Recently, in response to the growing demand for high-quality light display equipment in the global audio-visual market, Unilumin Technology, a global leader in LED direct display, once again announced that it will continue to expand the advanced production capacity with "MLED" as the core. Unilumin Technology believes that the global demand for advanced MLED direct display products will maintain rapid growth in the future. Actively expanding supply-side capabilities and achieving a broader and more diverse product coverage will help consolidate its core leadership position in the global LED light display market.
Unilumin Technology's MLED production capacity is planned to double significantly in the short term
It is reported that Unilumin Technology will comprehensively carry out COB and MIP technology routes and MLED product layout. It plans to expand its Mini/Micro LED production capacity from the current 3,000KK/month to 10,000KK/month by the end of 2024. Among them, the COB production capacity is 4000KK/month, and the MIP production capacity is 6000KK/month. Unilumin will actively welcome the rapid growth of the Mini/Micro LED market with advanced technology, comprehensive product coverage and sufficient production capacity investment.
At present, COB packaging occupies a dominant position in the market below Mini/Micro LED, but in the MIP packaging technology is becoming more and more mature, synchronous has the advantages of low cost, good display effect and high compatibility, with the chip size and pixel pitch gradually shrinking, the advantages of MIP packaging mode will be more obvious. Based on this, Unilumin Technology will gradually increase the proportion of MIP in the future. At present, the MIP lamp bead 0404 realized by Unilumin Technology has been successfully developed and the module has been mass-produced.
In addition, Unilumin's self-developed substrate-free packaging technology has opened up the key steps of 0202 device manufacturing, and promoted the continuous and rapid decline of product costs. The new 0202 device will further improve the color uniformity and maintainability of the product, and is expected to break through the pixel pitch to less than 0.3mm. In the future, through the comprehensive acceleration of emerging packaging, emerging specifications and traditional advantageous production capacity COB technology, Unilumin Technology believes that it will be conducive to the continuous advancement of the commercialization process of Micro LED products.
The intelligent manufacturing base guarantees the production capacity and quality of Unilumin Technology
Continuing to promote a strong manufacturing foundation and embracing the upgrading of new productivity in Industry 4.0 is the standard answer in Unilumin's industrial plan. At present, Unilumin Technology has built Huizhou Daya Bay Intelligent Manufacturing Base and is building Zhongshan Intelligent Manufacturing Base. The latter will provide a strong guarantee for Unilumin's expansion of production and efficiency. With the commissioning of the second phase of the production base and the Mini LED project, the total production capacity of the current smart display has reached 20,000KK/month, of which the Mini LED production capacity is 3,000KK/month.
It is understood that in September 2016, the first phase of the intelligent manufacturing base of Unilumin Daya Bay Science and Technology Park was completed. On September 30, 2021, the second phase of the base was completed and put into operation, and the Mini LED production line was put into operation. With the completion of the second phase, the intelligent manufacturing base of Unilumin Technology Daya Bay Science and Technology Park has a total area of nearly 400,000 square meters, becoming the world's largest LED display intelligent manufacturing base and the world's largest Mini LED intelligent manufacturing base.
Figure: Panorama of the world's largest LED display intelligent manufacturing base - Unilumin Technology Huizhou Daya Bay Intelligent Manufacturing Base
Unilumin Huizhou Daya Bay LED Intelligent Manufacturing Base adopts artificial intelligence and advanced analysis technology to achieve a fully automated production system, reduce production costs, reduce energy consumption of production lines, improve overall output, consolidate cost leadership, and then enhance the overall economic benefits of Unilumin Technology. Unilumin Daya Bay Intelligent Manufacturing Base has a leading digital manufacturing operation system, which has realized data visualization and big data intelligent analysis of the whole delivery process, forming a customized and hierarchical main operation indicator kanban system for user roles, and the visualization rate of main operation indicators can reach 93%. Unilumin Technology has built a hierarchical and hierarchical process structure, continuously summarized experience and precipitated process assets, solidified through the process management system EPORS, and continuously optimized and improved. In addition, "standardized" and "normalized" production plays a great role in stabilizing product quality and reducing costs.
