Micro-LED Market by Application (Display (Smartwatch, NTE Devices (AR, VR), Smartphone, Television, HUD, Digital Signage, Laptop & Monitor) and Lighting (General, Automotive)), Display Panel Size, Vertical, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2025

 Micro-LED market projected to grow at a CAGR of 80.1% during forecast period

The micro-LED market is estimated to grow from USD 0.60 billion in 2019 to USD 20.50 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 80.1% between 2019 and 2025. Increasing demand for brighter and more power-efficient display panels for smartwatches, mobile devices, and NTE (AR/VR) devices is a major factor for the growth of the market. The rising interest of electronic giants—Apple, Samsung, and Sony—and interest shown by input/component suppliers in the supply chain also contribute to the market growth. Rising demand for OLED displays and the lack of established supply chain for micro-LED, along with distributed patent portfolios, are the major restraints for the growth of the micro-LED market.

Micro-LED market for NTE devices to grow at highest CAGR during forecast period

Considering the current manufacturing capabilities, prototype development, and the involvement of leading players, micro-LED-based smartwatches and NTE devices may enter the commercial phase in 2019. The micro-LED market for NTE devices is expected to grow at the highest CAGR between 2019 and 2025. The luminosity (brightness) and resolution of micro-LED technology would be the key driving force for the adoption of the technology in NTE devices. AR devices require high resolution and brightness to match the real-world visibility. The fast response time of micro-LED displays is also suited for AR applications. Micro-LED display-based VR solutions can be implemented for diverse end uses, such as entertainment, gaming, training, and research.

APAC to dominate micro-LED market during forecast period

APAC is expected to dominate the micro-LED display market during the forecast period with the presence of leading brand product manufacturers, LED foundries, and display panel manufacturers in the region. Samsung, LG, Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, and several others will account for major demand for micro-LED display panels by 2025.

Extensive primary interviews have been conducted with industry leaders to determine and verify the market size of several segments and subsegments gathered through secondary research.

The breakup of the profiles of primary participants has been given below:

• By Company Type: Tier 1 – 25%, Tier 2 – 15%, and Tier 3 – 60%
• By Designation: C-Level Executives – 55%, Directors – 35%, and Others – 10%
• By Region: APAC – 25%, North America – 30%, and Europe – 45%

The report profiles the key players in the market. Major companies operating in this market are Apple (LuxVue) (US), Oculus VR (InfiniLED) (US), Sony (Japan), Samsung (South Korea), X-Celeprint (Ireland), Epistar (Taiwan), GLO AB (Sweden), VerLASE Technologies (US), JBD (China), and Aledia (France), among others. Some of the key innovators in the micro-LED market include Mikro Mesa Technology (Taiwan), VueReal (Canada), Uniqarta (US), ALLOS Semiconductors (Germany), Plessey Semiconductors (UK), PlayNitride (Taiwan), and Ostendo Technologies (US). Some other prominent players in the micro-LED market include Lumens (South Korea), Lumiode (US), Rohinni (US), Cooledge Lighting (Canada), and Nichia (Japan).

Some of the prominent research institutes undertaking research in the micro-LED market are Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) (Taiwan), Changchun Institute (China), III-V Lab (France), CEA Leti (France), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong), and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany). Some of the input suppliers developing related materials and components in micro-LED market include Jasper Display (Taiwan), Crystalwise Technology (Taiwan), Unimicron (Taiwan), Luminit (US), Macroblock (Taiwan), and Max Technologies (Taiwan).

Research Coverage

This research report categorizes the market by application, display panel size, vertical, and geography. This report comprises drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges pertaining to the micro-LED market; and patent analysis, extensive value chain analysis, analysis of the current manufacturing capability and technology status, commercialization potential in different devices, along with market size forecasts till 2025.

The report is expected to help leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways:

• This report segments the micro-LED market comprehensively and provides the closest market size estimation for major applications across regions.
• The report is expected to help stakeholders understand the pulse of the market through information on drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities for the market.
• This report is likely to help stakeholders better understand their competitors and gain insights on ways to improve their position in the business. The competitive landscape section includes the competitor ecosystem, with an overview of the strategies adopted by leading players in terms of new product or prototype developments, agreements, expansions, investments, and mergers and acquisitions.

