The MicroLED-Info newsletter (January 31, 2023)

Aixtron launched a new fully-automated production system, the G10-AsP, targeting the microLED and laser markets. The company says that the G10-AsP ,the first system to offer a fully automated process, enables the highest throughput of its class with uniformity and defect levels never seen before.

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Aixtron says that this system will allow, for the first time, the mass production of 10um (or lower) microLED chips, with high performance. The G10-AsP offers a 200mm AsP Batch reactor and comes with In-Situ Cleaning and an automated cassette-to-cassette (C2C) wafer loading.

Specialized Korea-based LED developer Lumens announced that it has developed a Monolithic RGB epitaxial wafers for micro-LED display production. The new technology stacks the three color LEDs on on top of the other on the wafer.

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A comparison between Lumen's stacked RGB transfer process (bottom) and the standard process (top)

A stacked microLED architecture improves the performance, while also making the transfer process more productive. The company says that its design will offer a dramatic reduction in the production costs - especially the transfer process, which is reduced to a third (in terms of number of transfer steps), while also doing all the process from a single wafer.

Texas-based A/V retailer GridHiFi posted an unboxing video in which they open and install a 110" Samsung MicroLED TV in their showroom:

As you can see, this TV comes pre-assembled (even though it is made from different tiles) and easily installed.

We're happy to interview ClassOne Technology, as part of our series of interviews with MicroLED Industry Association members. ClassOne develops and sells high-performance electroplating and wet processing systems for the manufacture of advanced microelectronics, for both R&D and high-volume fab environments. For the microLED industry, ClassOne offers its Solstice single wafer electroplating and wet process platform, in addition to its reactor technology for the industry.

Q: Can you introduce your company and technology?

Joe Gaustad, Product Manager, ClassOne Technology: At ClassOne, our mission is to deliver the world’s highest performing and most elegantly designed electroplating and wet processing systems for the manufacture of advanced microelectronics. Engineered for maximum efficiency and flexibility on the manufacturing floor, our systems offer a comprehensive range of electroplating and wet process solutions validated, tested, fab proven, and designed for top performance in both high-volume and R&D fab environments.