Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. announced its collaboration with TSMT (Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp. to advance mini LED backlight and direct emissive displays for high-volume adoption. Mini LED technology in displays is anticipated to increase rapidly over the coming years, providing new opportunities for Kulicke & Soffa's advanced display portfolio.

TrendForce, a world leading market intelligence provider, anticipates mini LED wafer shipments will increase at a CAGR of 38%, to over 8M four-inch equivalent wafers, through 2027. During this period, LED die size is expected to be reduced significantly in both backlighting and direct emissive applications, accelerating the transition from more typical semiconductor die- attach approaches, to dedicated advanced display approaches. The Company's dedicated advanced display solutions -- PIXALUX(TM) and LUMINEX(TM) -- support demanding market requirements with new- levels of throughput and high-accuracy placement capabilities.

Leveraging these innovative dedicated solutions as well as the collective process knowledge of both K&S and TSMT, this collaboration seeks to overcome today's process challenges to accelerate the mass adoption of advanced display technology. PIXALUX?? quickly became the installed base of ultra-fast dedicated mini LED placement equipment shortly after its 2018 introduction.

LUMINEX?? extends K&S leadership by providing a dedicated laser-based mini and micro LED transfer solution that enhances flexibility, yield and productivity for panel and display manufacturers. LUMINEX is designed to transfer small die with high accuracy and throughput.

Through joint efforts, LUMINEX?? has achieved an impressive production throughput of 540K units per hour (UPH) at 15um 3-sigma accuracy, broadening the market reach for this technology.