Samsung 在手機界的顯示屏幕一向是其他廠商無法匹敵的一個絕技，而康寧的 Gorilla Glass 則是手機玻璃鏡面中最薄，強度最高的玻璃。為配合 Samsung OLED 及 Amoled 的迅速發展，兩個最強於是決定合作研發更佳的玻璃鏡面，一方面能夠進一步提升 Amoled 及 OLED 的顯示能力，另一方面又能康寧開發出多一種高端手機及電視均可專使用的玻璃，擴大銷售市場。
據悉，Samsung 將會把新開發得來的 Lotus Glass 用於 Super Amoled Plus 屏幕及部分旗下的電視機，而且 Lotus Glass 將會是康寧和 Samsung 獨有的產品，其他大廠想在來日跟 Samsung 在顯示屏幕一環上決鬥就要加把勁，否則只會被月跑越遠。
康寧的官方新聞稿：
CORNING, N.Y., February 02, 2012 – Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement to establish a new equity venture for the manufacture of specialty glass substrates for the rapidly expanding organic light emitting diode (OLED) device market. The new business will be located in Korea.
Combining Corning’s Lotus™ Glass substrate technology and Samsung Mobile Display’s OLED display expertise, this new entity will be well-positioned to provide outstanding product solutions for current and future OLED technologies, from handheld and IT devices to large TVs and beyond.
The newly formed entity will supply OLED backplane glass substrates for Samsung Mobile Display, as well as for the broader Korean market.
According to a recent NPD DisplaySearch report, OLED technology advanced rapidly in 2011, setting a trend that is forecasted to continue through this decade. They estimate that OLED display revenues will exceed $4 billion in 2011 (approximately 4% of flat panel display revenues), and will reach more than $20 billion (approximately 16% of the total display industry) by 2018.
Samsung is playing a leading role in this emerging market through its Galaxy mobile device products and Super OLED TV technology introduced in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Corning’s ongoing advanced glass technology development includes a strong focus on high-performance displays. Most recently, this focus has been demonstrated through Corning’s new Lotus™ Glass substrates, which deliver the higher processing temperatures and improved dimensional stability needed to produce the new high performance displays.
“Samsung Mobile Display has led the global display industry by constantly seeking innovations and challenging current technologies’ limits. We are confident that combining our business powers with Corning’s technology leadership will deliver greater value to our clients,” said Soo In Cho, Samsung Mobile Display’s president and chief executive officer.
消息來源： http://www.corning.com/displaytechnologies/en/products/lotus/index.aspx
“Corning and Samsung have a long and successful partnership in the display industry, dating back nearly 40 years to the early days of television,” said Wendell P. Weeks, Corning’s chairman, chief executive officer, and president. “The strength of our business relationship is built on Corning’s ability to develop and make high-technology glass with the key attributes that enable Samsung’s next-generation displays. Together, we have led the evolution of displays – from the high-growth years of CRT, to our current successful business supplying world-leading substrates for today’s high-definition LCD TVs, and now to the launch of this important new venture to advance OLED technology,” Weeks stated.
