Corning Introduces Jade(TM) Advanced Display Glass
03 Janeiro 2008 - 11:50AM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced the commercial
launch of Jade� glass for advanced display, a fusion-formed glass
with high thermal stability, uniquely designed to address the
high-end, feature-rich mobile device market. Jade works with two
key display technologies, low temperature polysilicon (LTPS)
applications and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), to help
solve some of the challenges facing the mobile device industry.
Unlike glass substrates made by other suppliers, Jade needs no
secondary heat treatment or polishing to meet the demanding surface
and thermal stability requirements of the LTPS and OLED
manufacturing process. Jade permits the tighter design rule needed
for increased integration of electronic functionality onto the
glass. For device makers, this type of component integration means
lower cost and increased design flexibility; for consumers, the end
result is more compact devices with brighter displays, higher
resolution, and longer battery life. Compared to the amorphous
silicon (a-Si) process used in the manufacture of LCDs for TVs and
monitors, the LTPS process is much more demanding in terms of
temperature, surface and dimensional requirements. With
substantially enhanced thermal stability built into the glass
through its chemistry, and an optimized fusion manufacturing
process, Jade meets the requirements of today�s LTPS processes,
with capability for future innovation. Previously, LTPS-LCD
customers had to employ conventional a-Si glass with secondary heat
treatment or special polishing, which can degrade the surface
quality and sheet attributes of the substrate. Breakthrough for
OLED technology In addition to its benefits for LTPS-LCD, Jade
provides the superior surface and thermal stability required for
OLED displays. OLEDs are self-luminous displays that use organic
compounds to emit light. To date, two major technical challenges
have slowed the growth of the OLED industry and limited OLED
application to small displays. The first is polysilicon backplane
performance. �Because OLEDs are current-driven devices, they
require a backplane with much higher performance than a
conventional LCD,� said Dr. Peter L. Bocko, Corning�s chief
technology officer, East Asia. �Jade gives customers process
flexibility that can help them achieve optimized backplane
performance for OLEDs.� The second issue is protection of the OLED
device from environmental elements. �OLED materials are sensitive
to moisture and oxygen, and the industry has needed a scalable
sealing technology that did not degrade the optical performance of
the device,� said Bocko. �That�s why Corning is developing the
Vita� hermetic sealing solution for OLEDs. This new technology
creates a seal that locks out moisture and air, helping improve the
longevity of OLED displays.� The company is currently meeting with
potential customers and expects to launch this high-performance
sealing solution in 2008. While Jade and Vita are independent, the
two products work together to create a breakthrough for OLED
displays. �With Jade and Vita, we�re helping to solve two big
issues facing the OLED industry: lifetime and backplane
performance,� said Bocko. �The introduction of these products will
help OLED technology scale up to larger applications.� Market need
The introduction of Jade fills an industry need at a juncture when
the popularity of small portable devices is at an all-time high.
�While much of the current market focus is on the overwhelming
success of LCD TV, it�s the small device arena that historically
has been a test bed for new technologies, and that market continues
to expand on a unit basis,� said James P. Clappin, president,
Corning Display Technologies. According to recent industry data,
LTPS and active-matrix OLED applications of the type supported by
Jade now represent 20% of the small and medium display market, and
this is expected to grow to 33% by 2011. Dr. Bocko will participate
in a panel discussion at CES, Jan. 8 in Las Vegas, NV. To learn
more about Jade, visit www.corning.com/displaytechnologies. About
Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the
world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than
150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge,
Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable
high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions
control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include
glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and
laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control
systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery;
and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a
number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense,
astronomy and metrology. Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve
a variety of business risks and other uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and
uncertainties include the possibility of changes in global economic
and political conditions; currency fluctuations; product demand and
industry capacity; competition; manufacturing efficiencies; cost
reductions; availability of critical components and materials; new
product commercialization; changes in the mix of sales between
premium and non-premium products; new plant start-up costs;
possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist
activity, armed conflict, political instability or major health
concerns; adequacy of insurance; equity company activities;
acquisition and divestiture activities; the level of excess or
obsolete inventory; the rate of technology change; the ability to
enforce patents; product and components performance issues; stock
price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or regulatory
developments. Additional risk factors are identified in Corning�s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the day that they are
made, and Corning undertakes no obligation to update them in light
of new information or future events.
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