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SEOUL, Korea (May 18, 2025) – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that its fourth-generation OLED panel research was 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 2025.

Each year, SID awards its Distinguished Paper designation to the top 5% of more than 500 papers submitted by global display researchers demonstrating exceptional achievements.

An LG Display research team was selected for a Distinguished Paper award in recognition of their breakthrough achievements in developing fourth-generation OLED panel technology, which significantly improves performance compared to previous OLED generations in terms of brightness, color expression, and energy efficiency.

Fourth-generation OLED is based on LG Display’s proprietary Primary RGB Tandem technology, which stacks the three primary colors of light - Red (R), Green (G), and Blue (B) - in separate, independent layers. This enables fourth-generation OLED to achieve a maximum brightness of 4,000 nits - the highest level in the industry (1 nit equals the brightness of a single candle).

In addition to increased peak brightness, fourth-generation OLED features improved color brightness, which allows enhanced color expression. Its color brightness of 2,100 nits is a 40% improvement over the previous generation. It also maximizes energy efficiency, meeting the increased power consumption demands of AI TVs with approximately 20% greater energy efficiency (based on a 65-inch panel).

The company presented its Distinguished Paper as well as 16 additional research papers on next-generation display technologies at SID Display Week 2025. In particular, it introduced research achievements related to a 480Hz OLED panel that applies its globally unprecedented Dynamic Frequency & Resolution (DFR) technology.

LG Display’s proprietary DFR technology enables users to prioritize between a higher refresh rate or higher resolution depending on the content. Fast-paced games such as first-person shooter or racing titles can be enjoyed smoothly without any stuttering in high refresh rate mode (FHD∙480Hz). Movies or similar content can be experienced with an overwhelming sense of immersion in high resolution mode (UHD∙240Hz).

Meanwhile, the company’s 83-inch fourth-generation OLED TV panel and 57-inch automotive Pillar-to-Pillar (P2P) Oxide LCD won People’s Choice Awards at SID Display Week 2025. These awards recognize outstanding exhibits based on votes from visitors during the exhibition period.

Based on LG Display’s proprietary Primary RGB Tandem technology, the 83-inch fourth-generation OLED TV panel won a People’s Choice Award in the category of “Best OLED Technology.” It perfectly implements AI TV features such as upscaling, converting low-resolution content into exceptionally high picture quality. In addition, the panel’s reflectance was improved from 0.9% to 0.6% compared to the previous generation, enabling perfect black expression in any environment whether dark or bright.

The 57-inch automotive P2P Oxide LCD, which won the People’s Choice Award for “Best Automotive Technology,” is the world’s first 57-inch automotive P2P display based on Oxide LCD technology and is the largest single-panel display of its kind in the world. With such a large screen, a vehicle’s dashboard itself becomes a display, allowing users to conveniently enjoy the advanced infotainment system of a Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV).

“We will continue to strengthen our technological competitiveness in the global market by creating differentiated customer value through ongoing innovation in display technology,” said an LG Display spokesperson. 

SEOUL, Korea (May 13, 2025) – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, is demonstrating its OLED technology leadership at the world's largest display exhibition. Under the theme, “Display Technologies Shaping the Future,” the company has unveiled its full OLED lineup - covering large, medium, and automotive displays - at SID Display Week 2025 in San Jose, California.

The three-day event from May 13 (local time) is gathering global display companies and researchers to present research papers on new technologies and showcase mid- to long-term future technologies alongside new products.

LG Display has divided its exhibition space into three zones, demonstrating the evolution of large-sized OLED technology, automotive display solutions targeting future mobility, and next-generation display technologies for a sustainable future.

In the Large OLED Zone, under the theme “Unrivaled OLED,” LG Display is presenting the excellence of its fourth-generation OLED technology through TV and gaming panels.

