Corning To Showcase Gorilla? Glass at SID Display Week 2008

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that it will be

featuring its recently introduced Gorillaâ„¢ glass at SID Display Week 2008, May 19-23 in Los Angeles. This new

thin-sheet glass was designed such that, upon chem-strengthening, it

provides device manufacturers with a highly durable, scratch-resistant

liquid crystal display (LCD) display cover. With its unique set of

characteristics, Corning Gorilla glass offers added protection for

personal electronic devices and is especially valuable for those

featuring touch screen technologies.
The consumer electronics market requires materials innovation that

enables product designers to pack more features into a single device

including higher-resolution displays. This is particularly true for

handheld electronic devices. Device makers have long been challenged

with balancing the trade-offs of appearance versus product durability.

When it comes to insuring that the display´s

optical quality is maintained over the life of a device, Corning

Gorilla glass provides an optimal solution. It is a thin, optically

pure sheet glass that has superior scratch resistance when compared to

other strengthened glass products currently on the market.
"What sets Gorilla glass apart is its enhanced

durability," said Corning´s

Gorilla glass program manager James E. Hollis. "This

is especially important for handheld devices that are routinely thrown

around by consumers. A protective cover made from Corning Gorilla glass

is capable of providing the best protection for LCD screens versus any

other glass in the marketplace today."
Corning Gorilla glass is available in a variety of thicknesses, from

0.7mm up to 2.0mm, providing flexibility in device design as well as

glass processing. It is an environmentally friendly alumino-silicate

glass produced with Corning´s proprietary

fusion draw process. Fusion draw technology enables the production of

uniform thin sheets with a pristine surface. It is also adaptable to

scalable sheet sizes for optimal throughput. The result is a drawn

surface that in many cases requires no additional finishing for some

applications while providing a wide range of thickness options, low

surface roughness and superior flatness. These benefits enable Corning

customers to optimize device design and fabrication efficiencies.
Corning will showcase its product portfolio for the display industry at

the 2008 SID conference. Included will be the Corning Thin Sheet Xtraâ„¢ Series, the Vitaâ„¢OLED sealing solution, an inspection

objective for inspecting glass after circuits are printed, and a lithography

objective for printing circuitry on the LCD glass. For more

information, visit the Corning booth, #635, in the Los Angeles

Convention Center or Corning´s Web site at www.corning.com/specialtymaterials.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com)

is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more

than 150 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.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a

variety of business risks and other uncertainties that could cause

actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties

include the possibility of changes in global economic and political

conditions; currency fluctuations; product demand and industry capacity;

competition; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions; availability

of critical components and materials; new product commercialization;

changes in the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products;

new plant start-up costs; possible disruption in commercial activities

due to terrorist activity, armed conflict, political instability 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; stock price

fluctuations; and adverse litigation or regulatory developments.

Additional risk factors are identified 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.