A Path to the Realization of “A Day Made of Glass” M.K.Badrinarayan P.Bocko Corporate Research CGT
A Path to the Realization of “A
Day Made of Glass”
M.K.Badrinarayan
P.Bocko
Corporate Research
CGT
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A Day Made of Glass 2 – Advancing the Vision
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Corning Incorporated Founded:
1851
Headquarters:
Corning, New York
Employees:
29,000 worldwide
2011 Sales:
$7.9 Billion
Fortune 500 Rank (2012):
328
Corning is the world leader in specialty glass
and ceramics.
We create and make keystone components that
enable high-technology systems for
consumer electronics, mobile emissions
control, telecommunications, and life
sciences.
We succeed through sustained investment
in R&D, more than 150 years of materials
science and process engineering knowledge,
and a distinctive collaborative culture.
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Corning Market Segments and Additional Operations
• Emerging Display
Technology
• Drug Discovery
Technology
• New Business
Development
• Equity
Companies
• Cormetech, Inc.
• Dow Corning Corp.
• Eurokera, S.N.C.
• Samsung Corning
Precision Materials
Co., LTD (SCP)
• Cell Culture and
Bioprocess
• Assay and High-
Throughput
Screening
• Genomics and
Proteomics
• General
Laboratory
Products
• LCD Glass
Substrates
• Glass Substrates
for OLED and
high-performance
LCD platforms
• Optical Fiber and
Cable
• Hardware and
Equipment
• Fiber optic
connectivity
products
• Emissions
Control Products
• Light-duty gasoline
vehicles
• Light-duty and
heavy-duty on-road
diesel vehicles
• Heavy-duty non-
road diesel vehicles
• Stationary
• Corning® Gorilla®
Glass
• Display Optics
and Components
• Optical Materials
• Semiconductor
materials
• Specialty fiber
• Polarcor™
• Optics
• Aerospace and
Defense
• Ophthalmic
Specialty
Materials
Other
Products
and Services
Life
Sciences Telecom
Display
Technology
Environmental
Technologies
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Innovation Recipe Drives Strategic Actions
Identification of customers’ difficult systems problems
Identification of customers’
difficult systems problems
Process Process
Demanding Requirements
Unique Keystone Component A component that is a
system enabler
Material
Deep understanding of
a specific technology
Differentiated by: Uniqueness
Intellectual Property Specialized Capital Investment
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Outline
• The history of a trend…and the making of a vision
• Underlying technology…what is real, what is ready, what is
not
• Opportunities and Challenges
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Key themes of display with glass as the common
denominator…why?
Vivid
Interactive Novel
Large
GLASS
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Attributes needed to realize the vision of DMOG
DISPLAY
• Thin
• Light weight
• High resolution
• Small-large size
• Damage resistant
• Flexible
• Bezel free
• Touch
• Smudge free
• Anti-microbial
• Low power
• Environmentally friendly
COMMUNICATION
• Bandwidth
• High speed
• Wireless
• Flexible
• Software
• Device to device
communication
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Our products in the value chain for Ubiquitous
Connectivity & Display Information
Delivery
Information
Display
EAGLE XG® & Lotus™
Substrate Glass for High
Performance LCD & OLED
Corning Optical Fiber,
Cable, Components &
Wireless Solutions
User Interface:
Touch Screen Cover
Corning® Gorilla®
Cover Glass
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A Day Made of Glass…”Why Glass”?
Consumers want to interact with information anytime, anywhere
Specialized glass delivers enabling attributes at the
human visual & tactile interface
Arresting Design 3D
Value Add (e.g. Sound)
Vivid & Compelling
Display
Accurate & Engaging
Touch Experience
Light, Slim & Green
Thin
Superior Optical Qualities
Green
Conform- able
Superior
Mechanical
Attributes
Precision Surface
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Damage resistance is a critical attribute for many
applications
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High Resolution display is required for next generation
display
• Lower compaction
• Lower compaction variation
• Higher modulus
• Enhanced mechanical properties
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Internet growth has enabled display revolution
which in turn drives need for bandwidth
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Deployed Optical Fiber
Source: Corning
Worldwide LCD Glass Demand
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A virtuous cycle enabled by Corning capabilities
More HD Visual Content Increasingly Vivid Display
More & Larger Screens Increased System Bandwidth
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A Technology Scale applied to key effects in the
original “Day Made of Glass” video
Here & Now
Just Add Money
Eventually Achievable
Challenging
Very Challenging
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Interactive Bathroom Mirror
• Displays in mirror exist today – very expensive, just for TV
and non-interactive
• It would be possible to use existing technology to
incorporate touch
• Requires additional function to toggle between reflective &
viewable.
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Multifunctional Kitchen Surface
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Specialty glass enables PV application
Demonstrated 2% improvement in efficiency
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Flexible Display, Transparent Display,
Displays Talking to Displays
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Corning’s ultra-slim glass is flexible enough to be
rolled
Typical 100µm thick glass can be rolled on a 150mm spool
0
100
200
300
400
500
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Bend Radius (cm)
Be
nd
Str
ess (
MP
a)
500mm
100mm
50mm
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Large-Format Sunlight-Readable Displays
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Autostereoscopic 3D
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Challenges with the Day Made of Glass Vision
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Smudge free surface enhances touch - Progress
made with anti-smear coating
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Low Cost, High Volume Capability For 3D Parts
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Edge-to-edge Display
Technology to create bezel-free display is under development
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Anti-microbial surfaces with high kill rate and low cost
will enable new applications
* Based on JIS Z 2801 Japanese Test for Anti-microbial Activity and Efficacy
Fluorescent E. Coli on
Regular glass
Anti-microbial glass
kills >99.99% E. Coli
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A Day Made of Glass Vision for the Future Connected Home
A combination of wireless and fiber connectivity
HDTV display
Network switches
Gaming console
PC and storage
DVR DVR
Control devices
Fiber connectivity
Wireless base
Camcorder
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Device-to-device communication can be enhanced by
60 GHz technology and AOC
Fiber
50m length
Small, light, flexible
USB 3.0 at 4.8 Gb/s
Copper
2m max length
Bulky
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Challenges
• Combine functionality
• Anti smudge
• Glass mold interaction
• Lower loss fiber
• Low temperature sealants
• Role of Sodium in CIGS
• Lower cost high strain point glass
• Modeling of composition
• Process innovation
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Acknowledgements
• Special thanks to P. Bocko for much of the material in this
presentation
• Waguih Ishak
• Odessa Petzold
• Sean Garner
• Fred Sears
• Anthony Ng’oma
• T.Gross
• M.Pambianchi
• Pam Strollo