LG Display

SEOUL, Korea (May 14, 2024) – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today the unveiling of a large number of its next-generation OLED and cutting-edge display technologies at SID Display Week 2024 in San Jose, California from May 14-16.

LG Display is allowing visitors to experience new OLED technologies under the theme “A Better Future,” ranging from OLEDoS for VR to large-sized OLED panels that go beyond the limits of picture quality and automotive display solutions that are optimized for Software Defined Vehicles (SDV).

The company’s latest innovations include a new technology, OLEDoS for VR, which is being shown to the public for the first time and features dramatically increased screen brightness and resolution compared with the existing standard. Despite being the size of a coin at 1.3-inch, it achieves an ultra-high brightness of 10,000 nits and an ultra-high resolution of around 4,000 ppi, which is in the 4K class. In addition, its color expression accuracy is realized by meeting more than 97% of the DCI-P3 standard color area of the Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI).  All these enable more lifelike virtual reality with industry-leading picture quality.

Made up of OLED deposited on a silicon wafer substrate, OLEDoS is attracting attention as a way to deliver AR and VR in high definition even on the micro scale. In particular, VR displays require higher screen brightness and resolution than general displays to increase the viewer’s sense of immersion when external light is blocked.

OLEDoS for VR combines a newly developed high-performance OLED element with the company’s Micro Lens Array (MLA), a technology that maximizes light emittance, to improve brightness by about 40% compared with the standard level.

MLA enhances brightness by allowing a layer of micrometer-sized convex lenses, which are so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye, to emit light that would otherwise have been lost in the panel’s internal reflection.

LG Display is additionally exhibiting OLEDoS for smartwatches, the first of its kind. At 1.3-inch in size, it features a 4K resolution that allows content to be displayed clearly even on the wrist. It is also equipped with glasses-free 3D technology called light field technology, which has holographic-like effects.

Also at SID Display Week 2024, the company is emphasizing its unrivaled large-sized OLED leadership by demonstrating 83-inch OLED TV and Gaming OLED panels. Both of these products feature LG Display’s META Technology 2.0, which delivers 42% brighter images than conventional OLEDs. With brightness representing one of the key elements of picture quality, META Technology 2.0 realizes 3,000 nits, the brightest level among existing OLED TV panels.

META Technology 2.0’s performance is underpinned by the META Multi-Booster and Detail Enhancer display enhancement algorithms in combination with MLA+, made up of 42.4 billion micro lenses. Together, they make it possible to clearly and vividly express abundant natural colors and brightness in any environment as if seen with real eyes.

In addition, visitors can witness LG Display’s 27-inch 480 Hz QHD Gaming OLED panel. This first OLED display to implement a 480 Hz refresh rate provides an optimal gaming experience through exceptionally smooth and clear screen transitions in fast-paced games.

Moreover, the company is showcasing a 39-inch Ultra-Wide Gaming OLED panel. Its 21:9 ratio screen with a curvature of 800R (about the curvature of a circle with a radius of 800mm) maximizes immersion by providing the same viewing distance from both the center and edges of the screen.

LG Display is also exhibiting automotive display solutions optimized for SDVs, including high-definition OLEDs for vehicles and LTPS LCDs, which are the company’s differentiated technologies. Advanced Thin OLED (ATO) for vehicles is 20% thinner than general glass substrate OLEDs. This enables a sleek design and increases price competitiveness while maintaining the excellent picture quality of OLEDs.

LG Display’s OLEDs for vehicles additionally feature Tandem OLED technology, which it developed as an industry first in 2019. Tandem OLED is a method of stacking two organic light emitting layers and is characterized by superior durability with high brightness and a long life compared to the one-layer standard.

Meanwhile, the company has introduced a Glassless 3D Dashboard that maximizes a driver’s visual satisfaction based on high-performance LTPS LCDs.

LG Display’s exhibits in San Jose furthermore include a new technology that can raise the transparency of Transparent OLEDs from 45% to 60% by optimizing their pixel structure and operating parts.

"We will continue to introduce innovative products that can provide new value to customers through constant research and development, while solidifying our technological leadership," Soo-young Yoon, CTO and Executive Vice President at LG Display.

SEOUL, Korea (May 13, 2024) – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that Joon-young Yang, head of the company's Precedence Technology Laboratory, has been selected to win the Special Recognition Award at SID Display Week 2024 organized by the Society for Information Display (SID).

As the world's most prestigious display organization, SID annually conducts a rigorous judging process to recognize experts who have contributed to display technology innovation and industry development.

SID explained that "Dr. Yang has provided the direction of future displays by developing core technologies for next-generation displays." 

Yang has been working in the display industry for more than 30 years and has contributed to the development of new technologies such as OLEDoS and Stretchable, Flexible and Transparent displays, as well as ultra-high-resolution LCDs and large-sized TV panel technologies. He received a commendation from the President of South Korea in 2018 for his contributions to the development of these new technologies.

He also optimized the OLEDoS design for Extended Reality (XR) devices and conducted research on high-performance OLED element stacking structure technology. In doing this, he has led the development of ultra-high brightness and ultra-high resolution OLEDoS.

