2021, and then Samsung further delayed its plans for "consumer" microLED TV production.
According to reports from Korea, Samsung decided to move the production of its MicroLED TVs from its Vietnam fab to its fab in Korea, and aims to start producing LTPS microLED TVs in Q3 2022. Samsung is likely to start with a 89-inch model which will hopefully ship before the end of 2022, and will carry a price tag of around 100 million Won (or around $77,000).
PlayNitride hopes to go public in Q3 2022, will be break even by the end of 2023
PlayNitride is planning for an IPO, and if all goes according to plan, the company will issue new shares and will start trading at the newly launched Taiwan Stock Exchange Innovation Board in Q3 2022.
PlayNitride's CEO recently participated in an investor conference, during which he said that the company aims to be break-even (on a monthly basis) by the end of 2023, and to turn a profit in 2024.
