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Zytronic Formalises Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass Release

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the adoption by touch screen maker Zytronic of Corning’s Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass in our Electronica report and now the company has formally announced it. (Zytronics Wins PCI Approval for Touch). The …

Schott Has Ultra-Thin Glass

by Bob Raikes

Schott announced new ” AS 87 eco” ultra-thin glass for display protection, fingerprint sensors and protecting camera lenses. Features include: Technical properties and thickness levels of 70-350 micrometers ensure highest performance and allow bended …

Tags:Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Zytronics Wins PCI Approval for Touch

by Bob Raikes

Zytronics is a UK-based maker of metal-mesh-based PCap solutions for large touch screens. The company has developed its own ASIC technology that allows it to be very flexible to meet customer requests, especially as …

AGC Releases Newest Chemically Strengthened Specialty Glass for Mobile Devices

by Bob Raikes

AGC Asahi Glass (AGC) has announced a new, stronger lineup of its Dragontrail series of chemically strengthened glass used globally in smartphones and tablets. Called Dragontrail Pro, the new line features a rounded edge …

AGC Releases Newest Chemically Strengthened Specialty Glass for Mobile Devices

by Isaac Oburu

AGC Asahi Glass (AGC) , a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, today announced a new, stronger lineup of its Dragontrail™ series of chemically strengthened glass used globally in smartphones and tablets. …

Tags:Glass| Materials

Mirle to Start Shipping 3D Curved Glass Chassis Equipment

by Isaac Oburu

According to reports, Mirle Automation has developed forming equipment to create 3D curved glass chassis. Foxconn Technology and Lens Technology reportedly ordered the equipment with shipments scheduled for Q416.

Tags:Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 35

3D Cover Glass Will Dominate Revenue Share

by Tom Allen

The use of 2.5D cover lenses (replacing 2D) in smart devices has been growing since 2014, as a means of differentiation. In 2016 – says IHS in a research note – this glass is …

Tags:Glass| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Improved Gorilla Glass 5 is Now Available

by Arthur Berman

Gorilla Glass is a protective glass produced by Corning. It is widely used in mobile devices such as smartphones. How widely? During the nine years since it first became available (the last version, Gorilla …

Tags:Corning| Glass| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Asahi Revises Sales Down and Profits Up

by Tom Allen

Asahi Glass has revised both its first half and full year 2016 consolidated financial forecasts, based on ‘recent performance trends’. The previous forecast for the first half 2016 was ¥680 billion ($6.4 billion), with …

Tags:Asahi Glass Corporation (AGC)| Glass| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Welcome to the Glass Age

by Ken Werner

Glass is essential to the display and lighting worlds, but it’s hard to make it as exciting as eye candy such as the LG 77″ UHD, HDR OLED-TV that wowed Display Week attendees as …

BC24 Asahi Promotes its Brand

by Bob Raikes

Naoki Sugimoto is from Asahi Glass and he started by showing how images are likely to be seen on windscreens in the future. There can be no compromise on safety. Asahi also has chemical …

Corning Iris™ Glass Named a Display Component of the Year by Society for Information Display

by Isaac Oburu

Corning Incorporated’s light-guide plate solution, Iris™ Glass, has received a 2016 Display Component of the Year award from the Society for Information Display (SID). The 2016 Display Industry Awards (DIAs) recognized innovative display products, …

Tags:Awards| Corning| Glass| SID Society