News: LEDs
25 March 2026
Polar Light awarded €1.1m EU grant for 18-month 2ndGenMicroLED project
Polar Light Technologies AB — which stems from research by founder professor Per-Olof Holtz and his team at Linköping University (with support from Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova) — has been awarded a European Union (EU) Eurostars grant.With a total budget of €1.1m, the 18-month project ‘2ndGenMicroLED’ aims to deliver the first dual-color micro-LED micro-display prototype built on a bottom-up pyramidal LED architecture. Finetech GmbH & Co KG of Berlin, Germany (a supplier of sub-micron and high-accuracy die bonding solutions) joins the consortium, contributing its expertise in high-accuracy die attach and advanced packaging.
The project responds to a rapidly growing need for smaller, brighter and more energy-efficient micro-displays for next-generation head-up displays (HUD) and spatial computing platforms.
Key highlights include:
- Polar Light grows pyramidal GaN/InGaN micro-LEDs bottom-up directly on gallium nitride (GaN) epiwafers;
- this approach enables ultra-compact pixels and high brightness, providing a clear path toward monolithic RGB displays in a single material system;
- this project will supplement the company’s plans to bring its first commercial products to market in 2026.
“Securing this EU grant is a strong endorsement of Polar Light Technologies and our next-generation micro-LED platform,” says CEO Oskar Fajerson. “The Eurostars funding validates both the scientific excellence of our bottom-up pyramidal technology and its commercial potential. With this support, we will accelerate development toward a dual-color demonstrator — a critical milestone on our path to monolithic RGB micro-display,” he adds.
“Next-generation micro-displays demand extreme bonding accuracy,” says Finetech’s CEO Carlotta Baumann. “Finetech brings its ultra-precise bonding expertise to integrate dual-color micro-LEDs and ensure a seamless transition from prototype development to scalable production.”
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