 1 Introduction
1.1 Study Objectives
1.2 Definition
1.3 Study Scope
1.3.1 Markets Covered
1.3.2 Geographic Segmentation
1.4 Years Considered for Study
1.5 Currency
1.6 Package Size
1.7 Limitations
1.8 Stakeholders

2 Research Methodology 
2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Breakdown of Primaries
2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
2.3 Data Triangulation
2.4 Research Assumptions

3 Executive Summary 

4 Premium Insights 
4.1 Attractive Opportunities for Micro-LED Market Growth
4.2 Micro-LED Market for Display and Lighting Applications (2017–2025)
4.3 Smartphone, NTE Devices, and Television Applications to Drive Global Micro-LED Display Market
4.4 Micro-LED Display Market for Microdisplays to Grow at Highest CAGR Between 2019 and 2025
4.5 Consumer Electronics to Hold Largest Size of Micro-LED Display Market By 2025
4.6 Leading Applications and Geographies in Micro-LED Display Market By 2025

5 Market Overview 
5.1 Market Dynamics
5.1.1 Drivers
5.1.1.1 Increasing Demand for Brighter and More Power-Efficient Display Panels for Smartwatches, Mobile Devices, and AR/VR Devices
5.1.1.2 Increasing Interest of Electronics Giants—Apple, Samsung, and Sony
5.1.1.3 Interest Shown By Input/Component Suppliers in Supply Chain
5.1.2 Restraints
5.1.2.1 No Established Supply Chain and Distributed Patent Portfolio
5.1.2.2 Rising Demand for OLED
5.1.2.3 High Growth of Flexible Display Market and Adoption of Folded Displays for Smartphones in Near Future
5.1.3 Opportunities
5.1.3.1 Manufacturing of Micro-LEDs on Large Silicon Wafers
5.1.3.2 Growing Demand of Wearable Displays for Smartwatches and AR/VR HMDs
5.1.3.3 High Penetration of Micro-LED Technology-Based Products in the Display Panel Market
5.1.4 Challenges
5.1.4.1 Huge Investment Requirement in Infrastructure, Equipment, and Process Development; and Need for Different Manufacturing Processes as
5.1.4.2 Low Yield, High Cost, and Need for Improving Micro-LED Production and Mass Transfer Processes
5.1.4.3 Trade-Off Between Pixel Volume and Pixel Size

6 Industry Trends 
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Value Chain Analysis
6.2.1 R&D (Prototype & Ip Development)
6.2.2 Micro-LED Manufacturing (Led Foundry)
6.2.3 Mass Transfer
6.2.4 Panel Manufacturing
6.2.5 Brand Product Integration
6.2.6 Input Suppliers
6.2.6.1 Wafer Suppliers
6.2.6.2 Driver/Controller Suppliers
6.2.6.3 Manufacturing Equipment Suppliers
6.2.6.4 Other Suppliers
6.3 Patent Analysis
6.4 Micro-LED: Current Capability and Technology Status
6.5 Micro-LED Commercialization Potential in Different Devices
6.5.1 Device Comparison and Specification Requirement
6.5.1.1 Small and Medium-Sized Devices
6.5.1.2 Large Devices

7 Micro-LED Market, By Application 
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Display
7.2.1 Near-To-Eye (NTE) Devices
7.2.1.1 AR HMD
7.2.1.2 VR HMD
7.2.2 Smartwatch
7.2.3 Television
7.2.4 Head-Up Display (HUD)
7.2.5 Smartphone and Tablet
7.2.6 Monitor and Laptop
7.2.7 Digital Signage
7.3 Lighting
7.3.1 General Lighting
7.3.2 Automotive Lighting

8 Micro-LED Display Market, By Panel Size 
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Microdisplay
8.3 Small- and Medium-Sized Panel
8.4 Large Panel

9 Micro-LED Display Market, By Vertical 
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Consumer Electronics
9.3 Advertisement
9.4 Automotive
9.5 Aerospace & Defense
9.6 Others

10 Micro-LED Market, By Geography 
10.1 Introduction
10.2 APAC
10.2.1 South Korea
10.2.2 China
10.2.3 Japan
10.2.4 Rest of APAC
10.3 North America
10.3.1 US
10.3.2 Canada
10.3.3 Mexico
10.4 Europe
10.4.1 UK
10.4.2 Germany
10.4.3 France
10.4.4 Rest of Europe
10.5 Rest of the World (RoW)

11 Competitive Landscape
11.1 Overview
11.2 Micro-LED Market: Ranking Analysis (2018)
11.3 Competitive Scenario
11.3.1 Product Developments
11.3.2 Agreements
11.3.3 Expansions
11.3.4 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Investments

