Samsung could use MicroLED instead of OLED for AR displays

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Multiple firms, including Apple and Meta, are looking to conquer the AR headset market, and Samsung is looking to supply display panels for those headsets. It is being reported that a Samsung Display executive said that MicroLED displays would be preferred over OLED displays for AR headsets.

According to TheElec, Samsung Group leader Kim Min-woo said at a MicroLED display workshop event that companies would prefer using MicroLED displays for AR headsets due to higher luminance. He also said that such displays would need the development of new LEDs.

Samsung Display is said to be developing On Silicon panels that use silicon instead of the glass substrate to make the MicroLED displays needed in AR headsets. The company aims to make panels with a pixel density of 6,600 ppi. It was previously reported the South Korean display giant is also working on OLED panels with a silicon substrate.

AR, VR, and MR headsets all have different needs. AR headsets need displays with higher brightness as users interact with the real world with more ambient light, while VR headsets can make do with relatively dimmer displays. It remains to be seen who Apple chooses as the display supplier for its upcoming AR headset.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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First Samsung device: T100

Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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Samsung could use MicroLED instead of OLED for AR displays

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

[email protected]

First Samsung device: T100

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