Abstract: The present invention is directed to a substrate product for use in the manufacture of active matrix liquid crystal display panels. The product includes a display substrate suitable for use as a display panel. The display substrate has a thickness less than or equal to 0.4 mm, a composition that is substantially alkali free, and a surface smoothness that allows the direct formation of thin-film transistors thereon without a prior processing step of polishing and/or grinding. The product also includes at least one support substrate removably attached to the display substrate.

Abstract: Packages (11) of glass substrates (13) are provided in which the surfaces of the substrates are coated with a water-removable protective coating and then sealed in an air-sealing container (19), e.g., a polymer bag or a polymer wrapping, having an internal volume which is vacuumed, filled with an inert atmosphere, or filled with humidity-controlled air prior to sealing. In this way, the substrates can be stored for at least 6 months in an ambient environment having a relative humidity of 90 percent at 50° C. without substantial degradation of the protective coating.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a substrate product for use in the manufacture of active matrix liquid crystal display panels. The product includes a display substrate suitable for use as a display panel. The display substrate has a thickness less than or equal to 0.4 mm, a composition that is substantially alkali free, and a surface smoothness that allows the direct formation of thin-film transistors thereon without a prior processing step of polishing and/or grinding. The product also includes at least one support substrate removably attached to the display substrate.