Asahi Glass has developed ultra-thin glass for folding smartphones
Japanese company Asahi Glass, which produces tempered glass for smartphones Dragontrail, is preparing to present on Display Week 2018 - flexible glass that can be used in folding smartphones.
What it is
This is chemically reinforced glass, which has a minimum thickness - only 0.07 mm. Despite thickness, glass, as assure Asahi Glass, on 80% stronger on compared to similar to chemically-hardened glasses.
In addition, its ultimate tensile stress is about 1 200 MPa, and possible radius of curvature - 2.5 mm, so it is great for producing flexible smartphones.
Development is planned to be presented at Display Week 2018, which will be held on 23 May in Los Angeles .
Recall from Forecasts, in 2018-2019 Samsung on the future of the folding smartphone Galaxy X and smart column with a bendable screen, and a similar Apple device.
Source: AN