Smartkem expands IP portfolio with new MicroLED display manufacturing patent

Smartkem (SMTK) announced that it has received a UK patent for a new method for MicroLED display manufacturing, adding to its IP portfolio. The new patent covers the patterning of an organic thin-film transistor, OTFT, backplane on top of, and selective removal of MicroLEDs from, a source wafer. Smartkem Chairman and CEO, Ian Jenks, comments, “Smartkem has a robust IP portfolio with 140 granted patents across 17 patent families, as well as 40 codified trade secrets. This patent covers a novel technique for MicroLED display manufacturing that not only enhances efficiency, but also has the potential to significantly reduce material waste and production costs.”