After concluding a special lecture at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, Samsung Display Business Manager Choi Joo-sun, in an interview with Chosun, revealed that it will take another 3-4 years for MicroOLED to become commercialized. Furthermore, he maintains a neutral stance regarding the recovery of the South Korean display industry.
Choi Joo-sun mentioned in the interview that the display industry has reached its bottom, and while there is significant demand for organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) in the field of technology and digitization, the development of the smartphone industry has become increasingly challenging in recent years. However, considering market trends, MicroOLED integrated into augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) devices holds substantial market potential. Nonetheless, achieving full commercialization is expected to take another 3-4 years due to existing technological challenges and cost issues associated with MicroOLED.
He also stated that prior to the widespread adoption of MicroOLED, Samsung will invest significant resources in the MicroOLED field to introduce a more competitive MicroOLED display solution than other companies. Additionally, in 2023, to advance the research and development of RGB OLEDoS technology, Samsung has invested $218 million (approximately ¥1.57 billion) to acquire the U.S.-based MicroOLED research company eMagin.
MicroOLED, also known as silicon-based OLED or OLEDoS, replaces the traditional OLED's glass substrate with a single-crystal silicon substrate and utilizes organic light-emitting technology. Unlike traditional OLEDs with external drivers, silicon-based OLED processes single-crystal silicon through CMOS technology to create a driving backplane. This technology can reduce the size of individual pixel points to around 1/10 of the original size, achieving higher precision in display effects. Currently, aside from Apple Vision Pro, some consumer-grade digital devices use MicroOLED panels in their non-reflective mirror cameras. Taking Sony's flagship camera α1 as an example, its viewfinder employs a MicroOLED display with a maximum resolution of approximately 2048 × 1536 and a high frame rate of up to 240Hz.
Translated from：news.xfastest
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