12 Company Profiles 
12.1 Key Players
12.1.1 Apple (Luxvue)
12.1.2 Sony
12.1.3 X-Celeprint
12.1.4 Samsung Electronics
12.1.5 Oculus VR (Infiniled)
12.1.6 Epistar
12.1.7 Glo AB
12.1.8 Verlase Technologies
12.1.9 JBD Inc.
12.1.10 Aledia
12.2 Key Innovators
12.2.1 Mikro Mesa Technology
12.2.2 Vuereal
12.2.3 Uniqarta
12.2.4 Allos Semiconductors
12.2.5 Plessey Semiconductors
12.2.6 Playnitride
12.2.7 Ostendo Technologies
12.3 Other Important Players
12.3.1 Lumens
12.3.2 Lumiode
12.3.3 Rohinni
12.3.4 Cooledge
12.3.5 Nichia
12.4 Research Institutes and Labs
12.4.1 Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) (EOSRL)
12.4.2 Changchun Institute
12.4.3 III-V Lab
12.4.4 CEA-Leti
12.4.5 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
12.4.6 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
12.5 Input Suppliers
12.5.1 Jasper Display
12.5.2 Crystalwise Technology
12.5.3 Unimicron
12.5.4 Luminit
12.5.5 Macroblock
12.5.6 Himax
12.6 Players Expected to Enter This Market
12.6.1 Foxconn (Sharp/Elux/Innolux)
12.6.2 BOE Technology
12.6.3 AU Optronics
12.6.4 LG Display

13 Appendix 
13.1 Discussion Guide
13.2 Knowledge Store
13.3 Introducing RT: Real-Time Market Intelligence
13.4 Related Reports
13.5 Author Details

List of Tables:
Table 1 Major Secondary Sources
Table 2 Industry Capability Analysis: Pixel Production/Transfer Rate for Commercialization, By Device
Table 3 Micro-LED Market, By Application, 2017–2023 (USD Million)
Table 4 Micro-LED Display Market, By Application, 2017–2025 (Million Units)
Table 5 Micro-LED Display Market, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 6 Comparison of Properties of Different Microdisplay Technologies
Table 7 Micro-LED Display Market for NTE Devices, By HMD Type, 2019–2025 (Million Units)
Table 8 Micro-LED Display Market for NTE Devices, By HMD Type, 2019–2025 (USD Million)
Table 9 Micro-LED Display Market for NTE Devices, By Region, 2019–2025 (USD Million)
Table 10 Micro-LED Display Market for AR HMD, By Region,  2019–2025 (USD Million)
Table 11 Micro-LED Display Market for VR HMD, By Region, 2020–2025 (USD Million)
Table 12 Micro-LED Display Market for Smartwatch, By Region, 2019–2025 (USD Million)
Table 13 Micro-LED Display Market for Television, By Region, 2020–2025 (USD Million)
Table 14 Micro-LED Display Market for HUD, By Region, 2021–2025 (USD Million)
Table 15 Micro-LED Display Market for Smartphone and Tablet, By Region, 2021–2025 (USD Million)
Table 16 Micro-LED Display Market for Laptop and Monitor, By Region, 2023–2025 (USD Million)
Table 17 Micro-LED Display Market for Digital Signage, By Region, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 18 Micro-LED Lighting Market, By Type, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 19 Micro-LED Lighting Market for General Lighting, By Region, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 20 Micro-LED Lighting Market for Automotive Lighting, By Region, 2019–2025 (USD Million)
Table 21 Micro-LED Display Market, By Panel Size, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 22 Micro-LED Display Market, By Vertical, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 23 Micro-LED Market, By Region, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 24 Micro-LED Display Market, By Region, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 25 Micro-LED Lighting Market, By Region, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 26 Micro-LED Display Market in APAC, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 27 Micro-LED Display Market in APAC, By Country, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 28 Micro-LED Display Market in North America, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 29 Micro-LED Display Market in North America, By Country, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 30 Micro-LED Display Market in Europe, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 31 Micro-LED Display Market in Europe, By Country, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 32 Micro-LED Display Market in RoW, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Table 33 Key Player Market Ranking (2018)

