Thin Film Coatings for Glass Members
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing, the housing including a glass member providing a user facing outer surface for a portion of the housing;
wherein at least a portion of the glass member is provided with an atomic level coating, the portion of the glass member that is provided with the atomic level coating including at least the user facing outer surface.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems and methods for characteristics of glass components through use of one or more coatings are disclosed. The coatings are typically thin coatings, such as thin film coatings. The coatings can serve to increase strength of the glass components and/or provide durable user interfacing surfaces. Accordingly, glass articles that have received coatings are able to be not only thin but also sufficiently strong so as to resist damage from impact events. The coated glass articles are well suited for use in consumer products, such as consumer electronic devices (e.g., electronic devices).
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing, the housing including a glass member providing a user facing outer surface for a portion of the housing; wherein at least a portion of the glass member is provided with an atomic level coating, the portion of the glass member that is provided with the atomic level coating including at least the user facing outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing, the housing including a cover glass providing at least a portion of an outer surface of the housing; wherein at least a portion of the cover glass is provided with an atomic level coating.
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14. A method for processing a glass article for used with or as an electronic device housing, the method comprising:
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obtaining a glass article; depositing an atomic level coating on a least a portion of a surface of the glass article using an atomic layer deposition; and applying an outer coating over at least a portion of the atomic level coating. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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