Date: 27 May 2013
The announcement came at the Society for Information Display’s Display Week in Vancouver, British Columbia, where Corning (booth #801) is featuring CTC’s latest products. Corning is the exclusive provider of specialty glasses for CTC’s LTPS manufacturing processes.By providing intrinsic thermal and dimensional stability, the Corning Lotus Glass platform enables crisp resolutions, fast refresh rates, and bright pictures found in high-performance displays.This stability plays an integral role during panel makers’ high-temperature manufacturing processes by allowing precise component alignment.
CTC, partially owned by Foxconn, is located in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Its LTPS and in-plane switching (IPS) technologies are targeted at small- and medium-sized panels used in high-resolution smartphones and tablet PCs.
CTC first introduced a fully functional LTPS line in December 2011 and manufactures its panels on Gen 5.1 glass substrates. Corning will showcase CTC’s 4.7-, 4.8-, and 5-inch LTPS panels during Display Week.
“We have developed a strong alliance with Corning over the years,” Sun YueWei, senior executive vice president, Foxconn, said. “CTC has used Corning Lotus Glass to develop successfully a number of high-performance products for today’s smartphones and mobile applications that feature more than 300 pixels per inch. Our collaboration with Corning enables us to bring our revolutionary visions to fruition.”
“The fact that the Corning Lotus Glass platform is the sole glass CTC uses in its LTPS manufacturing processes speaks to both the exceptional performance of Lotus Glass, and the strong relationship between Corning and CTC,” John Bayne, vice president and general manager, Corning High Performance Displays, said. “CTC has helped advance the growth of the high-performance display segment, and we are pleased to be working with them in such close collaboration.”
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About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 160 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy, and metrology.
About Century Technology Corporation
Century Technology Corporation, engaged in Gen 5.1 panel manufacturing, was founded in 2004. CTC began mass production and successfully entered the supply chain in February 2009. CTC has a strategic venture with Foxconn in Longhua, Shenzen, China.
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