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Top 10 (from 29) Smart watch wearables will be the next
mass-produced application of Micro LED
There are three main reasons: First of all, post-large displays in 2023 with high-
Mini LED technology is the best solution priced fitness trackers as a starting point.
for improving LCD contrast. Secondly, due
to limited OLED production capacity, more
than 95% of flat-screen TVs are expected
to retain the use of LCD technology in
2023.
Best path for LCD TVs
Mini LED provides the best path for LCD
TVs to improve specifications and reju-
venate products. Finally, Chinese manu-
facturers are actively investing in the up-
stream, midstream, and downstream of
Mini LED products. TrendForce says smart watch wearables will be the next mass-
produced application for large Micro LED displays. (FitBit)
Through a strategy of pricing by quantity,
manufacturers can use a higher cost-ef- Flexible backplanes
ficacy to accelerate Mini LED backlighting In the future, design will be centered on
penetration in the TV market. Mini LED TV Micro LEDs combined with flexible back-
shipments are estimated to reach 4.4 mil- planes.
lion units in 2023, an annual increase of In terms of applying microdisplays to
approximately 13%. transparent AR smart glasses, although
very small sized (below 5mm) Micro LEDs
Incubation hotbed must first overcome difficult challenges
Vehicle displays are another incubation such as full-color solutions and exter-
hotbed for Mini LED backlight applications. nal quantum efficiency of red light chips,
Compared with consumer displays, auto- there is an opportunity to accelerate the
motive displays have higher requirements development of Micro LED microdisplays
for brightness, contrast, and reliability. through the solid technical foundation laid
Mini LED backlights’ relevant characteris- out by the LED industry as a whole.
tics help improve driving safety.
Automotive displays
Stimulated by a dynamic pursuit of more For automotive displays to allow drivers to
powerful display effects in new energy immerse themselves in a highly intelligent
vehicles (NEV) and a trend towards digi- cabin built for interaction with a man-ma-
tal instrumentation, Mini LED backlights chine interface, the development of in-
will also be prioritized for expanded use in vehicle displays covers large-scale, curved,
NEVs. and transparent displays, high dynamic
contrast, or even a combination of more
In 2023, approximately 300,000 Mini LED sensing components to achieve intelligent
automotive displays are estimated to be functions.
shipped, an annual increase of approxi-
mately 50%. next page