List of Figures:
Figure 1 Micro-LED Market: Process Flow of Market Size Estimation
Figure 2 Research Design
Figure 3 Data Triangulation
Figure 4 Assumptions for Research Study
Figure 5 Global Micro-LED Market, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Figure 6 Micro-LED Display Panel Market, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 7 Micro-LED Display Market Share, By Vertical (2019, 2022, and 2025)
Figure 8 Small- and Medium-Sized Display Panels to Dominate Micro-LED Display Market By 2025
Figure 9 Micro-LED Display Market in APAC to Grow at Highest CAGR Between 2019 and 2025
Figure 10 Automotive Lighting to Dominate Micro-LED Lighting Market Between 2019 and 2025
Figure 11 Micro-LED Market Expected to Grow at High CAGR Between 2019 and 2025
Figure 12 Display to Dominate Micro-LED Market Between 2019 and 2025
Figure 13 Smartphone and Tablet Application to Account for Largest Share of Micro-LED Display Market By 2025
Figure 14 AR/VR Devices, Television, and Smartphones and Tablets to Exhibit Higher Growth in Micro-LED Display Market Between 2019 and 2025
Figure 15 Small- and Medium-Sized Panels to Account for Largest Share of Micro-LED Display Market By 2025
Figure 16 Micro-LED Display Market for Consumer Electronics to Grow at Highest CAGR During Forecast Period
Figure 17 APAC (Region), and Smartphones and Tablets (Application) to Hold Largest Share of Micro-LED Display Market By 2025
Figure 18 Micro-LED Display Market Commercialization, By Application and Geography
Figure 19 Micro-LED Display Market in South Korea to Grow at Highest CAGR Between 2019 and 2025
Figure 20 Micro-LED Market: Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges
Figure 21 Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Market, 2015–2023 (USD Billion)
Figure 22 OLED Display Panel Market, 2014–2023 (USD Billion)
Figure 23 Wearable Display Market, 2018 vs 2023 (Million Units)
Figure 24 Wearable Display Market, 2015–2023 (USD Billion)
Figure 25 Micro-LED Value Chain
Figure 26 Micro-LED Market: Patent Analysis
Figure 27 Industry Capability Analysis: Pixel (RGB LED) Production/Transfer Rate for Commercialization, By Device
Figure 28 Small and Medium-Sized Device Analysis: Pixel Pitch, Pixels Per Panel, Pixel Size Requirement, and Expected Commercialization
Figure 29 Large Device Analysis: Pixel Pitch, Pixels Per Panel, Pixel Size Requirement, and Expected Commercialization
Figure 30 Micro-LED Display Market, By Application
Figure 31 Micro-LED Display Market, By Application, 2017–2025 (Million Units)
Figure 32 Micro-LED Display Market, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 33 Micro-LED Display Market Share for NTE Devices, By Region, 2019 vs 2025
Figure 34 Micro-LED Display Market for Digital Signage, By Region, 2019 vs 2025 (USD Million)
Figure 35 Micro-LED Lighting Market, By Type
Figure 36 Micro-LED Lighting Market, By Type, 2019 vs 2025 (USD Million)
Figure 37 Micro-LED Display Market, By Panel Size
Figure 38 Micro-LED Display Market, By Panel Size, 2017–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 39 Micro-LED Display Market for Microdisplays, 2019–2025 (USD Million)
Figure 40 Micro-LED Display Market for Small- and Medium-Sized Display Panel, 2019–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 41 Micro-LED Display Market for Large Display Panels, 2017–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 42 Micro-LED Display Market, By Vertical
Figure 43 Micro-LED Display Market, By Vertical, 2017–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 44 Micro-LED Market, By Geography
Figure 45 Micro-LED Market, By Region, 2017–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 46 APAC to Account for Largest Share in Micro-LED Market By 2025
Figure 47 Micro-LED Display Market: Rapidly Growing Markets New Hotspots
Figure 48 South Korean Micro-LED Display Market to Hold Major Share in APAC By 2025
Figure 49 Micro-LED Display Market in APAC, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 50 US to Hold Major Share of Micro-LED Display Market in North America Between 2017 and 2025
Figure 51 Micro-LED Display Market in North America, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Billion)
Figure 52 Rest of Europe to Hold Major Share of Micro-LED Display Market in Europe During Forecast Period
Figure 53 Micro-LED Display Market in Europe, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Figure 54 Micro-LED Display Market in RoW, By Application, 2017–2025 (USD Million)
Figure 55 Key Developments By Leading Players in Micro-LED Market Between 2014 and 2018
Figure 56 Apple: Company Snapshot (2017)
Figure 57 Sony: Company Snapshot (2016)
Figure 58 Samsung Electronics: Company Snapshot (2017)
Figure 59 Epistar: Company Snapshot (2017)