Samsung Display is developing its own low powered display technology that will be featured on future smart devices. The new tech is dubbed as HOP, which is short for hybrid oxide and polycrystalline silicon.
Samsung is working on its own proprietary low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) display technology. In layman’s terms, it’s a hybrid technology developed by the South Korean tech giant. HOP combines positive aspects from low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) TFT and oxide TFT. For those unaware, LTPS TFT is generally found on smartphone panels, while oxide TFT is found in display panels for notebooks and tablets.
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With the new LTPO TFT panel, OEMs can save up to 15 percent to 20 percent on power consumption on smartphone’ OLED displays. This is a notable improvement that can raise a handset’s battery life. Furthermore, the new LTPO display technology is expected to be featured on the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 series, which will be launching later this year.
So far, this form of display technology was restricted to smartwatches, namely Apple Watch Series 4 and even the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2. While the technology has existed in the past, the core parts of the technology were reportedly owned by Apple. Thus, OEMs would have to either pay royalties to Apple or develop a workaround technology, which is likely why Samsung Display made its own iteration of the technology that was first seen in 2015.
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