Breakthroughs in Mini/Micro LED and Micro OLED Display Technologies at CES 2024

Leo Lopez

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The recently concluded CES 2024 witnessed a remarkable showcase of cutting-edge Mini/Micro LED and Micro OLED display technologies by global panel manufacturers and device makers. This essay provides an overview of the notable advancements in these display technologies.

Mini LED TV​


Several manufacturers unveiled impressive Mini LED TVs during CES 2024. Hisense introduced the 110-inch UX TV and the ultra-thin 4K Mini LED TV, 75UX, with a thickness of just 14mm. TCL showcased the 115-inch TV model QM891G, along with the flagship QD-Mini LED TV X11G. Skyworth presented its flagship Mini LED Wallpaper TV series, featuring both ten thousand and a thousand backlight physical partition options. Konka exhibited the Mini QD-LED 809 series TV, equipped with Mini QD-LED and AGLR screen technology. Samsung unveiled its 2024 Neo QLED series, featuring a 4K version with a 4K VA panel using Mini LED backlight technology. LG Electronics introduced three models in the 90T series and two models in the 99T series, all featuring 4K and 8K Mini LED technology, respectively.

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Mini LED Monitors​


The implementation of Mini LED backlight panels extended beyond TVs to monitors. Acer's Predator monitor, Cooler Master's G2711 Mini LED display, MSI's Titan 18 Ultra 2024 gaming laptop, Lenovo's Legion 9i gaming laptop, and Asus' Strix Scar 18 notebook all featured Mini LED backlight panels. Online market data from Runto Technology indicates a 15% share of Mini LED products in China's high-end monitor market (above 3000 RMB), marking a nearly 7% YoY increase in 2023.

Micro LED Products​


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C Seed, an Austrian TV brand, showcased the world's first 137-inch foldable Micro LED TV, the C SEED N1, which also comes in 103-inch and 165-inch versions with pixel pitches of 0.4mm and 0.9mm, respectively. Skyworth presented a 165-inch 4K Micro LED TV, complemented by transparent TVs utilizing OLED technology. Konka exhibited a 310-inch Micro LED 4K-Plus movie screen, featuring their independently developed patented luminous chips. Major panel manufacturers such as BOE, TCL CSOT, AUO, Innolux, Tianma, Truly, Visionox, Samsung Display, and LG Display showcased their unique Micro LED products.

Micro OLED in XR Devices​


CES 2024 featured over 350 XR-related companies, including Sony, Thunderbird Innovation, XREAL, and Dapeng VR, presenting cutting-edge XR products and technologies. Micro OLED technology found more applications in augmented reality (AR) products.

In summary, CES 2024 demonstrated not only a significant focus on traditional mainstream applications like TVs and monitors but also a growing interest in the long-term future of the display industry. This includes applications in areas such as automotive displays, command monitoring, high-definition broadcasting, medical diagnostics, advertising displays, office meetings, and virtual reality, expanding the horizons of the display industry.
 
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