Corning Inc has announced the launch of Corning Willow Glass, an ultra-slim flexible glass, aimed at revolutionising the shape and form of next generation consumer electronic technologies. The glass is expected to help enable thin, light and cost-efficient applications including today's slim displays and the smart surface of the future. According to the company, the thinness, strength and flexibility of the glass has the potential to enable displays to be "wrapped" around a device or structure and can be processed at temperatures up to 500 deg C. It will support thinner backpanes and colour filters for both organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and liquid crystal displays (LCD) in high-performance, portable devices such as smart phones, tablets, and notebook computers. It is also aimed at helping to develop conformable (curved) displays for immersive viewing or mounting on non-flat surfaces. "Displays become more pervasive each day and manufacturers strive to make both portable devices and large displays thinner. Corning Willow Glass provides the substrate performance to maintain device quality in a thin and light form factor," said Dr Dipak Chowdhury, division VP and Willow Glass Program Director.