Fourth-generation OLED panels apply LG Display's proprietary Primary RGB Tandem structure, which independently stacks RGB (Red, Green, Blue) elements to emit light. This enables a maximum luminance of 4,000 nits, the highest in the industry (with 1 nit being the brightness of a single candle). They feature a special film to express natural colors and brightness in any environment, achieving vivid colors and perfect blacks even in bright indoor spaces, as if watching in a dark movie theater.

LG Display plans to accelerate its efforts to target premium markets with its fourth-generation OLED panels, such as AI TVs and Gaming OLEDs.

The fourth-generation OLED TV panel unveiled at SID Display Week 2025 perfectly implements AI TV features, such as upscaling that converts low-resolution content into overwhelmingly high picture quality. It also boosts energy efficiency by approximately 20% compared to the previous generation (based on a 65-inch panel), through enhancements in the element structure and power supply system.

Moreover, LG Display is exhibiting a comparison between third-generation and fourth-generation OLED technologies by showcasing the different generations of 27-inch Gaming OLEDs side by side. The fourth-generation Gaming OLED panel allows visitors to witness brightness and color gamut improvements while experiencing the evolution between the technologies.

The company is additionally presenting its 45-inch 5K2K Gaming OLED, which provides the ultimate gaming experience with the world’s highest resolution (5120×2160). It features approximately 11 million pixels densely arranged to deliver outstanding picture quality, as well as a 21:9 aspect ratio similar to a movie theater screen, offering an entirely new level of gaming immersion.

LG Display is drawing further attention to its proprietary Dynamic Frequency & Resolution (DFR) technology, which enables the optimization of various game genres on a single monitor. Depending on the content, DFR allows users to freely choose between high refresh rate and high resolution modes. By selecting high refresh rate mode, they can smoothly enjoy fast-paced games like first-person shooters or racing games without any stuttering, while high resolution mode enhances the vividness of games featuring high-quality graphics.

In addition, the company is demonstrating its blue phosphorescent OLED technology for the first time, showcasing a blue phosphorescent OLED panel for IT devices such as smartphones and tablets. With significantly greater luminous efficiency than all OLED generations to date, blue phosphorescent OLED is the result of LG Display’s implementation of a newly developed hybrid two-stack Tandem OLED structure. 

By featuring blue phosphorescence in the upper stack of this structure, the IT panel exhibited at SID Display Week 2025 consumes about 15% less power than existing OLED panels. With LG Display becoming the first company to succeed in reaching the commercialization stage of blue phosphorescent OLED panels, the next generation of OLED panels is in sight.

The Automotive Display Zone, under the theme “Driving the Future,” presents future-oriented solutions such as a Stretchable display and a concept car equipped with a full, unique lineup of automotive display technologies, including P-OLED, Advanced Thin OLED (ATO), and high-end LTPS LCD.

The Stretchable automotive display, which can freely expand, has been applied to the center fascia area where physical buttons would traditionally be located, opening up possibilities for innovation in future mobility design.

The concept car features an automotive display optimized for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs). An ultra-large Pillar-to-Pillar (P2P) display, which LG Display was the first in the industry to commercialize, spans across the dashboard, while an 18-inch Slidable OLED is installed for Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE).

The 57-inch automotive P2P, the largest in the world as a single panel, allows users to conveniently enjoy the advanced infotainment system of an SDV. The 18-inch Slidable OLED is usually rolled up and hidden inside the ceiling, but when needed, it unfolds to show movies on a large screen or allow users to play games on the move. Both panels have secured reliability and durability to operate normally in extreme environments, from freezing cold as low as -40°C to the extreme heat of +85°C, making them suitable for automotive use.

Additionally, under the theme “Sustainable Innovation,” LG Display has unveiled next-generation displays featuring low power consumption technology and eco-friendly components.

Its 16-inch Neo:LED panel for laptops achieves the highest level of color reproduction, suitable for professionals in fields such as photography and video production, while being energy efficient through the development and application of new LED technology. This makes it an ideal product for IT devices where battery efficiency is especially important.

