On September 5th, construction officially began on the first phase of XDMicro (Zhongshan) Optoelectronic Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s headquarters facility. The initial 50-acre site will host a 66,700-square-meter production base for silicon-based LCOS chip filling, sealing, testing, and optical-mechanical module R&D. Upon completion in 2024, the facility is expected to reach an annual production capacity of over 3 million silicon-based LCOS microdisplays. This milestone marks the arrival of one of the world's leading LCOS microdisplay enterprises in the Torch Development Zone (Minzhong), reinforcing Zhongshan’s optoelectronic industry chain, supporting industrial upgrades, and enhancing regional competitiveness.

XDMicro (Zhongshan) is a global leader in LCOS microdisplay solutions. Specializing in optoelectronic semiconductor chips, the company develops high-definition, full high-definition, and ultra-high-definition LCOS microdisplays, image drivers, and optical engines. These solutions are widely applied in ultra-portable devices, high-brightness projection, head-up displays, near-eye Metaverse displays, 3D printing, and other sectors.

The project began in 2021 at a transition facility in Sanjiao Town, featuring fully equipped clean production workshops at Class 100, 1,000, and 10,000 standards. By July 2022, the LCOS microdisplay module production line was installed, debugged, and began small-scale mass production, with output steadily increasing. The LCOS optical unit assembly line started construction and debugging in August 2022 and is set to commence mass production soon. Once complete, the facility will serve as XDMicro’s mass production hub and a center for new technology development, testing, and innovation, adhering to leading domestic and international standards.

“Zhongshan offers a core location within the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and a strong foundation for the optoelectronic industry, with excellent access to domestic and international markets,” said Huang Zhenchao, General Manager of XDMicro. After extensive field visits across China, the company chose Zhongshan for its well-developed upstream and downstream industrial ecosystem. The facility will leverage this cluster and first-mover advantage, strengthen the imaging chip segment of Zhongshan’s optoelectronic industry chain, and promote the development of intelligent display technologies.

Following the groundbreaking, Chen Wenfeng, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Zhongshan Municipal Committee and Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of the Torch Development Zone, visited XDMicro's Sanjiao Town transition facility. During a symposium, he encouraged company leaders to pursue technological innovation and independent patents, enhance core competitiveness, maintain industry leadership, continue investing in Zhongshan, and support high-quality economic development in the Torch Development Zone and the broader city.

Design rendering of XDMicro (Zhongshan) Project Phase I Public Base. Provided by Zhongshan Torch Industrial Group.

"This is a great event and a joyous event for the development of Torch Development Zone and even the entire Zhongshan optoelectronic industry, and also another important achievement for Torch Development Zone to strive to get out of the" acceleration "of project landing." Huang Shengqun, member of the Torch Development Zone Party Working Committee and deputy director of the Management Committee, deputy secretary of the Minzhong Party Working Committee and director of the office, said that as a leading optoelectronic semiconductor device company in the industry, The populace base project is an important base for the production of the company's silicon based LCD micro display chips. The overall industrial layout is highly consistent with the industrial development of Torch Development Zone. Torch Development Zone and Minzhong will be good "gold medal shop waiters", serve the development of the project with care and support the early completion, early production and early effect of the project.