Samsung to Source Foldable Phone’s Cover Material From Sumitomo, Says DSCC

September 28, 2018 by Paul Gluckman|Smartphones

Samsung will source the cover material for its first “fold-in” smartphone (see 1809260028) from Sumitomo Chemical, Display Supply Chain Consultants President Bob O’Brien told us Thursday. Sumitomo will fashion the cover material from colorless polyimide film for the required curvature and hard coat to make it resistant to scratches, said O’Brien. Sumitomo and Samsung didn’t comment.