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Kevin Long
Manager, Application Engineering, Corning Display Technologies, China
Agenda
Corning s role in the evolution of display New trends in glass capabilities
Thin Large Gen
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Displays have been central to communications over the last 100 years
Increasing Complexity of Information
Railroad Signals
Radio
Color TV
1940s
1960s
1980s
1920s
1879
CRT Funnels
Optical Fiber
AMLCD Substrates
Corning Innovations
2000s
Corning Incorporated 2009
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480i resolution
1995
2008
1973
1990
AMLCD in monitors
1997
2007
>2010
Quad & 3D HD
1981
AMLCD in notebooks
1991
720p resolution
2003
2007
2009
1970
1980
1990
Corning 1737 Corning 1737G 1985 1st AMLCD product
2000
2005
2010
Corning EAGLE2000 2003 Gen 6 substrates 2006 Gen 8 substrates 2010 Gen 10 substrates
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Stage I
Build Knowledge ePaper frontplane
(spooled glass, <0.2t)
Stage II
Determine Feasibility 0.3t glass ( G5)
Stage III
Test Practicability 0.4t glass ( G5)
Stage IV
Prove Profitability EAGLE XGTM
G7.5/G6 0.63t / 0.5t
Stage V
Manage Life Cycle
GorillaTM
(Cover glass)
SiOG
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Lower set weight is strongly correlated with higher value for notebook PCs
Comparison of NB price and weight
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500 500
Weight (Grams)
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310 279 224 194 164 221 201 175 147 160 139 117 96 83 70 133
0.7t
0.63t
0.5t
0.3t
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310 279 224 194 164 221 201 175 147 160 139 117 133 96 83 70 0.3t
Panel Size
Weight Savings
0.7t
0.63t
0.5t
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Thin input glass is the most cost-effective solution for thin and light LCD panels
Panel thinning cost vs. adoption of thin input glass (per square foot)
$5.00
$4.00
$3.00
$2.00
US Dollars
$1.00
$0.00
($1.00)
($2.00)
Q1
($3.00)
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
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0.4t
Volume shipments will start in Q4 09 Capacity paced to market need and manufacturing capabilities Technical services offered to support customers and other value
chain players (simulation, metrology, handling best practices, etc.)
0.3t
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90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
2005 2006 2007 2008 Actual Mix Actual Volume 7% 9%
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2012 >65 Cinema 4K (Quad HD) Autostereo (no glasses) Touch? Multi-view?
Requirements Efficient mass production of large size, high performance displays Dimensional stability and defect free surface Thin cover plate (parallax > image degradation by viewing position) Thin cover plate (parallax) and durable surface
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Corning Gen 10+ substrates High strain point, fusion-drawn substrates with industry leading performance (EAGLE XG and Jade glass) Thinner substrates (< 0.7 mm) Thinner substrates and Gorilla glass
High Resolution
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A Gen 10 substrate is larger than an American king-size bed sheet. At nearly 100 square feet, each substrate weighs about 30 pounds.
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We have continued to increase Gen sizes to support the emergence of large-size LCD TV
Year 2009 Gen 10
Gen 8
Gen 7.5 Gen 7
LCD TV
Gen 6
2003
Gen 5
Information Technology
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Lower cost
Camera phones
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Higher resolution
Lower cost
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Jade eliminates need for heat treatment step due to its high strain point
Maintains dimensional stability and uniformity Enables higher customer process temperature, by its best-in-class stability of thermal sag / deformation Elimination of pre-compaction step preserves pristine surface quality Stronger under mechanical stress than conventional a-Si glass
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Deflection (mm)
Jade
0 500 1000 1500 Time (min) 2000 2500 3000
compaction (PPM)
500 400 300 200 100 0 600/1h 600/2h 625/1h 625/2h 650/1h 650/2h
0.0
shrinkage (PPM)
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As notebook computers take a larger share of the IT market, style and functionality present design challenges
Minimum bezel design Larger screen Touch functionality Glass used for display cover and other surfaces for high consumer aesthetic value
Thinner
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The ion-exchange process creates a compression layer that makes the surface more resistant to mechanical damage
KNO3 bath
Glass surface
glass
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GorillaTM glass is high strength with a narrow distribution due to the high depth of layer of strengthened surface
Gorilla glass shows the highest strength which is accentuated in the low failure probability regime
99
Sodalime
90
Scratch
50
Sodalime
A
depth of layer 10-30 Gorilla
Failure Probability, %
10
Gorilla
Scratch Depth of Compressive Layer
Strength, MPa
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Gorilla glass retains strength when subjected to damage or everyday wear and tear
1800 1600
1400
Glass Strength
Gorilla
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 0 .0 0 .5 1 .0 1 .5 2 .0 2 .5 3 .0
Soda lime
S c ra tc h L o a d (N )
Damage severity
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GorillaTM glass can support thin form factor and increase design flexibility
Strength after abrasion (Ring-on-Ring method) at different thicknesses
140 120 Load to failure, kgf 100 80 60 40 20 0 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 Thickness, mm 1.1 1.3
Gorilla glass (DOL = 41 um) Soda lime (DOL = 12 um)
TM
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LCD Display
LCD Display
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Customer benefits
Damage resistance Thinner form factor Pristine surface quality No heavy metals Easy-to-clean coating Improved product lifespan Lighter, thinner products Glass can be used as drawn RoHS compliant Reduced impact of smudges
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