Samsung Electronics collaborates with Corning to develop its own foldable glass
Samsung Electronics’ newer generation foldable smartphones, theGalaxy Z Flipand theGalaxy Z Fold 2, useUltra Thin Glass (UTG)that has been developed bySamsung Display. However, the company has plans to develop its own foldable glass technology, and to that end, it has collaborated with Corning.
Samsung is at the forefront of the foldable smartphone segment, and it wants to internalize the development of key materials for such devices. Foldable glass is a critical component for foldable phones. It is being reported that the South Korean smartphone giant isdeveloping foldable glass using Corning’s substrate. In comparison, Samsung Display’s Ultra-Thin Glass panels are made using German firm Schott’s glass substrate.
