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LG’s new OLED breakthrough can boost display lifespans
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LG Display’s FLiPP process removes the fine metal mask, yielding OLED panels up to 1.6× brighter, 2.4× longer lasting and 13% lower power consumption.
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FLiPP replaces the fine metal mask with a photolithography and UV-light step to pattern RGB pixels.
Compared with conventional FMM-based OLEDs, LG claims FLiPP panels achieve 1.6× higher brightness, 2.4× longer lifespan and 13% reduced power use.
LG plans to first apply FLiPP to IT products such as tablets and monitors before extending it to large TVs and small wearable displays.
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LG Display announced a new OLED manufacturing method called FLiPP at the IMID 2026 event. The method eliminates the fine metal mask used in conventional RGB OLED patterning. Instead, it deposits RGB pixels in order and then uses photolithography and UV light to remove unwanted areas. This change aims to address cost, sagging and alignment issues associated with fine metal masks.
By removing the fine metal mask, LG expects to reduce manufacturing costs tied to the metal plate and its alignment. The company also reports lower power consumption of 13% for panels made with FLiPP. However, the material does not provide any estimate of the investment required to retool production lines for the new process.
LG has not announced a start date for mass production or when the first FLiPP-based products will reach buyers. The initial rollout is limited to IT applications such as tablets and monitors, with larger TVs and wearables planned for later. Without a timeline, engineers cannot assess when the technology will be available for integration into their systems.
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