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P‐74: Optically Clear DLC for Protecting Electronic Displays
Author(s) -
Demtchouk Alexander,
Aggarwal Anuj,
Bluck Terry,
Kudriavtsev Vladimir,
Mandrell Lisa,
Johnson Paul Markoff
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1002/sdtp.11938
Subject(s) - materials science , diamond like carbon , nanotechnology , sputtering , scratch , diamond , carbon fibers , computer science , optoelectronics , engineering physics , thin film , engineering , metallurgy , composite material , composite number
Scratched and damaged smartphone displays have become an all too familiar part of the contemporary landscape in today's connected world. But why don't display screens last, and what can be done to improve their life? In a world prone to abrasive encounters and occasional hard knocks, Diamond‐like Carbon (DLC) nano‐layers, films historically known for endowing various physical protection benefits on contact surfaces [1, 2], have been developed by Intevac, Inc., to provide enhanced scratch and breakage protection for electronic displays while retaining the same optical clarity and pleasing color rendition of untreated displays. Intevac calls this optical Diamond‐like Carbon, (oDLC ® ). We will present notable oDLC film characteristics, general benefits that come from using the film and the INTEVAC VERTEX ™ sputtering deposition system in which oDLC is deposited.