Corning
Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced its plans for InfoComm
2012 in Las Vegas, June 9 - 15. The Corning booth, # N2551 North
Hall, will highlight Corning®
Gorilla® Glass’ unique combination of beauty and
toughness and its creation of exciting new possibilities for large-size
displays – specifically for advanced multi-touch and digital signage
products.
Corning will collaborate with Perceptive
Pixel, the leading developer of advanced user interface solutions,
to showcase Perceptive Pixel’s 55-inch advanced multi-touch LCD display
featuring Corning Gorilla Glass. Commercially launched on June 6, the
55-inch projected capacitive flat-panel LCD display is the latest in
Perceptive Pixel’s array of true multi-touch solutions to feature
Corning Gorilla Glass. The display handles an unlimited number of touch
points and works in concert with up to three active styluses for a fluid
pen and touch experience. The unit is also optically bonded for
near-zero parallax, eliminating the air gap that commonly causes
inaccurate touches on other displays.
“Our 55-inch LCD joins our line of projected capacitive multi-touch
displays that are optically bonded for a very natural and accurate touch
experience,” said David Slobodin, vice president hardware engineering,
Perceptive Pixel. “With Corning Gorilla Glass, we were able to develop a
very thin and lightweight yet durable product without compromising
Perceptive Pixel's unparalleled touch experience.”
Perceptive Pixel also will exhibit its newest display to feature Corning
Gorilla Glass in its booth located at #N2227 North Hall.
Corning will also partner with Chilin
Solutions, one of the world’s leading providers of innovative
display solutions, to exhibit a 55-inch Professional Grade LED Edge-Lit
LCD Outdoor Monitor. In addition, Chilin Solutions will showcase a
70-inch display featuring Corning Gorilla Glass in its InfoComm suite.
“Performance and durability are key to the outdoor signage environment,”
said J.B. Daines, senior vice president, World Wide Sales, Chilin
Solutions. “This is why we are pleased to demonstrate products with
Corning Gorilla Glass that address the need for high-performance,
thinner designs without compromising damage resistance.”
These advanced multi-touch and digital signage solutions are well-suited
for the public display market, which is growing due to increased
penetration into the retail, hospitality, transportation, government and
defense, media and entertainment, and education industries. NPD
DisplaySearch projects a continued increase in production of large-size
displays specifically for commercial use in its FPD Public Display
Shipment and Forecast Report. Shipments of public displays – including
digital signage – are projected to reach 3.1 million units in 2012, up
15 percent from 2011, with a forecasted 10-year compound annual growth
rate of approximately 25 percent to reach 12 million units by 2018.
InfoComm attendees will have the opportunity to interact with the
55-inch displays from Perceptive Pixel and Chilin Solutions in Corning’s
booth.
“We encourage companies interested in large-format displays to visit our
exhibit,” said Dave Loeber, business director, Large Cover Glass,
Corning. “We are pleased to collaborate with these industry leaders to
demonstrate why Corning Gorilla Glass is an ideal cover glass. It’s
tough enough to handle the conventional external surface pressures
inherent to these devices, yet remarkably thin so our customers can
create lighter displays that are optically clear and visually stunning.”
Corning Gorilla Glass is currently featured on more than 33 major brands
and designed into more than 750
product models, resulting in more than 750 million units worldwide.
Further, Loeber will offer additional insights on large-format displays
during the DisplaySearch Digital Signage Conference at InfoComm. He will
present during the Digital Signage Supply Chain session at 9:40 a.m.
PST, Tuesday, June 12. Loeber will review how Corning’s latest
innovations in consumer electronics and flat panel display glass will
help solve some of the current issues in the audio-visual and digital
signage industries.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” (within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), which
are based on current expectations and assumptions about Corning’s
financial results and business operations, that involve substantial
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially. These risks and uncertainties include: the effect of global
political, economic and business conditions; conditions in the financial
and credit markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand and
industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated customer
base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions; availability of
critical components and materials; new product commercialization;
pricing fluctuations and changes in the mix of sales between premium and
non-premium products; new plant start-up or restructuring costs;
possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity,
armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural disasters,
adverse weather conditions, or major health concerns; adequacy of
insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and divestiture
activities; the level of excess or obsolete inventory; the rate of
technology change; the ability to enforce patents; product and
components performance issues; retention of key personnel; stock price
fluctuations; and adverse litigation or regulatory developments. These
and other risk factors are detailed in Corning’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak
only as of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no
obligation to update them in light of new information or future events.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com)
is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more
than 160 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge,
Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable
high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions
control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include
glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops;
ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications
networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced
optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries
including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy, and metrology.
About Perceptive Pixel
Perceptive Pixel is a recognized leader in interaction design, having
pioneered the development of large-scale, unlimited multi-touch devices
that came to prominence during the historic 2008 U.S. presidential
elections. Perceptive Pixel’s advanced multi-touch technology platform
enables professionals to get closer to their content, removing barriers
to understanding, communication and collaboration. Perceptive Pixel is
privately held and headquartered in New York. For more information,
visit www.perceptivepixel.com.
About Chilin Solutions
Chilin Solutions designs, develops and delivers the world’s broadest
range of digital display technology solutions to its industry-leading
OEM brand customers. With solutions from commercial LCD monitors to
mission-critical outdoor transit displays to the newest e-Paper
displays, Chilin Solutions offers an unmatched portfolio of products and
technologies. Based in Portland, Oregon, with design and manufacturing
operations in Toronto, Canada, and Tainan, Taiwan, Chilin Solutions is
one of the world’s leading providers of innovative display solutions.
For more information, visit www.chilinsolutions.com.
