Samsung Electronics is developing a new high-end VR headset, likely to launch by the end of 2024. Samsung will reportedly integrate Sony-produced OLED microdisplays, similar to the 1.4″ 4K displays used by Apple in its Vision Pro headset.
Samsung Display is developing its own OLED microdisplays and the company plans to bring such displays to market soon. In fact, initial production will begin by the end of 2024 and full mass production will be carried out in 2026. It is unclear whether this Sony’s new design victory means that Samsung Electronics prefers Sony displays to SDCs, or if it’s just a Samsung display that isn’t ready in time for mass production.
In 2022, Samsung acquired US company eMagin to accelerate its development and capture eMagin’s advanced direct-emitting micro-display process, which will likely be a key part of Samsung’s technology roadmap. Samsung is also developing microLED microdisplays, but believes that even in 3-4 years, microLED microdisplay technology will not be ready for real commercialization. In December 2023, Samsung Electronics decided that from now on, Samsung Display will manage all OLED microdisplay projects, while Samsung Semiconductor (SSI, or more precisely, the Compound Semiconductor Solutions team) will manage all development of microLED microdisplays.
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