Corning Launches New EAGLE XG® Slim LCD
Glass Substrates
Enabling thinner, sleeker display devices
June 08, 2010 09:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time
CORNING, N.Y.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced the
commercialization of EAGLE XG® Slim, a new line of thin glass substrates, at Display Taiwan 2010 in Taipei,
Taiwan on June 9. While the initial focus is on enabling lighter-weight portable devices - with glass sizes up to
Generation 5 at 0.4 mm thick - Corning will add more gen sizes and thicknesses to the line to support larger
applications like LCD TV.
“As the first to supply commercial volumes of 0.5 mm glass and now 0.4 mm glass, Corning is pleased to apply its
technology leadership to help enable the industry’s continued advancement,” said James P. Clappin, president,
Corning Display Technologies. “EAGLE XG Slim glass will allow device makers to reduce costs and provide a
greener product while creating the sleek, multifunctional devices consumers desire.”
Currently, most panel makers begin with 0.5 mm thick substrates for portable devices, and then employ a costly
thinning process that uses chemicals to reduce the thickness of the glass. Corning’s proprietary fusion process forms
thin glass of pristine surface quality, ready to use as-formed. Thin input glass requires no additional panel thinning to
achieve weight and thickness targets. Benefits include a lower total cost, a simplified supply chain, and reduced
energy consumption.
Additionally, the new substrates will leverage the award-winning EAGLE XG® composition, the industry’s most
environmentally friendly glass substrate, making devices even more recyclable.
Corning will produce EAGLE XG Slim at its plants in Asia, utilizing its worldwide supply chain. Samsung Corning
Precision Materials Co., Ltd will also supply the product line to customers in Korea.
Moving forward, Corning plans to develop 0.3 mm substrates for glass sizes that support portable electronic devices
and to broaden the l