LG Electronics Wins Presidential Award for Micro LED Display New Technology

An LG Electronics model is showcasing a micro LED display featuring new technology. (Photo by LG Electronics)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] LG Electronics announced on the 13th that it received the Presidential Award for new technology in the micro LED field, one of the next-generation self-luminous display technologies.

LG Electronics received the highest award, the Presidential Award, for innovative technology in the micro LED display field at the '2021 International Optical Convergence Expo' held for three days starting from this day at KINTEX in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. This technology was jointly developed through collaboration among LG Electronics' ID Business Division, CTO Division's Materials Technology Center, Production Technology Institute, and LG Display.

Micro LED is a next-generation self-luminous display technology where ultra-small LED elements individually emit light and act as pixels, offering advantages such as bright and clear image quality and wide viewing angles. LG Electronics explained that its micro LED display technology, which applies the thin-film transistor (TFT) method to control each individual pixel of the display, was recognized for its excellence.

This technology is evaluated as a level above the existing printed circuit board (PCB) method. It is easier to implement high resolution on the same screen size, and due to the characteristics of the materials used, it has low light reflection, which is advantageous for black expression. Since LED pixels are individually controlled, it offers excellent image quality and luminous efficiency, and as a bezel-less modular design, it allows expansion to the desired size simply by connecting cabinets (the basic unit of LED signage).

Last year, LG Electronics launched the micro LED signage 'LG Magnite,' developed with proprietary technology, in the global market.

Baek Gi-moon, Executive Vice President of LG Electronics' ID Business Division, said, "Based on differentiated technological leadership, we will continue to introduce innovative products that surpass limits and lead the commercial display market."

Meanwhile, the International Optical Convergence Expo is an event jointly hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, LED Industry Forum, and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, featuring exhibitions in six fields including ▲ LED & OLED and semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment ▲ display and signage products and technologies ▲ optical convergence new technologies. This year, a total of over 200 companies participated.

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