Corning Unveils Flexible Paper-Thin Willow Glass for Electronic Devices

  • At the Society for Information Display’s Display Week show in Boston this week, Corning unveiled Willow Glass — a strong and flexible glass that the company plans to use for OLED and LCD displays in smartphones and other wireless devices.
  • Corning claims the new technology will enable devices that are lighter, thinner and possibly less expensive to manufacture.
  • “Corning expects Willow Glass will eventually lead substrates to be manufactured ‘roll-to-roll’ instead of ‘sheet-to-sheet’ — similar to how newspapers are printed,” explains Engadget.
  • The cousin to Corning’s Gorilla Glass, the new ultra-thin glass can withstand heat up to 930 degrees Fahrenheit, and could potentially lead to the production of curved displays that could be wrapped around a device or structure.
  • “Corning Willow Glass is formulated to perform exceptionally well for electronic components such as touch sensors, as well as leveraging glass’s natural hermetic properties as a seal for OLED displays and other moisture and oxygen-sensitive technologies,” notes the press release.
  • In addition to CE devices such as smartphones and tablets, the technology may be used for other applications including solar cells and lighting.
  • The Engadget post includes the Corning press release and a brief video demo.

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