User-Exposed and Variably-Thick Cover Glass for Foldable Displays

Abstract

This document describes systems and techniques directed at user-exposed and variably-thick cover glass for foldable displays. In aspects, a foldable display structure includes a glass layer and an optically-clear adhesive disposed thereunder. The glass layer includes a first groove on a top face along a first plane and a second groove on a bottom face along the first plane. In implementations, the first groove and the second groove form a variable thickness in the glass layer along a dimension of the glass layer perpendicular to the first plane sufficient to define a foldable region. Through such an implementation, the glass layer may be exposed to an external environment, improving a durability, material-finish, and a reliability of foldable display structures.

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