cover glass
noun
: a piece of very thin glass or plastic used to cover material on a microscope slide
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Corning's facility in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, is now fully dedicated to cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch shipped globally.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Trump also noted the $2.5 billion announcement by Apple in August 2025 to make all cover glass used on iPhones and Apple Watches in Kentucky as a success out of his administration.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
Other than the cover glass, the 17e uses the same display as the 16e.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
In short, CoE technology removes the plastic polarizer sheet that typically sits between the cover glass and the OLED panel.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Manufacturing of certain components like cover glass and some chips will be reshored, rather than final assembly of the phones, which will remain in China—and to a lesser extent India, Belton added.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Cook announced that every new iPhone and Apple Watch sold anywhere in the world will contain cover glass made in Kentucky.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Trump also noted the $2.5 billion announcement by Apple in August 2025 to make all cover glass used on iPhones and Apple Watches in Kentucky as a success out of his administration.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
Other than the cover glass, the 17e uses the same display as the 16e.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
In short, CoE technology removes the plastic polarizer sheet that typically sits between the cover glass and the OLED panel.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Manufacturing of certain components like cover glass and some chips will be reshored, rather than final assembly of the phones, which will remain in China—and to a lesser extent India, Belton added.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Cook announced that every new iPhone and Apple Watch sold anywhere in the world will contain cover glass made in Kentucky.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Cover glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20glass. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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cover glass
noun
cov·er glass
ˈkəv-ər-ˌglas 
: a piece of very thin glass or plastic used to cover material on a glass microscope slide
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