Overview
- LG unveiled FLiPP on Wednesday at IMID 2026 in Busan, displaying a working process on a whole 8.5th‑generation mother glass and filing trademarks for the name.
- FLiPP replaces fine metal masks by sequentially coating RGB materials and using photolithography with UV etching to define pixels rather than metal stencils.
- LG reports measured gains versus FMM panels of up to 1.6× brightness, 2.4× longer lifespan and about 13% lower power draw, tied to a roughly 55% increase in aperture ratio.
- The company says FLiPP boosts mother‑glass utilization by about 64%, supports panels from roughly 1 inch to 100 inches, and will target tablets and monitors first before wearables and TVs.
- Industry observers note independent validation, yield and capex questions remain and that competitors such as TCL/CSOT pushing inkjet‑printed OLEDs could reach mass production sooner, with analysts projecting large‑scale FLiPP output only by late 2027 or later.