Intel, Microsoft stand up to thin anti-damage glass to attack stylus business opportunities
The upsurge in the development of stylus notebooks has driven the demand for thin anti-damage glass. Under the dual stimulation of Intel's new generation Haswell processor and Microsoft's release of a new operating system for Windows 8.1, the market for ultra-thin laptops with touch screens is getting hotter and hotter, making them thin and durable The scratch-resistant thin anti-damage glass is increasingly favored by the market. Yu Zhidun, chairman and general manager of Corning Display Glass in Taiwan, said that the strength of glass is very important for the reliability of thin touch pens. David R. Velasquez, Corning's director of global marketing and commercial operations, said that touch laptops will become the new focus of the industry this year, because in addition to the release of laptops with Windows 8 systems, younger users have gradually I am used to touch functions, so I will tend to choose mobile devices with touch functions. It is expected that this year's shipment of touch pens will have a two-digit growth. Alan T. Eusden, chairman and general manager of Corning Display Glass in Taiwan, said that notebook computers with touch functions have recently begun to ship in large quantities. For example, ASUS ’latest Zenbook Infinity is an Ultrabook that supports touch functions. It uses Corning's latest Gorilla Glass 3 glass with a maximum thickness of only 15.5 millimeters (mm), which is 14% thinner than the previous generation Zenbook. Yu Zhidun pointed out that the difference between touch laptops and previous laptops is that consumers will touch and wipe the screen more frequently, but if these laptop screens use Soda-lime Glass, Then these actions are likely to cause screen scratches that affect the viewing, and even after the scratches accumulate to a certain degree, the screen will become vulnerable and easily broken. In order to improve consumers ’experience in using stylus computers and further promote the stylus market, Corning is pushing Gorilla Glass 3, which is produced using its exclusive melting down-draw process, which has NDR characteristics, It has the same durability and lightness as the previous generation Gorilla Glass 2. However, Gorilla Glass 3 has a special anti-scratch feature that reduces the visibility of scratches and enhances the hardness of the glass. With the help of NDR technology, Gorilla Glass 3 can significantly reduce the visibility of scratches by 40% compared with the previous generation, and the protection strength is increased by 40%. Therefore, after the glass is scratched, the stylus screen will not be easily broken. In addition to touch laptop screen applications, major laptop and smartphone brand manufacturers have also strengthened the product features by replacing the materials of the laptop case and mobile phone back cover from Plastic and metal to damage-resistant glass, which also helps to drive damage Glass shipments increased. Taking Zenbook Infinity as an example, the shell and keyboard are surrounded by glass as a cladding material, which not only retains the concentric hairline of the Zenbook shell, but also is more scratch resistant and smooth than traditional protective materials such as metal and plastic , High gloss and other differentiated features; in addition, Sony (Sony) smartphone Xperia Z also uses double glass cover to improve touch sensitivity, and bring consumers a smoother, not easy to produce high-temperature grip. Velasquez pointed out that after strengthening the damage resistance of Gorilla Glass 3, Corning's next step is to cooperate with the trend of thin notebook design and reduce the glass thickness again. The current plan is 0.5 millimeters (mm), and the 0.4 millimeter plan will be released in the third quarter of this year. electronic accessories for Silicone Electronic Accessories For Silicone,Silicone Keyboard,Silicone Keyboard Covers,Silicone Keyboard Protector Nantong Boxin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. , https://www.bosencontrols.com