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F LA T P ANEL D ISPLAY G LASS : LCD TELEVISIONS
DESKTOP MONITORS AND LAPTOPS
Corning’s historical success stems from its foundation as an inno-
vative technology company. Our diverse portfolio of businesses
spans a wide range of markets, and this is one of the main reasons
we are weathering the downturn in the telecommunications sector.
The businesses we classify as Corning Technologies — led by our
liquid-crystal display (LCD) glass, environmental, and semicon-
ductor optics operations — were strong and profitable in 2002,
with aggressive plans for significant growth during 2003. 
Our LCD glass business has been a star performer, posting
year-over-year volume gains of more than 45 percent. We are the
leading producer in this market. Our sales of glass for desktop
monitors have doubled over the past year alone — and there’s still
plenty of room for more growth, since only about a quarter of
desktop displays sold in 2002 were LCD. And, LCD TVs are
just beginning to gain popularity — we consider this one of our
next big opportunities, as the number of LCD TVs sold annually
more than doubled in 2002. Our EAGLE2000™ glass substrates
and other product and process innovations are enabling manufac-
turers to produce lighter, larger, thinner and higher-resolution
displays more affordably — exactly what the market is demanding.
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