In addition, the Zhongshan Zhouming Intelligent Manufacturing Base project started construction on December 28, 2021 in Minmin Street, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. As the headquarters base of Unilumin Technology's future LED lighting business and LED display intelligent manufacturing base, the project is expected to have a total investment of 2.2 billion yuan, with an investment of 1 billion yuan in the first phase and a construction land of 195.7 acres. After the project is completed and put into operation, it is expected to have an annual output value of 3 billion yuan. At present, the construction of Zhongshan intelligent manufacturing base is in order. MINI workshop 1, MINI workshop 2, lighting workshop 3, die-casting workshop are in the decoration stage, lighting workshop 1, lighting workshop 2 are in the plastering stage, and the main structure of the canteen and dormitory building is also in the construction stage.
Figure: Renderings of the project of Zhouming Zhongshan Intelligent Manufacturing Base
After the completion of Zhongshan Intelligent Manufacturing Base, Unilumin Technology will form four production bases: Shenzhen Fuyong Headquarters, Shenzhen Pingshan Intelligent Manufacturing Base, Zhongshan Intelligent Manufacturing Base, and Huizhou Daya Bay Intelligent Manufacturing Base (also the world's largest LED display intelligent manufacturing base), which will fundamentally solve the pain point of "insufficient production capacity" in the LED industry, comprehensively enhance Unilumin's market competitiveness and sustainable operation ability, and lay a solid foundation for Unilumin's high-quality development. In particular, the Huizhou Daya Bay Intelligent Manufacturing Base and the future Zhongshan Intelligent Manufacturing Base will provide strong support for Unilumin's expansion and Mini/MicroLED strategy.
Technological innovation, focus on high-quality products, and create sustainable competitiveness
While fully realizing the layout of advantageous production capacity, Unilumin Technology continues to seize the commanding heights of global innovation of new LED displays. Unilumin Technology believes that the global large-screen display technology is in an important period of upgrading and change. With the upgrading of technology, new LED display products continue to innovate, products and market competition patterns continue to change, and the industry competition pattern presents diversified characteristics. Among them, cutting-edge technologies such as Mini/Micro LED are major development opportunities for the industry.
Figure: Unilumin Mini&Micro COB product technology evolution
Through continuous R&D investment, Unilumin Technology has overcome a series of technical problems in the field of Mini/Micro LED, such as display effect consistency, packaging yield, rework, testing, driver, etc., completed the technological breakthrough of COB and MIP packaging products, and realized the full range of Mini/Micro LED products from P0.3 to P1.8 products and large-scale mass production. Unilumin Technology is a technology leader in the field of MIP micro devices, and in terms of Micro LED chip scale packaging, it has made a breakthrough in mass transfer technology to achieve Micro LED 30 micron * 50 micron size, no substrate technology, and is the first to achieve a technological breakthrough in the industry's 0202 (0.2mm×0.2mm) MIP packaging device, and can simultaneously realize MIP P0.4 pitch display product packaging.
In June 2023, Unilumin Technology released Mini/Micro LED full-scene products, with dot spacing covering P0.3-P4.0, self-developed die bonding hybrid algorithm, die bonding efficiency increased by more than 50%, and comprehensive product yield of more than 98%; The UOS system accurately restores colors and displays finely, and is equipped with Unilumin Technology's unique UIV image quality engine and self-developed control system, which increases the screen energy saving by 50% and the reliability of the lamp beads by 10 times.
Picture: Continent Star Diamond series AM-driven soft screen
Since September 2023, Unilumin has launched the COB Summits nationwide and comprehensively launched a series of new technology products, including COB, MIP, AM drivers, dynamic pixels, etc., interpreting the future picture of Unilumin Micro LED display with "full form, full scene, and full application". In particular, the soft screen driven by the AM of the Zhou Star Diamond series has subverted people's perception of the "traditional form" of LED direct display products. Xingzhuan AM series products cover P0.9 and P1.2 spacing, with ultra-cold screen, ultra-thin screen, system integration, standard HDMI interface and other characteristics, in addition to LCD LCD display no flicker, no scanning and other advantages, at the same time has the advantages of LED display in high brush, fast response, high brightness, high color, high contrast, long life, unlimited splicing large screen, true seamless splicing, etc.
