Corning has announced the commercial launch of Corning Lotus Glass, which it said is an environmentally friendly, high-performance display glass developed to enable cutting-edge technologies, including OLED displays and next generation LCDs.

The company made the announcement at FPD International, an industry trade show in Pacifico Yokohama, Japan, on Oct. 26.

Corning said it formulated the Lotus Glass to perform well in low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) and oxide TFT backplane manufacturing environments.

"Corning Lotus Glass has a high annealing point that delivers the thermal and dimensional stability our customers require to produce high-performance displays," said Andrew Filson, worldwide commercial director, Display Technologies, and vice president, Corning Holding Japan GK. "Because of its intrinsic stability, it can withstand the thermal cycles of customer processing better than conventional LCD glass substrates. This enables tighter design rules in advanced backplanes for higher resolution and faster response time."

The thermal consistency of Corning Lotus Glass allows it to retain its shape and surface quality during high-temperature processing. This helps guard against thermal sag and warp, which improves the integration of components onto the glass.

Corning Lotus Glass has been qualified and is in production.

Source:digitimes