Samsung Display has unveiled a next-generation OLED technology that improves brightness at the fold of its foldable displays, addressing a key weakness. The company also showcased large stretchable displays and OLEDs for humanoid robots, entering the competitive display technology market aimed at the AI era.
According to Samsung Display, the company is participating in the 'IMID 2026' event, taking place from August 18 to 21 at BEXCO in Busan. Samsung Display introduced its latest 7.6-inch 'wide-view display' and a 20-inch 'wide stretchable' display for the first time.
The wide-view display features technology that reduces brightness loss at the curved edges of foldable panels. Previously, the brightness on the curved edges near the central fold was about 40% lower than the front view.
By redesigning the materials and structure of the organic light-emitting layer, Samsung Display has achieved uniform brightness even in the curved areas. This technology can be applied not only to foldable displays but also to next-generation form factors such as slideable and rollable displays.
The 20-inch wide stretchable display utilizes tiling technology that connects two existing stretchable panels to function as a single screen, effectively doubling the display size compared to previous products. Samsung Display minimized the boundaries between panels to create a large, seamless screen.
This large stretchable display can be utilized in areas requiring curved displays, such as digital cockpits for vehicles, humanoid robots, and digital signage.
Samsung Display is also showcasing AI-related display products, including displays that can be used for gaze tracking in humanoids and a necklace-type 'AI OLED pendant.' For automotive applications, the company is presenting a 6.4-inch 'big hole display' and a vertical slideable CID that can expand up to 15.5 inches.
Additionally, Samsung Display is exhibiting IT-oriented OLED products, including a 31.5-inch QD-OLED monitor with 4K resolution and a 360Hz refresh rate, as well as a 34-inch 360Hz QD-OLED and a 16-inch 2.5K 300Hz OLED laptop panel.
At this event, Samsung Display will present the most technical papers among participating companies, with a total of 57 papers, marking the second consecutive year of the highest number of presentations.
The OLED used in the Galaxy S26 Ultra will receive the 'IMID Display of the Year' award, recognized for being the world's first privacy display.
Samsung Display is expanding the application of OLED technology beyond smartphones to vehicles, robots, and smart spaces, simultaneously improving the quality of foldable displays and increasing the size of stretchable displays.
On August 19, Jo Sung-chan, Vice President and Head of the Display Research Institute at Samsung Display, will deliver a keynote speech at the IMID 2026 opening ceremony on the topic 'The Next Leap of AI: Why Displays Are More Important Than Ever.' Samsung Display is expected to propose that displays in the AI era will evolve as interfaces connecting humans and AI, serving as intelligent platforms.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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