Polar Light Teams with Foxconn for Optical Interconnect Technology

LINKÖPING, Sweden, Nov. 12, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Polar Light Technologies AB, a global leader in MicroLED and NanoLED technology, today announced its first cooperation agreement related to MicroLED optical interconnect. The collaboration with Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. will focus on green MicroLED at 5 µm, which is consistent with the first range of MicroLED products currently in production via Polar Light's manufacturing pilot line.

Optical interconnects use light to transmit data between computing components and systems, and Polar Light has demonstrated the advantages of its MicroLED technology in displays. The same fast, efficient, CMOS-integrated emitters can help AI data centers overcome interconnect limits. Alongside its continued display work, working with Foxconn gives Polar Light a great opportunity to apply its MicroLED technology to a new application area - optical interconnect.

Polar Light's next-generation pyramidal architecture is designed to reduce power consumption and cost. For years, the company has shown the benefits of its MicroLED technology in displays. The same fast, efficient, CMOS-integrated emitters can help AI data centers overcome interconnect limits. The same fast, efficient, CMOS-integrated emitters can help AI data centers overcome interconnect limits. Alongside its continued display work, working with Foxconn gives Polar Light a great opportunity to apply its MicroLED technology to a new application area - optical interconnect.

The next-generation MicroLED technologies represent a leap forward in the types of light sources available to power the coming wave of high-performance connectivity solutions for data centers, AI accelerators, and high-performance computing. Advantages of Polar Light's MicroLED emitters for optical interconnect include high density, faster data rates, more efficient coupling, and proven CMOS integration.

For instance, the emitters can produce green MicroLEDs with µm, and even sub-µm, LED dimensions for high LED-density requirements. Proven capabilities to reduce the piezoelectric effect by 40%, compared with conventional, planar InGaN LEDs, enable higher data transfer rates. A Lambertian light lobe for high in-coupling efficiency into an optical fiber is another advantage. Additionally, the ability to integrate Polar Light's pyramidal MicroLEDs with CMOS backplanes is a key feature.

Polar Light's next-generation MicroLED technologies represent a leap forward in the types of light sources available to power the coming wave of high-performance connectivity solutions for data centers, AI accelerators, and high-performance computing. Advantages of Polar Light's MicroLED emitters for optical interconnect include high density, faster data rates, more efficient coupling, and proven CMOS integration. The next-generation MicroLED technologies represent a leap forward in the types of light sources available to power the coming wave of high-performance connectivity solutions for data centers, AI accelerators, and high-performance computing. Advantages of Polar Light's MicroLED emitters for optical interconnect include high density, faster data rates, more efficient coupling, and proven CMOS integration.