LG Display is developing a 5-layer OLED. The new panels could end up in TVs and future iMacs. LG Display is reportedly working on the next generation of OLED panels that could bring a noticeable increase in display capabilities. The company is developing a design using as many as five emissive layers, while the most advanced TVs currently use four. The new technology should allow for higher brightness and longer panel lifespan, though it will also be more expensive to manufacture. Five OLED layers aim to deliver higher brightness and longer screen life. According to the Korean site The Elec, LG Display is developing a 5-layer OLED panel that will be the next step in the evolution of Tandem WOLED technology. LG Display's most advanced panels currently use four emissive layers, while the new design will add an extra blue layer. This should allow the manufacturer to increase the panel's capabilities without giving up the advantages of OLED. A greater number of emissive layers could primarily translate into higher brightness and a longer display lifespan. This is especially important for large TVs and monitors, where users increasingly expect very high HDR brightness. At the same time, a more complex design will be more difficult and more expensive to manufacture. LG Display is therefore also developing solutions that go in the opposite direction. The company reportedly recently developed a 2-layer OLED for lower-cost TVs and monitors, intended to reduce production costs compared with current panels. New OLED could make its way into Apple's first OLED iMac. One of the most important applications of the new technology could be a future Apple iMac. LG Display is said to have already developed a 27-inch, 5K four-layer OLED panel that's being considered as the screen for a future Apple computer. The company is reportedly working on an even more advanced design, because Apple expects very high image quality from its first OLED iMac. According to current reports, Apple plans to introduce an OLED iMac only around 2029. Both LG Display and Samsung Display are working on the appropriate panels and are competing to supply Apple. Samsung is also already developing five-layer Penta Tandem QD-OLED panels, so LG Display will need to offer a solution of sufficiently high quality to win the contract. The technology could, however, find uses beyond Apple computers. If production costs can be optimized appropriately, five-layer OLEDs could in the future also appear in premium TVs and monitors. OLED-Info.com/flatpanelshd LG Display is developing a new generation of 5-layer OLED panels that are expected to offer higher brightness and longer lifespan than current Tandem WOLED designs using four emissive layers. The solution could be used in the most advanced TVs and monitors, but the potential link to Apple's first OLED iMac is particularly interesting, with a launch currently expected around 2029. LG Display is competing in this area with Samsung Display, which is also developing 5-layer OLED technology. Redakcja Choose TV ChooseTVteam-title Reader comments Comments are provided by the external service Disqus (Zeta Global). Once loaded, Disqus may set cookies and process data about your activity.

LG Display develops "dream next-gen" OLED tech that can boost panel brightness by 60%. The firm's FLiPP manufacturing process promises to significantly improve WOLED brightness, efficiency, and longevity, while opening the door to a wider range of possible panel sizes. Aug 21, 2026, 15:55 BST Future WOLED monitors could be in for a serious brightness boost thanks to LG Display's new manufacturing process, which the company describes as being nothing short of a "dream technology." Better still, this new approach comes with benefits to panel efficiency and lifespan too. LG Display, not to be confused with LG Electronics, unveiled its FMM-Less innovative Pixel Patterning (FLiPP) method during a showcase at International Meeting on Information Display (IMID) 2026. In short, this approach increases the aperture ratio - the space occupied by RGB subpixels on a panel- by ~55%, providing benefits to screen brightness, efficiency, and more Unless you're intimately familiar with OLED panel production, you may rightly be asking: what does FMM mean? This refers to fine metal mask, which has been a key part of the manufacturing process for this display type for over a decade. These ultra-thin plates serve as stencils, guiding the placement of RGB subpixels through vapour deposition. While FFMs are tried and tested, they're far from perfect. As LG Display explains, every new panel size or resolution demands an entirely new mask, increasing production costs. Then there are problems stemming from sagging, caused by the weight of metal, leading to potential misalignment and colour-mixing defects. LG Display is understandably keeping much of FLiPP's inner workings a trade secret, but did provide some detail into how the approach differs. Rather than relying on stencilled evaporation, this method precisely coats RGB pixels in a given order and position, using photolithography to "erase unnecessary areas during OLED pixel patterning." In addition to offering tantalising boosts to brightness and efficiency, FliPP could also lead to a wider variety of panel resolutions and sizes with lower overhead costs. With no mask constraints or costs to consider, this process could just as easily apply to a 1in display as a 100in panel. Club386 should see the fruits of this freedom materialise in the PC space first, with LG Display committing to using IT applications "such as tablets and monitors" as the test bed for this tech. Taking LG's claims of a 60% brightness boost at face value and applying them to its latest Tandem WOLEDs, as found in the AOC Agon Pro AGP277QKDC, Club386 could see SDR light output reach a peak of ~650nits. This would effectively bridge the gap between OLEDs and LCDs, save those with a Mini LED backlight, further incentivising the adoption of OLED monitors. It's unclear how quickly Club386 can expect to see FLiPP panels hit the market, but this is one innovation I certainly can't wait to see for myself. In the meantime, there are plenty of OLED monitors worth a look in its guide to the best gaming monitors on the market today.