Pictured: The world's first outdoor COB was unveiled at the Hangzhou Asian Games
During the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, the "world's first outdoor COB" created by Unilumin was unveiled on the shore of the West Lake. With the immersive fish tank digital content that can be linked, the COB screen contrast ratio reaches 10,000:1, as an information display and release platform, carousel Asian Games, Hangzhou beautiful scenery, etc., to achieve a breakthrough in the outdoor "0" of COB products, and open a new chapter in COB application!
At present, Unilumin Technology has established a strategic R&D platform with the Academia Sinica as the core, tracking the cutting-edge development trend of industry technology as the direction, leading the global product development and upgrading and industry technology leapfrogging as the goal, constantly exploring new technologies and new fields, meeting the diversified and personalized needs of customers, and innovating systems, mechanisms and teams. By the end of 2023, Unilumin Technology has accumulated 2,961 patents, 292 copyright registrations, trademark layout in more than 200 countries and regions, and participated in the compilation of more than 150 international standards, national standards, and industry standards. In recent years, we have always maintained a large investment in technology research and development, and fully reserve a large number of high-quality expert talents. In 2023, Unilumin Technology will have 1,118 R&D personnel, accounting for 19.23% of the total number of Unilumin Technology, and R&D investment will be 402 million yuan, accounting for 5.42% of revenue.
The new engine of "LED+AI" digital light display empowers multiple immersive application scenarios
Unilumin Technology continues to be optimistic about the historical opportunity of LED display as a key medium for information dissemination in the intelligent era. It believes that with the continuous improvement and innovation of product miniaturization and technology, with the blessing of artificial intelligence, its application scenarios will continue to increase. Combined with the interaction and personalized needs of AI intelligence, LED light display realizes intelligent control and personalized customization through human-computer interaction, voice recognition and other technologies, and improves the function and user experience of LED products. Unilumin Technology actively embraces AI technology, empowers LED products and application scenarios with artificial intelligence, creates "LED light display + AI" products and services, and accelerates the transformation to a digitally empowered high-tech enterprise.
As a leading enterprise in the LED light display industry, Unilumin Technology has successively obtained GPT-4 official access licenses, Microsoft, and Dell global ISV general certifications in the past year, successfully connected to AI, XR and other cutting-edge technologies and the industry's best supply chain system, and joined hands with Tencent Zhiying to release the "AI Interactive Digital Human Solution" to help customers achieve intelligent display and marketing. With the help of AI accelerated spatial computing, motion tracking, full-view naked-eye 3D and other software systems adapted to new applications and new businesses, Unilumin has created a full-link solution for digital production and broadcasting of LED hardware + digital assets + virtual system + motion capture + AI, forming an ecological closed loop in the vertical field.
Figure: Unilumin Technology's "Light Display + AI Software-Defined Large Screen 3.0" IFC2024 the exhibition site
Through the excavation of the historical experience and laws of the LED light display industry for 20 years, Unilumin Technology deeply understands the forward-looking changes in the needs of customer application scenarios. At present and in the future, LED light display is based on LED semiconductor products, through the integration of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, 5G communication, cluster control and other innovative technologies, equipped with content creativity and design ecology with artistic value, focusing on cultural and tourism complexes, commercial complexes, sports complexes, science and technology and art space, film and television complexes, urban light display, industry light display seven business directions, through digital light display technology and solutions, set "hardware + system + software + content + interaction" As a whole, it provides comprehensive scenario solutions with the characteristics of intelligence, efficiency, system, and energy saving for different application scenarios.
At present, Micro LED technology is compatible with generative AI technology, and has continued to broaden the boundaries of product application in iconic fields such as cities, scenic spots, performing arts, exhibitions, immersive virtual concerts, XR virtual shooting, LED movie screens, LED conference all-in-one machines, etc. ——Diversified LED light display applications, this is a gluttonous feast given by the times to LED direct display enterprises.
Figure: Unilumin Technology Metaverse Ecological Fish Tank Screen
Light is the "eye" of a smart society. This is the opportunity of the times, and it is also the responsibility of history. Unilumin Technology is a global leader in the style of a global leader that breathes with the times and grows with the future. Through technological innovation, product innovation, application innovation, scene innovation and manufacturing upgrading, "intelligent manufacturing" empowerment, and "intellectual manufacturing" extension, Unilumin Technology will fully integrate into the historical torrent of the smart society and continue to create new brilliance in the MLED display industry chain.