Display Week 2025: Smartkem to Exhibit and Present MicroLED Smart Backlight Demonstration for Next Generation LCD Displays in Automotive Industry

Smartkem's Chairman and CEO Ian Jenks will be giving a presentation titled "Changing the World of Electronics: Unveiling a Breakthrough in Transistor Technology for the Future of MicroLED Displays" which is part of the SID Business Conference taking place on Wednesday, May 14^th during a segment on 'MicroLED Display Commercialization from 9:30am-11am PT.  For information: 2025 SID Business Conference, Powered by Counterpoint Research - Display Supply Chain Consultants

Smartkem Chairman and CEO Ian Jenks is going to present the latest advancements in Smartkem's organic thin-film transistor technology. This presentation will spotlight Smartkem's strides toward CMOS transistors and the unveiling of its latest cutting-edge innovation: the MicroLED Smart Backlight. The "MiP4" is a package of four MicroLEDs integrated using Smartkem's trailblazing chip-first architecture and proprietary interlayer dielectric materials.

About Smartkem

Smartkem is seeking to change the world of electronics with a new class of transistors developed using its proprietary advanced semiconductor materials. Our TRUFLEX® materials can be used in a range of applications including next generation MicroLED, LCD and AMOLED displays, as well as advanced computer and AI chip packaging, and a new type of sensor.

Smartkem's MiP4 is designed to replace existing MiniLED packages in LCD backlights and signage applications. The MiP4 is expected to offer higher brightness at lower power, lower production costs, and compatibility with existing MiniLED die bonding equipment.  MiP4s are expected to ship on blue tape format for seamless industry adoption.

For MicroLED display applications, Smartkem's low temperature process allows its liquid transistors to be poured directly onto MicroLEDs, eliminating the need to use current high-cost, low-yield manufacturing processes. This innovation is expected to reduce defects and enhance yield, and to integrate seamlessly into existing manufacturing infrastructure, with the potential to make MicroLED displays more commercially viable across a number of sectors including smartphones, wearables, automotives and digital signage.

Smartkem designs and develops its materials at its research and development facility in Manchester, UK and provides prototyping services at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in Sedgefield, UK. It operates a field application office in Hsinchu, Taiwan, close to collaboration partner, The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Smartkem is developing a commercial-scale production process and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools to demonstrate the commercial viability of manufacturing a new generation of displays using its materials.

The company has an extensive IP portfolio including 138 granted patents across 17 patent families, 16 pending patents and 40 codified trade secrets. For more information, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Contacts:

Selena Kirkwood
Head of Communications for Smartkem
T : +44 (0) 7971 460 364
s.kirkwood@smartkem.com

U.S. Investors
David Barnard, CFA
Alliance Advisors Investor Relations
T: 1 415 433 3777
dbarnard@allianceadvisors.com

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