Samsung Display will mass-produce the world's first rollable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) for laptops in April.
Samsung Display noted on the 8th (local time) at a media event in Las Vegas, United States, for 'CES 2025' that it will supply rollable displays for Lenovo's new product 'ThinkBook Plus G6 Rollable.' Lenovo, which unveiled the laptop the previous day, plans to release it in June.
This product expands the panel, which is hidden below the keypad, vertically, resulting in a screen increase of about 50%. It can be used as a conventional laptop with a 5:4 aspect ratio and a 14-inch size, and when the screen is extended, it enables multitasking with a wider 8:9 aspect ratio and a 16.7-inch large screen.
Samsung Display has applied not only rollable technology to this panel product but also the non-polarization low-power technology and 'Eco Square OLED', which are currently used in premium smartphone panels, to laptops for the first time. Eco Square OLED features the 'Optical Circuit Function (OCF)' technology, which internalizes polarizing plate functionality into the panel, making it the first in the industry. As a result, the panel's thickness has been reduced, and power consumption has improved by approximately 30%.
Kim Young-seok, executive director of IT sales at Samsung Display, said, 'Due to the nature of rollable displays, stress can be applied to the entire screen, but based on our extensive experience in foldable production, we were able to ensure the durability of rollable products,' adding, 'Rollable technology will bring innovative changes to the portability and user experience of IT devices, especially laptops.'
Ai Guozheng, senior vice president of Lenovo's Small and Medium Business products and solutions, noted, 'Through collaboration with Samsung Display, which possesses unparalleled OLED technology, we were able to challenge the commercialization of the industry's first rollable laptop,' adding, 'ThinkBook Plus G6 Rollable is expected to provide consumers with a user experience never seen before and indicate the direction of future IT products.'