Brian S. Holsclaw, Corning, Inc., Corning, NY
As automotive displays become central to modern vehicle design, it is critical for cover glass coatings to meet certain optical performance, durability, and manufacturability requirements. This presentation will discuss anti-reflective (AR) and organic coatings designed for mass production processes. AR coatings will be discussed that have specific optical attributes for automotive displays including low reflectivity, high transmission, neutral color, and minimal color shift at high-viewing angles. These AR coatings must be scalable to a large-area process and manufacturable with precision. Durability requirements must also be considered for real-world use cases for such AR coatings. From a production point of view, cost of manufacturing will depend on effective integration of an appropriate coating system within a streamlined factory flow with best-practice processing and manufacturing improvements. Such a flexible and forward-looking manufacturing strategy will allow new products and coatings to be efficiently mass produced.