Date: 10/06/2012

Corning supports LCD panel manufacturing by extending line of EAGLE XG Slim glass

Corning Incorporated has announced the extension of its EAGLE XG Slim glass substrates product line to support LCD panel manufacturing for portable display applications.

The announcement made at the Society for Information Display's Display Week, adds 0.3 mm glass in Generation 6 (1500 x 1800 mm, or roughly five feet by six feet), to provide cost benefit to LCD display panel manufacturers.

EAGLE XG Slim glass is currently used in mobile phones, tablets, notebooks, monitors, and televisions. The availability of 0.3 mm substrates in Generation 6 size provides a suitable solution for emerging mobile applications, like those in the Ultrabook product category.

"Currently, many flat-panel display manufacturers must thin the LCD glass plate through an expensive acid etching step as part of their production process," said Andrew Beck, product line manager, Corning Display Technologies. "EAGLE XG Slim glass is naturally thin so it requires no acid etching to meet the 0.3mm target thickness and hence eliminates thinning costs completely. Emerging mobile applications are driving increased demand for thinner, lighter display panels. Our EAGLE XG Slim glass helps panel manufacturers meet this demand in a more cost-efficient and environmentally friendly way."

EAGLE XG Slim glass is produced using the environmentally friendly EAGLE XG glass composition and Corning's proprietary fusion process. This precise process produces glass substrates with inherent dimensional stability and clean, smooth, flat surfaces.

To learn more www.corning.com/EAGLE