Recently, we have heard a lot of rumors about Apple working on a mixed reality headset, which is expected to combine both AR and VR tech into a single device. While the details about it are still short, a new report is here to tell us which company could produce the displays for the rumored headsets.
The Elec, citing sources, has reported that LG Display is planning on developing and manufacturing a MicroOLED panel to supply to Apple for its mixed reality (MR) device. The Korean tech giant is expected to order deposition equipment to make MicroOLED from Sunic System.
Apple might use Sony‘s MicroOLED panel for the display of its first MR gadget, while LG Display will provide the outer screen, or an ‘indicator,’ which will be a normal OLED panel, as per the report. The new Apple MR headset is likely to be released in the first half of next year.
Apparently, LG Display is aiming to provide the MicroOLED panel for Apple’s next-generation MR headset. That’s quite optimistic, seeing that the first-gen MR headset is still just a rumor.
Apple is likely to switch to LG Display as the Japanese tech giant could be a rival in the MR space because it also sells PlayStation game consoles, which go hand-in-hand with virtual reality devices, states the report.
If you are unversed with the term MicroOLED, some explanation might be in order. MicroOLED is somewhat similar to typical OLED. However, the former mounts the OLED on a silicon substrate, whereas the latter mounts them on glasses.
This technology is also known as OLED on Silicon or OLEDoS and is projected to be used more frequently in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality products.
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