{"id":19520,"date":"2021-05-18T13:54:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T05:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/?p=19520\/"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:54:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T05:54:53","slug":"apple-invests-another-45-million-gorilla-glass-maker-corning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/apple-invests-another-45-million-gorilla-glass-maker-corning\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple invests another $45 million in Gorilla Glass maker Corning"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Jon Porter<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0

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Apple is awarding Corning another $45 million investment from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, in addition to the $450 million it\u2019s already given to the US-based company over the past four years. According to\u00a0Apple\u2019s announcement<\/a>, the investment will \u201cexpand Corning\u2019s manufacturing capacity in the US and drive research and development into innovative new technologies that support durability and long-lasting product life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corning provides glass for a variety of Apple products, including the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The two companies have a history\u00a0dating back to the original iPhone<\/a>. Last year, they collaborated on the iPhone 12 lineup\u2019s\u00a0Ceramic Shield technology<\/a>, which Apple claims is \u201ctougher than any smartphone glass\u201d and makes its latest flagships four times more resistant to damage from drops. As well as Apple, Corning\u2019s Gorilla Glass is used in phones from\u00a0countless Android manufacturers<\/a>\u00a0including Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S21 Ultra.<\/p>\n

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Corning\u2019s ultra-thin glass.<\/em><\/figcaption>\u00a0Image: Corning<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n

Apple doesn\u2019t say exactly how Corning will use the $45 million investment, but its timing coincides with\u00a0recent reports<\/a>\u00a0that Apple could launch a foldable iPhone in 2023.\u00a0Back in 2019<\/a>\u00a0we heard Corning was developing a bendable version of its glass, and\u00a0last February<\/a>\u00a0the company said it expects devices using the technology to reach the market in 12 to 18 months. If it works, the glass could allow for durable foldable smartphones that don\u2019t require a layer of plastic protection used in\u00a0Samsung\u2019s latest foldables<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, when you buy a phone with Gorilla Glass, you\u2019re touching glass \u2026 that\u2019s what we\u2019re working towards,\u201d Corning said of its ambitions for bendable glass\u00a0last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source:Apple invests another $45 million in Gorilla Glass maker Corning – The Verge<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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