LG Display is also exhibiting a 14-inch laptop panel with 41% of its weight made up of eco-friendly materials. With the goal of environmental conservation, the company aims to increase its use of eco-friendly materials in this product to 50% by 2030.

"We will continue to create differentiated customer value in the future display market and further strengthen our technological leadership," said Soo-young Yoon, CTO and Executive Vice President of LG Display.

Elsewhere at SID Display Week 2025, LG Display is presenting 16 early-stage research papers on next-generation display technologies, including research achievements in the development of fourth-generation OLED.

SEOUL, Korea (May 7, 2025) – Byeong-koo Kim, Senior Vice President and Head of the Medium Display Business Unit at LG Display, has been appointed as a Fellow of the Society for Information Display (SID), the world’s most prestigious display society.

Each year, SID selects only the top 0.1% of its members with outstanding research achievements as Fellows, based on recommendations from previously appointed Fellows and a rigorous committee review. Once appointed, SID Fellows hold their title for life.

Regarding the background of Mr. Kim’s selection as a Fellow, SID stated, “He was the first in the world to commercialize P-OLED for automotive displays using a Tandem structure, and he made significant contributions to the advancement of display technology by developing and popularizing high-performance IT displays such as foldables and In-Cell Touch.”

Mr. Kim has been involved in the display industry for the past 30 years, contributing to the development of new products and foundational technologies. He has been recognized recently for taking the lead in opening up the electric and premium automotive display markets through the development of Automotive P-OLED.

Most representatively, he developed automotive displays by applying a Tandem OLED structure with two layers of organic light-emitting materials to P-OLED. This not only boasts excellent durability with high luminance and long lifespan, but also enables design differentiation due to its use of a flexible plastic substrate.

Prior to this, Mr. Kim developed ultra-high-resolution LCD products with embedded touch sensors within their displays to achieve highly sensitive In-Cell Touch functionality. He also contributed to the commercialization of high-performance IT displays by expanding foldable technology, previously only applied to smartphones, to displays larger than 13 inches for the first time in the world.

Meanwhile, LG Display is focusing on commercializing differentiated advanced technologies by applying them in product development and manufacturing. In addition, the company’s strategy is to accelerate innovation in AI and digital transformation (DX) to lead the way in display technology leadership.

SEOUL, Korea (May 6, 2025) – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that it will participate in SID Display Week 2025, the world’s largest display exhibition, where it will showcase next-generation automotive displays.

SID Display Week draws together global display companies and researchers to present research papers on new technologies and exhibit medium- to long-term future technologies alongside new products. This year’s event is being held in San Jose, California, for three days from May 13 (local time).

LG Display plans to showcase the world's best automotive displays optimized for future mobility under the theme "Driving the future."

In line with the growing trend of larger and more numerous automotive displays amid the increasing importance of automotive infotainment systems, LG Display will introduce solutions that break boundaries in various aspects, including form, size, and image quality.

With its Stretchable automotive display solution that can turn every interior space into a display, the company is presenting the potential for design innovation geared towards future mobility.

LG Display has maximized aesthetics and convenience by applying a Stretchable display to a vehicle’s center fascia area. The display can expand by up to 50% while maintaining a high resolution of 100 ppi (pixels per inch) and full RGB color, comparable to that of a standard monitor.

A conventional vehicle's center fascia area requires a separate automotive display and physical buttons. With the application of a Stretchable display, however, the screen can freely expand, allowing the display and buttons to merge seamlessly into a single screen. When the screen is touched, the previously flat display flexibly expands and protrudes touch buttons, making it easy to operate even while driving.

The company will also showcase various world-leading form factor innovations, including a Pillar-to-Pillar product optimized for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) and a Slidable OLED display that can be rolled up and hidden in a vehicle’s interior ceiling.

LG Display, which recently achieved the first commercialization of a 40-inch Pillar-to-Pillar display, will exhibit a 57-inch automotive Pillar-to-Pillar display, the largest in the world as a single panel.

