Samsung Display's "Tri-Fold" Wins SID "Display of the Year" for Twice-Folding Innovation

Selected as "Display of the Year," Eighth Award in Total
MONT Flex Technology Endures 500,000 Folds

The latest technology from Samsung Display has been integrated into its "Tri-Fold" panel, which folds twice, and has been selected as the best product recognized by the global display industry.

Samsung Display's Tri-Fold Display has won the "Display of the Year" award from the Society for Information Display (SID). Samsung Display

On April 28, Samsung Display announced that its Tri-Fold Display has received the "Display of the Year" award from the Society for Information Display (SID). This award is given to the most innovative display product released in the previous year and is the most prestigious among the Display Industry Awards (DIA) presented by SID. The award ceremony will be held on May 3 during "Display Week 2026" in Los Angeles, United States.

The Tri-Fold Display from Samsung Display, which began mass production in September last year, has an overall module thickness of 0.44mm—the thinnest among the company's foldable panels—while durability has actually been enhanced. This product features the latest foldable OLED technology, called "MONT Flex™," and can be folded and unfolded 500,000 times at room temperature without any issues with the display. In particular, the "slippage" phenomenon at the panel cross-section, which is a major challenge in foldable development, increases by up to 1.6 times compared to single-fold products, making development significantly more difficult. Samsung Display overcame this limitation through the development of a new adhesive and optimal stress dispersion design.

A company representative explained, "Foldable panels composed of multiple thin-film layers may experience slippage, where the vertical alignment of the panel cross-section between layers shifts during repeated folding and unfolding. Since the Tri-Fold has two folding axes on a single screen, it is subjected to even more stress, requiring a high level of technical expertise."

Hojoong Lee, Vice President and Head of Product Planning for the Small and Medium Business Division at Samsung Display, stated, "This award once again recognizes the advanced technology of Samsung Display, which is leading the foldable market. In particular, by being the first in the world to commercialize a multi in-folding display that folds twice inward, we have reaffirmed the potential to expand the foldable market through new form factors."

Starting with the 5.68-inch flexible OLED in 2014, Samsung Display has now won the "Display of the Year" award for the eighth time. In the foldable display category, this marks the third win following awards in 2020 and 2022, further demonstrating its unrivaled technological leadership in this field.

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