LAS VEGAS —
The screen on a smartphone or tablet is almost certainly made of a special glass called Gorilla Glass.
Corning, the leading glass maker, launched the second generation Gorilla glass at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show.
Corning said it had registered Gorilla Glass 2 and the new version had a glass thickness of 20%, but was as tough as its predecessor.
David Loeber, business director at Corning, said reducing the thickness of glass allows manufacturers to make some modifications to their devices, such as creating more space for larger batteries and improving touch sensitivity.
This year, Gorilla Glass 2 will launch on smartphones, tablets and laptops including Lenovo and HP.
According to Corning, Packard and LG.
At present, its glass is found on 0. 6 billion devices of 30 brands. Loeber said.
At the conference, Corning showed off the large touch screen it developed for TV.
Although it doesn't seem natural to knock the TV off the couch, Sir
Loeber said he believes the rise of smart TV will change games because they will invite more users to interact.
He added that in situations like business meetings, the Giants touch
The screen TV can be used as an interactive whiteboard for presentations.
Corning is a glass manufacturer on Apple's iPhone.
The company developed a chemical exchange process in the 1960 s to produce Gorilla Glass, but failed to find a market for it.
According to the book "Steve Jobs" written by Walter Isaacson, Apple has actually stopped production.
Years later, Sir.
Jobs met with corning's chief executive, Wendell Zhou, who is looking for a special glass for the iPhone.
According to the book, Apple learned that Gorilla Glass and Corning have revived a factory in the United States in six months just to produce Gorilla Glass. Mr.
Due to the NDA, Loeber declined to comment on whether Corning is still producing glass for Apple's future ipad and iphone.
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