LG Display has developed the world’s first stretchable micro LED panel that can expand up to 50% of its size – a breakthrough display with potential for wearables, vehicles and more. This technology could revolutionize design freedom in the display industry.
- Size and stretchability: Stretches from 12 to 18 inches at 100 ppi resolution
- Durability: Over 10,000 stretches without loss of quality
- Wide range of applications: Suitable for wearables, vehicle displays and emergency response applications
- Innovation: Use of special silicone and micro LED technologies
New standards in flexibility and durability
This 12-inch panel not only achieves an unprecedented stretchability of 50%, but is also exceptionally robust. With a resolution of 100 ppi and full color RGB display, it maintains high image quality – even under extreme temperature and shock conditions. Thanks to the micro LEDs, which are only 40 micrometers in size, the panel remains reliable even with numerous deformations and expansions. The stretchable technology is particularly relevant for industries that want to use displays in flexible, dynamic applications.
An important aspect of the panel is the special silicone base, which originally comes from contact lens technology. This base and an innovative circuit design enable high stretchability and flexibility without the display losing functionality or image quality.
Wide range of applications: from clothing to vehicles
Thanks to their flexible, lightweight and durable properties, stretchable micro LED displays open up a new field for mobile and industrial applications. For example, a wearable display could be attached to the clothing of firefighters and display important real-time data during operations. Such displays could also offer innovative forms of operation and display in the automotive industry, for example as an expandable dashboard.
Sustainable technology development
The stretchable micro LED panel is the result of a national development project in which LG Display has been cooperating with numerous South Korean research institutions since 2020. In this way, LG is not only advancing the technology for flexible displays, but also supporting the establishment of a sustainable production chain and creating a stable research infrastructure.
Conclusion
LG Display’s stretchable micro LED panel marks a milestone in display technology. It combines flexibility, robustness and design diversity and offers numerous application possibilities. The panel is still in the development phase, but its market maturity could enable future-oriented applications in various industries.
