LG confirms its next-gen OLED tech is coming to laptops and monitors first, and gives us a rough timeline — but…
- LG's FLiPP tech could deliver Tandem OLED performance for much less
- Will arrive on smaller displays first, don't expect it on TVs for several years
- Production for laptop and monitor screens could start in 2027
If you're a fan of OLED, there's an exciting new acronym you need to know: FLiPP. It stands for FMM-Less innovative Pixel Patterning, and the FMM bit refers to fine metal masks. Those are normally used in OLED manufacturing to precisely place the organic emissive materials.
With FLiPP, there's no mask. Instead, the materials are deposited across the glass, given a protective layer and then refined using photolithography and etching to get rid of the unwanted sections.
The biggest single advantage to FLiPP is efficiency. According to trade site The Elec, LGDisplay found that the tech increased the utilization rate – the efficiency of the production – from 75% in a conventional...
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