LG Display reportedly developing its first 5-layer OLED for TVs, iMac

Up from the 4 emitting layers used in today's most advanced Tandem WOLED panels, a 5-layer panel could deliver higher brightness and longer lifespan.

LG Display is seemingly looking to expand in both directions. The company recently said that it has developed a 2-layer OLED panel for mid-range TVs and monitors, down from the 3 layers used in standard WOLED panels today. This would make the panels cheaper to produce.

However, it is also developing a 5-layer OLED panel, up from the 4 emitting layers used in today's high-end Tandem WOLED panels, used in TVs like LG G6 and Philips OLED911, according to a report by Korean newspaper The Elec. This would offer higher brightness and longer lifespan, but would also be more expensive to produce.

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For Apple iMac, TVs and monitors
According to The Elec, the panel is being developed as a next-generation OLED display for Apple's iMac, and potentially TVs and PC monitors too.

LG Display had already developed a 4-stack 27-inch 5K (5120×2880) RGB-stripe OLED, which is a candidate for a future Apple iMac. However, Apple has apparently tasked both LG Display and Samsung Display with developing even higher-performance panels for its first OLED iMac, planned for 2029.

Samsung Display's latest Penta Tandem QD-OLED panels already use five emitting layers, up from four in 2024.

- Source: The Elec, OLED-Info