Lund, Sweden, November 12th / PRNewswire / -- MicroLED and NanoLED, global leaders in technology, Polar Light Technologies AB ("Polar Light") announced today that they have signed their first cooperation agreement related to MicroLED optical interconnection. The company will collaborate with Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. to focus on researching 5-micron green MicroLED, which is consistent with the range of MicroLED products that Polar Light is currently producing through pilot manufacturing lines.

Optical interconnection utilizes light to transmit data between computing components and systems.

Polar Light Technologies CEO Oskar Fajerson stated: "Over the years, Polar Light has demonstrated the advantages of our MicroLED technology in the display field. Emitters that are just as fast, efficient, and can be integrated with CMOS can also help AI data centers break through interconnection limitations. In addition to our ongoing efforts in the display business, cooperation with Foxconn also provides us with an excellent opportunity to apply our MicroLED technology to a new area – optical interconnection. Our next-generation pyramid structure is designed to reduce power consumption and costs."

Terry Gou, CEO of Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. – Jen Pan stated: "We are very pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with Polar Light Technologies and look forward to exploring the potential of its MicroLED technology. We also look forward to supporting Polar Light in applying its innovative technology to advanced ICT fields."

The new generation of MicroLED technology, represented by Polar Light, is regarded as a leap forward in providing light source solutions for the upcoming high-performance connections required by data centers, AI accelerators, and high-performance computing.

The advantages of using the MicroLED emitter, which is part of Polar Light, for optical interconnection include:

• High density: Polar Light is capable of producing green MicroLED in micron-level, or even sub-micron sizes, to meet the high LED density requirements.
• Faster data rates: Compared to traditional flat InGaN LED, it has been verified that it can reduce the piezoelectric effect by 40%, thereby supporting higher data transmission rates.
• More efficient coupling: With a Lambertian light distribution, it facilitates more efficient coupling into optical fibers.
• Verified CMOS integration: capable of integrating the pyramid-shaped MicroLED of Polar Light with the CMOS backend.

About Polar Light Technologies

Polar Light Technologies is headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, and is a leading developer of next-generation MicroLED technology. Polar Light's unique architecture adopts a pyramid structure based on InGaN, which eliminates the need for etching. This enables it to achieve full RGB emission within the same material system, laying the foundation for NanoLED; at the same time, the reduction in piezoelectric effects shortens the carrier decay time, providing a key advantage for high-speed optical interconnections. For more information, please visit www.polar-light-technologies.com.

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