Corning® Gorilla® Glass Selected for Sony’s BRAVIA® Line of LCD TVs
05 Janeiro 2011 - 11:30PM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today that Corning®
Gorilla® Glass has been designed into select models of Sony
Corporation’s (NYSE: SNE) latest BRAVIA® line of LCD televisions.
The models are being displayed in Sony and Corning booths at the
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Corning Gorilla Glass is an environmentally friendly glass
designed specifically to function as a cover glass for high-end
display devices such as notebook PCs, televisions, and mobile
phones.
The 0.7 mm Corning Gorilla Glass will be designed into Sony’s
BRAVIA line of 40-inch and larger televisions. Using this very
thin, yet durable, cover glass will help further evolve BRAVIA’s
monolithic design, enabling a thinner and more elegant style of
television.
"With its monolithic design, Sony BRAVIA is getting a lot of
attention for its sophisticated styling and outstanding viewing
experience,” said Toshifumi Okuda, Senior General Manager, Business
Division No.1, Home Entertainment Business Group, Sony Corporation.
“By using Corning Gorilla Glass, we have been able to achieve a
design that is considerably more robust, very durable, and
beautiful.”
"We're excited to apply Corning's unparalleled glass expertise
to create new possibilities in technology and design," said James
P. Clappin, president of Corning Glass Technologies. "Makers of
personal computers and handheld devices have already recognized the
benefits of Corning Gorilla Glass and designed it into more than
280 product models. And now, Gorilla Glass's unique combination of
beauty and durability is enabling a fundamental breakthrough in TV
design."
As a thinner- and lighter-weight material than tempered
soda-lime glass and polycarbonates, Corning Gorilla Glass supports
the seamless full-glass fronts of the most sophisticated television
designs. Because it is strengthened at the molecular level, its
ability to resist damage creates a performance advantage over other
cover materials.
"Corning's Gorilla Glass is literally changing the face of
television," said John P. Bayne Jr., business director of Corning’s
TV Cover Glass business. "Not only does it support the slim, sleek
design trend, it also offers the optical clarity that delivers on
the promise of high definition and 3D technologies."
Corning anticipates that cover glass for LCD televisions could
grow significantly in the future and, combined with Gorilla Glass
sales for information technology and handheld devices, could
generate a combined revenue opportunity of over $1 billion in the
next several years.
The Corning and Sony booths at CES are located in the Central
Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Corning’s booth is 15419
and the Sony booths are 14200 and 14216.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” (within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995), which are based on current expectations and assumptions
about Corning’s financial results and business operations, that
involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties
include: the effect of global political, economic and business
conditions; conditions in the financial and credit
markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand
and industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated
customer base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions;
availability of critical components and materials; new product
commercialization; pricing fluctuations and changes in
the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; new
plant start-up or restructuring costs; possible
disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity,
armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural
disasters, adverse weather conditions, 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; retention of key
personnel; stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or
regulatory developments. These and other risk factors
are detailed 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.
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.
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