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Seoul Viosys starts mass production of rare-earth-free white micro LEDs

Semiconductor Today details WICOP 3 specs and roadmap

A fuller technical writeup reports the first mass-produced chip (25µm x 10µm) outputs 0.015lm of white light at close to 100lm/W efficacy, with a target of 200lm/W within two years, and that full-scale production starts in Q4 2026 with priority given to customers who respected Seoul Viosys's IP.

Semiconductor Today details WICOP 3 specs and roadmap
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“WICOP 3 generates white light from gallium nitride (GaN) alone.”

Seoul Viosys, company claim, via Semiconductor Today article · reddit ↗

Seoul Viosys Developer of WICOP 3 chipSeoul Semiconductor Parent company of Seoul Viosys

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