Corning Releases Gorilla Glass 3

Are you one of the many who seem to become butter fingers when holding electronic devices with glass that can easily shatter or scratch? Well, we can all rest a little easier with Corning’s release of Gorilla® Glass 3 for consumer electronics. The newest version of Gorilla Glass is equipped with Native Damage Resistance, providing better protection against deep scratches and cracks to the glass. To learn more about this product, continue reading their press release below. 

Post originated from Corning Press Release. 

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today will introduce Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 with Native Damage Resistance™ at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week. This latest version of the most widely deployed damage-resistant cover glass for consumer electronic devices is based on a completely new glass composition, with durability enhancements developed at the atomic structural level of the glass.

With its new Native Damage Resistance™, Gorilla Glass 3 has been developed to provide improved durability to withstand deep scratches and cracks in the glass. As a result, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with Native Damage Resistance provides enhanced scratch resistance, reduced scratch visibility, and better retained strength once a scratch occurs.

“As a world leader in glass innovation, we are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers with our product innovation,” said James R. Steiner, senior vice president and general manager, Corning Specialty Materials. “While we’ve optimized our glass with the most robust chemical strengthening, we challenged our research teams to develop a new way to make cover glass even less susceptible to scratches and other damage.”

“With Gorilla Glass 3, our scientists went to the atomic structure of the glass to fundamentally improve the way the glass responds to an impact or scratch. This solution significantly improves durability, while maintaining the thinness needed for touch-enabled consumer devices. We’re excited to be able to provide our customers with an even tougher version of Gorilla Glass that is better-suited to meet the daily wear and tear of today’s devices.”

Product qualification and design implementation for Gorilla Glass 3 with NDR are underway with Corning’s global customers, who are expected to unveil new devices featuring Gorilla Glass 3 in mid-2013.

The attributes of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with Native Damage Resistance will be featured in live demonstrations in Corning booth #14813, Central Hall, during show hours from Tuesday, Jan. 8 through Friday, Jan. 11.

Formed through Corning’s proprietary fusion draw process, Gorilla Glass’s smooth and sleek surface offers the perfect solution for touch devices. Gorilla Glass is the cover glass of choice for device manufacturers around the globe. Over the last six years, it has been featured in more than 30 major brands and 975 product models spanning more than 1 billion devices worldwide.