LG is pitching a major OLED manufacturing upgrade that promises brighter screens, longer panel life, and lower energy use across devices ranging from wearables to televisions.
According to Engadget Gaming, the company calls the technology FLiPP, short for FMM-less Innovative Pixel Patterning. Its defining change is the elimination of the metal masks normally used when fabricating OLED panels.
Brighter OLEDs with lower power demands
LG says FLiPP can produce OLED panels that are 1.6 times brighter while extending their lifetime by 2.4 times. The company also claims the manufacturing technology can reduce power consumption by 13 percent.
Those improvements form a compelling package for OLED displays, combining increased brightness with greater longevity and efficiency. Rather than presenting a trade-off between a more luminous image and energy use, LG’s stated figures suggest FLiPP is intended to improve both.
Tablets and monitors come first
LG plans to begin using FLiPP for tablet and monitor panels. After that initial rollout, the company says it will expand the technology across a much broader range of products.
Its ambitions stretch from 1-inch wearable displays at the smallest end of the spectrum to ultra-large TVs at the other. That roadmap positions FLiPP as a manufacturing approach designed for multiple screen categories rather than one specialized product segment.
Which matters most for your next OLED display: higher brightness, longer panel life, or lower power consumption?
