Comrade BOE, one of the leading display manufacturers in China, plans to commercially launch a MicroOLED-type display in the second half of this year. This will be used on augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) visualization products.
BOE will launch the first MicroOLED displays in the second half of 2021
For the uninitiated, BOE has been developing MicroOLED panels since 2018 thanks to its Kunming BOE Display Technology, a joint venture with the province of Yunnan.
MicroOLED technology works through OLED panels on a silicon wafer instead of a glass substrate, enabling it to achieve very high resolution. While the pixel size of the OLED panel in smartphones and TVs is around 40-300 micrometers, the pixel size of the MicroOLED panel is one-tenth of this at around 4-20 micrometers. Additionally, it's ideal for AR and VR use cases due to its response time.
Sunic Systems, a company based in South Korea, has supplied multiple deposition equipment for the production of MicroOLED panels, and last year the company signed a $ 225 million deal for the same.
Finally, we know that LG Display is also working on this new type of panels aimed at AR / VR devices. Samsung Display, one of the leaders in the world, has not yet unveiled any of the MicroOLED products so far.
