Jaymin Amin on product advice
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“First is to maybe get a smartphone that comes with that kind of protection, and second you need to understand that nothing is completely resistant — it will never never break or it will never never scratch, so you need to be careful with the devices.”
On , Jaymin Amin, Senior VP & CTO at Corning Inc., spoke about product advice during In conversation with Jaymin Amin, Corning Gorilla Glass, and Technical Guruji on ETSpecials.
About Jaymin Amin
In a November 2020 conversation, Jaymin Amin, then Vice President of Technology and Product Development at Corning Gorilla Glass, discussed smartphone durability concerns. He stated that the primary consumer concerns are breakages from drops and scratches on cover glass, noting that people will live with scratches but not with breaks for extended periods. Amin explained that glass toughness is determined by its chemical composition and the strengthening process used, and that Corning creates deep compression layers on the glass surface to prevent flaws from penetrating. He also noted that glass thickness has decreased from about 1.2–1.3 millimeters in 2007 to 0.5–0.6 millimeters today. Amin discussed the introduction of Gorilla Glass Victus, which he described as the toughest Gorilla Glass produced to date. He said Victus has twice the scratch performance of previous generations and about four times that of competitive glasses, with drop performance of about two meters compared to around 1.6 meters for Gorilla Glass 6. Amin explained that the name Victus was chosen because the glass simultaneously improved both drop and scratch performance, a combination not achieved previously, and that the Latin word meaning "life" resonated with the company's culture of innovation.