AUO, a Taiwanese global display specialist, captured the attention of the industry by showcasing a 127-inch Micro-LED TV with its latest technology at Touch Taiwan 2025 in April. More than just a technology demonstration, AUO’s exhibit is seen as a strategic move with the company’s full-scale commercialization in the ultra-large premium TV market in mind.
Micro-LED display technology leaders AUO, Innolux, and PlayNitride showcased their latest technologies at Touch Taiwan 2025 on April 16 to demonstrate the wide range of applications and commercialization possibilities of Micro-LEDs. They showcased products for large displays and automotive solutions, as well as a variety of other applications.
It is anticipated that Apple will delay the launch of the standard model in the iPhone 18 series, which is expected to be released in 2026. Until now, Apple has released four models for each iPhone series: the standard model, Max, Pro, and Pro Max. In the 2025 iPhone 17 series, the Max model is expected to be replaced by a new Air model, and the Air model is projected to be the most expensive among the four.
At a recent display industry exhibition, ULVAC unveiled its silicon-based Micro OLED display and mass production process, highlighting its competitive edge in the expanding XR and metaverse device market. The showcased solution is a result of collaboration with Zhejiang Hongxi Technology Co., Ltd. (Metaways), a rising Chinese player specializing in Micro OLED development and module integration.
At FPD China 2025’s “CDC Metaverse – Display on Silicon” on March 26, 2025, a group of experts presented on topics such as building AI and AR glass ecosystems, silicon-based display technology roadmaps, key process, equipment and material innovations, and industry and market trend forecasts.
The ICDT2025 conference was held from March 23rd to 25th in Xiamen, China. Among the exhibitors, Tianma company exhibited more Micro-LED products than other companies, showing that Tianma is the most active in product development among Chinese companies. Of course, in addition to Micro-LED, Tianma also exhibited automotive display products using LCD technology and OLED technology at the ICDT 2025 conference to showcase its technology.
According to UBI Research’s “1Q25 Quarterly OLED Material Market Tracker,” the amount of emitting material used in 2024 was 130 tons. Shipments from Korean and Chinese panel makers increased simultaneously, up nearly 30% from 2023.
While Micro-LED TVs are expected to enter the consumer market in 2025, RGB Mini-LED TVs with lower OLED performance are expected to enter the market and compete with OLED TVs. Chinese panel producers, which lag far behind Korea in OLED production volume, are strategically focusing on RGB Mini-LED technology development, while Samsung Electronics and SONY are also entering this field.
According to UBI Research’s ‘1Q25 Small OLED Display Market Track’, which includes application performance and outlook for smartphones, foldable phones, smartwatches, etc., small OLED shipments in 2024 are expected to reach 980 million units, an increase of approximately 200 million units from 773 million units in 2023. The small OLED market is expected to exceed […]
This article introduces the contents of the ” 2025 Mid-to-Large OLED Display Annual Report” published by UBI Research in March 2025. The ” 2025 Mid-to-Large OLED Display Annual Report” covers key issues, product trends, panel development trends and production line status, market outlook, etc. of the medium and large OLED industry.
According to UBI Research’s latest report, “2025 Mid-to-Large OLED Display Annual Report,” the number of IT OLEDs, especially notebook and tablet launches, surged in 2024, unlike small OLEDs, which have maintained a similar number of launches over the past four years.
According to the ‘2025 Small OLED Display Annual Report’ recently published by UBI Research, in 2024, OLED shipments for smartphones and foldable phones totaled 8.34 billion and 24 million units, respectively. In 2023, OLED shipments for smartphones and foldable phones were 65.5 billion and 22 million units, respectively.
Laptop manufacturer Lenovo plans to launch a rollable OLED notebook in 2025, and Samsung Display is expected to exclusively supply the panels. Lenovo simultaneously exhibited an AI notebook with foldable OLED and an AI notebook with rollable OLED at MWC 2025 held in Barcelona, Spain.
The “2025 Small OLED Display Annual Report” by UBI Research, released in March 2025, forecasts significant growth in OLED shipments. In 2024, smartphone and foldable phone OLED shipments are projected to hit 8.33 billion and 25 million units, respectively, rising to 9.1 billion and 30 million units in 2025. This growth is driven by Samsung’s increased use of rigid OLEDs, more flexible OLED shipments from Chinese manufacturers, and a shift from LCD to OLED displays.
According to UBI Research’s ‘1Q25 mid- to large-sized OLED display market track’, Samsung Display’s shipments of OLED panels for notebooks in 2024 are approximately 8.4 million units, a 55% increase compared to 2023. The market is expanding as the volume of OLED panels for notebooks from Samsung Display, which supplies not only Samsung Electronics but also overseas notebook set makers such as Dell, HP, and Lenovo, increases.
Not only are vehicle displays increasing in size and number, but pillar-to-pillar displays, which integrate multiple displays on the dashboard into a single screen, have recently been applied to automobiles. Pillar-to-pillar displays have the advantage of enhancing the competitiveness of premium automobile brands through simple and stylish interiors, and allowing users to enjoy movies and games in the car through large screens.
The OLED & XR KOREA 2025 conference, a global event showcasing the latest technologies and innovations in the display industry, will take place from April 16 to 18, 2025, at Yangjae EL Tower in Seoul, South Korea.
AI technology is making a soft landing and the AI era is opening up. Recently, the competition among big tech companies to become the winner of the AI war has become more intense.