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Mr.Kim is looking at two META Technology OLED displays with his arms crossed, and a cloudy sky image is visible on the screen.

META Booster, the Algorithm for Superior Picture Quality

JoonYoung Kim, Research Fellow of MCD Task

Jun 7, 2023

We see and are exposed to natural light every day.
What significance does this light have to a display?
Perhaps it’s something that a display aspires to become, like an idealization.
We create light through a display, but ultimately, the display idealizes and strives to become the light itself.

One Step Closer

to the Real “Light”

Mr.Kim is looking closely at the 3rd Generation META Technology OLED display.

Mr.Kim is discussing META Booster technology with his team members.

Living in the
Future

I am in charge of developing and fine-tuning the algorithm that enhances the picture quality of large-sized OLED TVs.

To elaborate, I am in charge of developing the OLED algorithms and ASIC, which are necessities to lower power consumption and optimize a display’s picture quality.

Because technology needs to be developed about 1 to 1.5 years before product launch, sometimes I feel that my work lets me live in the future before anyone else.

We are currently evaluating the technologies that will be applied to the 2024 OLED products. At the same time, we are developing the technologies for 2026 OLED products.

META Booster,

the Culmination of OLED

We seem to hear about “algorithms” everywhere these days. This algorithm is also an important factor for OLED.

The algorithm applied to the brightness-enhancing 3rd Gen OLED META Technology is called META Booster. To explain in detail, META Booster intricately analyzes each and every scene watched by viewers.
It discerns the video type and calculates how much brighter it can make the scene for it to be better expressed. The combined algorithms of META Booster determine the luminance and color to be portrayed by each pixel, enabling the expression of a more detailed image based on pixel units.

For example, the HDR algorithm enhances videos of the moon and stars in the night sky, whereas White Boosting enhances the performance of general TV videos or home shopping channels. For videos with an abundance of pure RGB colors, Color Boosting upgrades the WOLED’s performance. Isn’t it amazing?

Thanks to the intricate and accurate META Booster, viewers can experience personalized optimal brightness and the best picture quality.

META Booster

the Culmination of OLED

We seem to hear about “algorithms” everywhere these days. This algorithm is also an important factor for OLED.

Thanks to the intricate and accurate META Booster, viewers can experience personalized optimal brightness and the best picture quality.

"Expanding Natural Reality

BeyondYour Senses."

"Expanding Natural

Reality

BeyondYour Senses."

Enhanced Brightness and Color Expressions

By intricately analyzing and fine-tuning the brightness of every scene,
every video you watch will express brighter and more vivid images.

Richer HDR Expressions

The brightness and darkness are adjusted for more depth,
enabling a viewing experience with ultra-realistic and immersive images.

META Booster

Off

Mr.Kim is discussing META Booster technology while watching the META Technology OLED display with his team members.

Achieving Both

Brightness and

Performance

Truth be told, applying META Booster to OLED was a difficult road.

Previously, many technologies such as HDR were invented to enhance the brightness of OLED, but as these technologies existed mainly to enhance product specsㅡmeaning enhancing just the brightnessㅡthere were limitations in maximizing the display’s actual performance.

Against this backdrop, META Booster was developed by overcoming these limitations. We not only enhanced the brightness but also succeeded in increasing the performance of OLED.

Wouldn’t you agree that this is true technological prowess?

Technology,

Made by People

It is natural to eat when you are hungry, but eating entails decisions such as what to eat, where to eat, and whom to eat with.
Similarly, while it is a natural course to enhance the luminance, or brightness, of OLED to its maximum, we had many things to consider for META Booster. Furthermore, as the technology that would include META Booster was already in development, we were running out of time.

Fortunately, algorithm experts pulled through by arranging the options for the concept and control of the required algorithm, designing the necessary hardware and software, and validating the basic performance level. If it weren’t for the commitment and determination of the people involved, we probably wouldn’t have been able to develop it in time.

I realized that in the end, technological advancement is only possible when people take action.
Even now, the algorithm is still a development in progress, so we are preparing solutions against variables by implementing it in various products while preparing for the next version of META Booster.

META Technology OLED display clearly shows the night view of the city.

The color expression of conventional OLED and META Technology OLED are compared through yellow and magenta smoke images.

It is comparing the image quality of conventional OLED and META Technology OLED through images of rivers flowing in the forest.

Cloudy skies are clearly visible on the 3rd Generation META Technology OLED display.

Not a Single

Disruptive Frame

META Booster did not merely broaden the spectrum of technology but also upgraded the customers’ viewing experience.

You may think it will be time-consuming for META Booster to intricately analyze the images and adjust the brightness level, but it all happens in real-time tailored to an extremely sensitive person’s eye. In short, the ultimate picture quality is delivered without a viewer being disturbed by even a single frame.

The reason for OLED’s unparalleled picture quality is that the algorithm was not completed in one sitting, but has evolved in stages for a very long time. As a result, we have raised the bar for the already superior OLED so that no other display would dare to challenge it.