- LG will test a new OLED production method for its TV panels
- OLED TVs potentially brighter and efficient with less burn risk
- It is likely to appear in the niche sectors, like the screens in the car
Some time ago we reported a new type of television technology called ELEAP that could solve long -term problems with the best OLED televisions, and three years since it was announced, it seems that LG could end in production.
It is known as ELEAP, and is an alternative way to manufacture OLED panels. When it was announced in 2022, its approach was on small telephone screens. But LG Display is analyzing the technology for significantly larger screens, and that means that it could be, oh yes, a giant eleap for television technology.
Why ELEAP could transform televisions
Conventional OLED panels are made with fine metal masks, which are thin metal plates with many small holes in them. These masks ensure that the organic material is deposited in the screen substrate with perfect precision for pixels to ensure that each pixel be illuminated uniformly without overlapping or being badly aligned.
ELEAP does things differently. Instead of fine metal masks, use a lithography process to create OLED pixels. And according to the commercial site of ELE, LG Display already has the appropriate equipment to test ELEAP in its OLED installation in Paju, South Korea, and is looking to try on panels of the TV size. According to reports, Samsung Display is also testing technology.
This is a test, not the beginning of production: LG Display and Samsung Display can still decide not to move forward with technology. But it has the potential to transform OLED manufacturing: Eleap’s promise is that it will offer much better efficiency for OLED pixels, because the light emitting area is more than duplicate compared to a pixel of the same size made with the fine metal mask technique.
That means that they are much more efficient energy, so it could have a higher brightness without increasing energy use, or using less power to the same brightness. This energy efficiency also means less heat generation, and heat is a key cause of OLED burns, so there would be little danger that the greatest brightness causes a burnt problem.
There is also the potential that ELEAP is more efficient to really produce, which would mean cheaper OLED panels, which can mean cheaper televisions, or, at least, perhaps the middle range oleed such as the LG C5 finally become significantly bright without becoming as expensive as the LG G5 badge.
However, even if the tests are successful, it is likely to spend some time before we see the technology on our televisions: according to the ELE, the case of short -term use is found in “niche niche panels, such as 20 inches of 30 inches or those used in vehicles.” However, the fact that LG is testing it in television size panels is great news for potential use in the future for better entertainment at home.