In addition, Yang contributed to the development of an innovative technology for the first time in the world in 2022 that enables a 12-inch screen to be able to stretch to 14 inches while simultaneously maintaining high resolution (100 ppi) and full-color RGB at the level of general monitors.

In addition, he played a key role in researching and developing new technologies and new products in various display areas, from small to large, based on his expertise in device and process fields. These include amorphous silicon (a-Si), low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS), and oxide semiconductor TFTs.

The SID Display Week 2024 award ceremony will be held in San Jose, California, on May 13.

SEOUL, Korea (May 13, 2024) – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that its research paper on OLEDoS for virtual reality (VR) has been selected as a Distinguished Paper of the Year by the Society for Information Display (SID), the world’s most prestigious display organization, at SID Display Week 2024. The company has been recognized for its technical leadership in the next-generation of displays.

LG Display’s paper is focused on examining ultra-high brightness and ultra-high resolution OLEDoS for VR, having developed OLEDoS by introducing major technologies that have significantly improved its performance.

Out of more than 500 papers submitted by display researchers around the world, only the top 5% that publicize truly outstanding results are recognized for their excellence each year by SID.

As it is OLED deposited on a silicon wafer substrate, OLEDoS is attracting attention as a way to deliver AR and VR in high definition even on the micro scale. In particular, VR displays require higher screen brightness and resolution than general displays to increase the viewer’s sense of immersion when external light is blocked.

LG Display’s research team has been recognized for successfully achieving a brightness of 10,000 nits, a 40% enhancement over the existing standard, by combining its newly developed high-performance OLED elements with its own development of OLED light extraction maximization technology called Micro Lens Array (MLA).

If a high-performance OLEDoS display is used in VR devices, it is expected to provide a more vivid and lifelike virtual reality experience.

LG Display will present fifteen next-generation display research papers at Display Week 2024, including the results of its OLEDoS research. It will propose a technology that improves the three-dimensional effect of a glasses-free light field display and a performance measurement method for stretchable displays that can be stretched up, down, left, and right.

In addition, the company plans to present its production process optimization research results while also promoting its differentiated technological leadership. These results will feature a high-efficiency OLED light emitting element design and defect prediction system, both of which were developed using artificial intelligence.

“We will continue to create new customer value and strengthen our technological competitiveness through next-generation display research and development that implements ultra-high brightness and resolution,” said Soo-young Yoon, CTO and Executive Vice President at LG Display.

Seoul, Korea (Apr. 29, 2024) – LG Display Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LPL) filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2024 EDT. The report can be downloaded at www.lgdisplay.com or at www.sec.gov. Investors may request a hard copy of the company’s complete audited financial statements, included in the report, free of charge by emailing ir@lgdisplay.com.

About LG Display

LG Display Co., Ltd. [NYSE: LPL, KRX: 034220] is the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, including thin-film transistor liquid crystal and OLED displays. The company manufactures display panels in a broad range of sizes and specifications primarily for use in TVs, notebook computers, desktop monitors, automobiles, and various other applications, including tablets and mobile devices. LG Display currently operates manufacturing facilities in Korea and China, and back-end assembly facilities in Korea, China, and Vietnam. The company has approximately 66,418 employees operating worldwide. For more news and information about LG Display, Please visit www.lgdisplay.com

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SEOUL, Korea (Apr. 28, 2024) – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today its supply of Transparent OLED displays to a train for the first time in Korea, as they have been installed on the country’s newly launched Great Train eXpress (GTX).

As one of the world's fastest underground rail services, operating at approximately three times the speed of conventional subway trains, GTX connects major hubs in Seoul with the greater metropolitan area.

LG Display’s groundbreaking 55-inch Transparent OLEDs, installed as GTX-A cabin windows, are expected to create a comfortable and smart on-board experience by displaying varied content such as the route map, announcements, and other convenient information. 

In particular, the crisp, large-sized displays provide new customer experiences for passengers, from increased visibility for easier access to information to a variety of entertainment options for long journeys.

Unlike ordinary displays, Transparent OLEDs used as train windows can function like conventional glass to provide a sense of open space and increased safety by being able to check outside in emergency situations.

Special tempered glass has been used to make the Transparent OLEDs more resistant to shocks and vibrations compared to the past so that they can operate stably even on trains running at speeds of more than 150 kph, and they have passed the standard Korean railway test.

LG Display and SG Rail, GTX-A’s project operator, have initially introduced and piloted 16 Transparent OLEDs on a train made up of eight cars running on the inaugural GTX line between Suseo and Dongtan., Going forward, they plan to install Transparent OLED panels across all of the trains servicing the GTX-A line after collecting feedback from passengers.

LG Display's Transparent OLED track record on railways since 2020 includes subway systems in major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Fuzhou, and Shenzhen, as well as JR East services in Japan.

The company’s Transparent OLED is the world’s only technology of its kind that has reached mass-production capabilities while maximizing the advantages of OLED’s self-emissive pixels. It has been actively adopted in various areas such as retail, signage, architecture, and mobility because it generates less heat than traditional LEDs, making it ideal for indoor use and transparent enough to replace glass windows while remaining thin and light. 

"Through collaboration with a wide variety of different industries, we will continue to create new markets based on the innovative customer experience that only Transparent OLEDs can provide." said an official from LG Display.