Samsung Display, a leading global manufacturer of displays, has unveiled a groundbreaking OLED-on-Silicon (OLEDoS) panel tailored for extended reality (XR) headsets. The presentation took place at the Society for Information Display 2025, as reported by SamMobile.
The new 1.4-inch panel boasts an astonishing resolution of 5000 ppi, surpassing even 8K television image quality. The display achieves a peak brightness of 15,000 nits, with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Its color gamut covers 99% of DCI-P3, ensuring rich and lifelike imagery.
Samsung also showcased a brighter RGB OLEDoS display with a resolution of 4200 ppi and a record brightness of 20,000 nits. This is the most powerful RGB OLEDoS panel the company has produced to date, significantly exceeding previous models: in 2024, peak brightness was 5000 nits, while at CES 2025, it reached 10,000 nits.
The OLEDoS technology is distinctive in that organic materials are applied directly onto a silicon substrate rather than glass. This allows for a significant reduction in pixel size down to tens of micrometers, enabling an immense number of pixels to be packed into a small area. As a result, panels with a diagonal size less than 2 inches achieve resolutions that exceed those of 8K televisions.
OLED-on-Silicon panels are utilized in augmented, mixed, virtual, and extended reality headsets. There are two types of OLEDoS panels: those with white OLED backlighting and RGB filters, as well as those with separate RGB subpixels that provide higher brightness and color accuracy.
Unfortunately, it remains unclear when Samsung's new OLEDoS panels will be integrated into devices.