It is an ultra-large solution that spans the dashboard from the driver's seat to the front passenger's seat. It allows the driver to view vehicle information such as driving data and the air conditioning system at a glance, while also enabling high-definition enjoyment of varied content like movies and games.

The 18-inch Slidable OLED display extends downward from the ceiling only when needed. With OLED’s distinctive three-dimensional image quality, it enables entertainment functions and provides a new mobility experience.

The Pillar-to-Pillar and Slidable product lines introduced this time have secured reliability and durability to ensure they operate normally even in extreme environments, from freezing cold as low as -40°C to the extreme heat of 85°C, making them suitable for automotive use.

With the trend of larger automotive displays, a key viewing angle control technology that enhances safety is being showcased, known as Switchable Privacy Mode (SPM).

As the first in the industry to commercialize SPM, LG Display’s innovation allows the front passenger to watch movies or play games on the area of the display in front of them, while driving safety is supported as the passenger's entertainment content is kept invisible from the driver's seat.

Having also become the world’s first to commercialize Tandem OLED for automotive displays in 2019, LG Display is strengthening its leadership in premium automotive displays based on its full lineup of related world-class technologies, including P-OLED, Advanced Thin OLED (ATO), and high-end LTPS LCD.

"At SID Display Week 2025, we will continue to showcase new technologies that can create differentiated customer value, solidifying our status as the global number one with the world’s best automotive displays," said Keuk-sang Kwon, Head of Auto Business Group at LG Display.

SEOUL, Korea (May 1, 2025) – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that it has become the world’s first company to successfully verify the commercialization-level performance of blue phosphorescent OLED panels on a mass production line. The achievement comes about eight months after the company partnered with UDC to develop blue phosphorescence, and is considered a significant step closer to realizing a “dream OLED” display.

In the display industry, “dream OLED” refers to an OLED panel that achieves phosphorescence for all three primary colors of light (red, green, and blue). OLED panel light emission methods are broadly categorized into fluorescence and phosphorescence. Fluorescence is a simpler process in which materials emit light immediately upon receiving electrical energy, but its luminous efficiency is only 25%. In contrast, phosphorescence briefly stores received electrical energy before emitting light. Although it is technically more complex, this method offers luminous efficiency of 100% and uses a quarter as much power as fluorescence.

However, achieving blue phosphorescence has remained a major challenge even more than 20 years after the commercialization of red and green phosphorescence. This is due to blue, among the three primary colors, having the shortest wavelength and demanding the greatest energy.

LG Display has solved this issue by using a hybrid two-stack Tandem OLED structure, with blue fluorescence in the lower stack and blue phosphorescence in the upper stack. By combining the stability of fluorescence with the lower power consumption of phosphorescence, it consumes about 15% less power while maintaining a similar level of stability to existing OLED panels.

In particular, LG Display is the first to succeed in reaching the commercialization stage of blue phosphorescent OLED panels, where performance evaluation, optical characteristics, and processability on actual mass production lines should all be confirmed. The company has already completed commercialization verification with UDC.

LG Display has independently filed patents for its hybrid blue phosphorescent OLED technology in both South Korea and the United States.

The company will showcase a blue phosphorescent OLED panel featuring two-stack Tandem technology at SID Display Week 2025, the world’s largest display event, in San Jose, California from May 11th (local time). 

At the show, LG Display will be unveiling a blue phosphorescent OLED panel featuring two-stack Tandem technology applied to a small and medium-sized panel that can be applied to IT devices such as smartphones and tablets. As more and more products require high definition and high efficiency such as AI PCs and AR/VR devices, the application of blue phosphorescence technology is expected to expand rapidly.

"The successful commercialization of blue phosphorescence technology, which has been called the final piece of the ‘dream OLED’ puzzle, will become an innovative milestone towards the next generation of OLED," said Soo-young Yoon, CTO and Executive Vice President of LG Display. "We expect to secure a leading position in the future display market through blue phosphorescence technology.”