AGC announced on 21 April that it has developed the world“s thinnest soda-lime glass substrate for touchscreens. The glass measures only 0.28mm, 15% less than the current thinnest commercial substrat…
AGC announced on 21 April that it has developed the world“s thinnest soda-lime glass substrate for touchscreens. The glass measures only 0.28mm, 15% less than the current thinnest commercial substrate at 0.33mm. Other than being 15% lighter, the glass also promises to further shrink smartphones and tablets in the near future. AGC said it will be starting with mass production using the float process later this month, and expects annual sales to exceed JPY 10 billion (about USD 120 million) in 2013. Glass touchscreens in smartphones and tablets are made using a tough cover material and an underlying layer of substrate material embedded with electrodes. Soda-lime glass is an ideal substrate material for touchscreens because it maintains form when subjected to heat, resists discolouring due to ultraviolet radiation, accepts chemical strengthening and is easily processed. AGC“s soda-lime glass substrate will be on show at Display Week 2011 of the Society for Information Display (SID) in Los Angeles, California, from 15 May.