#16 MicroLEDs with Eric Virey of Yole Développement

March 22, 2022
67 min

Today’s guest is Dr. Eric Virey. In this episode, Eric and Brian discussed Mini-LED and especially MicroLED displays. They covered the definition of mini versus microLEDs, the importance of microLEDs to Apple and their disruptive approach to microLED displays, the Cambrian Explosion in technology including QD-microLEDs, and microLED display adoption trends and product forecasts. MicroLED displays are a hot topic in the display industry and there are very few people in the world who know more about this field than Eric Virey. Eric serves as a Senior Display Market and Technology Analyst at Yole Développement. Since 2009, Eric has contributed to numerous custom projects in the LED, sapphire and display industries and has authored multiple market reports. Eric has spoken at more than 25 industry conferences and has been interviewed or quoted by: The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, MIT’s Technology Review, and Photonic Spectra. Prior to Yole, he held various R&D, engineering, manufacturing and marketing positions with Saint-Gobain in France and the United States. Eric received his PhD in Optoelectronics from the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble.

Links:

* Yole Développement: http://www.yole.fr

* i-Micronews: https://www.i-micronews.com

* MicroLED Displays – Market, Industry and Technology Trends 2021: https://www.i-micronews.com/products/microled-displays-market-industry-and-technology-trends-2021/

* MicroLED Displays – Intellectual Property Landscape and Analysis 2021: https://www.i-micronews.com/products/microled-displays-intellectual-property-landscape-and-analysis-2021/

* iPad Pro miniLED backlight teardown and reverse costing analysis: https://www.systemplus.fr/deep-dive-into-apples-ipad-pros-miniled-backlight-how-the-company-balanced-cost-and-performance/

* Nanosys: https://www.nanosys.com