The trend toward increasingly slim monitor displays has reached new heights with the announcement of LG Display’s First Stretchable Display, recently demonstrated at LG Science Park in Seoul, South Korea. Marking the next phase in the evolution of displays, it can expand to 50% of its original size, marking the highest elongation rate in the industry.
LG has an impressive track record in the tech manufacturing industry. When it was first revealed, LG Display’s First Stretchable Display impressed an audience of industry experts, research stakeholders, and academic professionals. Representing the ultimate in free-form screen technology, its applications are awe-inspiring, thanks to the ability to transform the display into any shape.
Capable of being stretched, folded, and twisted, LG Display’s First Stretchable Display prototype features a 12-inch screen that can be extended up to 18 inches while retaining high-resolution imagery of 100 pixels per inch. Delivering complete RGB color, it offers a broad scope for commercial applications, capitalizing on silicon material substrate typically used in contact lenses.
Micro-LED light sources deliver robust performance, allowing LG Display’s First Stretchable Display to be stretched over 10,000 times without compromising the crispness and clarity of the image quality. It can also handle exposure to low and high temperatures and external shocks, further expanding its potential use scenarios.
These applications range from stretching into a convex shape for automotive panels to wearable displays for real-time information, making LG Display’s First Stretchable Display a potential game-changer for various industries, from medical care to firefighting. At this time, information about its availability or pricing isn’t available.
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