A Apple announced today that it will be injecting approximately $45 million into Corning, the manufacturer of Gorilla Glass, to expand the company's activities and research. The manufacturer, responsible for creating screens for iPhones, iPads and iWatches, will allocate part of the resources to creating more resistant and durable screens — which could (who knows) be used in the company's future foldable cell phone.

The amount comes from the US$5 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund of the Apple, which has already injected another US$ 450 million into the manufacturer in the last 5 years. In note, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams says both companies “have a history of working together to achieve the impossible.”

The executive also recalls that the partnership between Apple with Corning generated the Ceramic Shield — an advanced version of Gorilla Glass — present in the 12th generation iPhones (both in cheaper how much us Pro models), and which should be in the next ones as well. The coating, made of ceramic nanocrystals, manages to protect the front without obscuring the camera sensors, and is referred to by Apple as “the most resistant screen ever used in a smartphone.”

Corning is expected to develop a screen for a foldable iPhone

With 147 years of experience, Corning works with glass and ceramic processing technologies, resources that span several sectors, including smartphones. The announcement of the investment comes with the suspicion that the foldable iPhone is in view for 2023.

In 2019, the manufacturer's president, John Bayne, revealed in an interview with Wired who was working on thin, foldable displays. A month before the announcement, the Apple applied for patents to develop the same feature.

In addition to the partnership with Apple, Corning has received investments from other companies, such as Samsung, which uses Gorilla Glass Victus in the Galaxy S21. At the moment, the manufacturer has only announced that part of the resources will be allocated to the expansion of branches and another part to technology research. There is no confirmation of a foldable iPhone so far.

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