/C O R R E C T I O N - LG Display/. 2026-08-19 09:45 46 In the news release, LG Display unveils FLiPP, achieving dream next-generation OLED, issued 18-Aug-2026 by LG Display over PR Newswire, Polkadot PR Pty Ltd is advised by the company that changes have been made. The complete, corrected release follows: SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - LG Display, the world's leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that it has successfully developed a dream OLED patterning method that is free from the conventional fine metal mask (FMM) process, using its own proprietary technology. Its groundbreaking FMM-less method delivers much greater flexibility in mass production as well as brighter panels with longer lifespan and lower power consumption. LG Display unveils FLiPP, achieving dream next-generation OLED technology. The company will unveil FLiPP (FMM-Less innovative Pixel Patterning) for the first time in the world at the International Meeting on Information Display (IMID) 2026 in Busan, where LG Display will host a dedicated exhibition hall for three days from Aug. 19. Compared with panels produced using FMMs under identical conditions, FLiPP enables displays to increase brightness by 1.6 times, extend lifespan by 2.4 times, and reduce power consumption by 13%. This is because FLiPP improves the aperture ratio - the proportion of the total display area occupied by RGB pixels - by approximately 55%. The FMM method adds to manufacturing costs as expensive new FMMs must be produced whenever the panel size or resolution changes. In addition, due to the inherent properties of metal, large masks tend to sag in the center under their own weight, causing misalignment and sometimes resulting in color-mixing defects. FLiPP eliminates the disadvantages associated with the metal plates used in the FMM process that has been the mainstream OLED manufacturing method for over a decade. The FMM process requires large mother glass substrates, such as 8.6th -generation or other 8th -generation (2,200 x 2,500 mm) substrates, to be divided and processed as half-cut substrates due to the limited size of FMM sticks. After a year of concentrated R&D, LG Display came up with FLiPP as a new OLED manufacturing paradigm. Unlike the FMM method, which may be compared to a stencil art technique where red, green, and blue (RGB) organic materials are evaporated through tiny holes in metal plates, FLiPP coats RGB pixels in order, secures them in precise positions, and incorporates photolithography - employing precision UV light etching to erase unnecessary areas during OLED pixel patterning. Leveraging its existing large-sized Tandem WOLED production infrastructure and technical expertise, FLiPP has allowed LG Display to become the first display company to manufacture FMM-less OLEDs using 8.5th -generation mother glass as a single whole piece. Compared to the production of OLED laptop panels of the same size made using FMMs or other FMM-less methods that require divided substrates, FLiPP delivers up to 64% higher mother glass utilization efficiency. As a result, less substrate material is wasted and FLiPP directly translates into higher productivity and lower manufacturing costs. As the world's only FMM-less manufacturing process for 8.5th -generation OLED panels, LG Display has filed trademark applications for FLiPP in Korea and key global markets. The company is strengthening its OLED technology leadership by combining RGB OLED, widely regarded as the most advanced OLED technology available today, with FLiPP, its next-generation innovative manufacturing process, to maximize production flexibility and efficiency. One of FLiPP's greatest advantages is that it is free from panel size and resolution constraints. In theory, it can be used to produce displays ranging from 1 inch to 100 inches and can be applied not only to conventional panels but also to VR and AR displays, making it a virtually universal, "ultimate technology." Starting with IT applications such as tablets and monitors, it will expand its range of FLiPP-manufactured panels to cover a range of products from 1-inch wearable devices to ultra-large TVs - tailoring products to customer needs. "We were able to successfully realize FLiPP, a next-generation OLED patterning technology referred to as a 'dream technology,' by bringing together our proprietary WOLED technologies and know-how," said Choi Young-seok, CTO at LG Display. "Through our participation in IMID, we will lead next-generation OLED technologies and accelerate market differentiation." Meanwhile, LG Display's next-generation OLED TV panel driving technology, Hyper Double Scanning (HDS), has been recognized for its technological excellence by winning the IMID "Display of the Year Award." The award is presented to the most outstanding product among those commercialized each year. LG Display is currently mass-producing its entire lineup of OLED TV panels with HDS and plans to continue leading the global premium TV panel market. 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 53,049 employees operating worldwide. For more news and information about LG Display, please visit www.lgdisplay.com. Media Contact: Joo Yeon Jennifer Ha, Team Leader, Communication Team