Display Capabilities
- Low power / long battery life
- Very high contrast (>100,000:1)
- Vivid color (high gamut)
- Wide luminance range (night vision to avionics)
- Integrated on-chip functionality
- High brightness color displays
- High resolution OLED microdisplays (5um pitch demonstrated)
- Refresh rate: 50Hz – 240Hz
- Fast response time (no image smear)
- No external light source or heater required
- Pixel pitch: 9.3 µm – 15 µm
- Display size: 0.47” – 1.06” diagonal
- Military-grade reliability
- 20,000 nit full-color (DCI-3P) displays
- Advanced luminance architectures:
- Tandem OLED (demonstrated at CES 2026)
- Micro Lens Array (MLA) (demonstrated at SID 2025)
eMagin’s Revolutionary New Direct Patterning (dPd™) Technology
- eMagin’s dPd technology uses Red, Green and Blue emitters that are super bright vs traditional displays that use a white OLED with a RGB color filter that absorbs 80% of the light
- OLEDs made with dPd technology have potential to produce full color microdisplays with brightness of over 28,000 cd/m2 , a level the competition can only reach with monochrome displays
- Demonstrated improvements in optics (MLA integration) and device structure (Tandem OLED) developments will continue to put eMagin dPd technology further ahead of field.
- Display made using dPd technology consumes less power and the color gamut is among the best in the industry
eMagin Direct Patterning Techology (dPd™)
World’s first directly patterned full color OLED microdisplay with highest brightness and resolution
eMagin’s dPd technology renders colors true to the demanding color gamut required by the new Digital Cinema Initiatives DCI-P3 standards.
eMagin Microdisplay Advantage
eMagin’s State-of-the-Art OLED XLE Technology
- White OLED with RGB Color Filter
- Single Unit Device (Non-Tandem)
- Luminance
- Nominal: ~1,500 cd/m²
- Maximum: ~3,000 cd/m²
- Applicable to all resolutions
Select Papers
| Paper Title | Publication | Year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2K dPd Direct Patterning | SID 2017 Digest | 2017 | View → |
| dPd Direct Patterning | SID Digest | 2016 | View → |
| Additional Microdisplay Life Tests NVESD | Proc. of SPIE | 2012 | View → |
| WUXGA HMD | SID 2012 Digest | 2012 | View → |
| Ultra-High Resolution AMOLED | Proc. of SPIE | 2009 | View → |
Patent Portfolio
eMagin’s intellectual property portfolio drives its technology leadership, combining decades of innovation with deep manufacturing expertise. With 56 issued U.S. patents and 36 issued foreign patents, and a robust pipeline of additional applications, the company has built a strong foundation across OLED architectures, pixel design, and advanced fabrication processes.
At the core is its proprietary Direct Patterning Display (dPd™) technology, enabling ultra-high brightness, full-color microdisplays without the limitations of traditional color filters—delivering superior efficiency and performance for next-generation AR/VR and mission-critical systems. Backed by over 20 years of proprietary know-how and trade secrets, and supported by the global resources and technical collaboration of Samsung Display, eMagin is one of the few companies capable of producing high-resolution OLED-on-silicon microdisplays at scale while sustaining long-term technological leadership.