Rubicon Technology has shipped totally 400,000 large diameter sapphire wafers to LED and SoS/RFIC manufacturers.
Sapphire is a key building block for LEDs used in HDTVs, laptops, smart phones and tablets.
Another significant market for sapphire is Silicon-on-Sapphire (SoS) Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs). SoS RFIC chips deliver high RF performance with low power consumption, a small form factor, and significantly reduced crosstalk in antenna applications that are pervasive in smart phones and other consumer devices.
Rubicon claims it was the first firm to develop large diameter sapphire wafers for use in the RFIC market and customise needs for LED industry.
Source:
http://www.ledinside.com/news/2013/1/rubicon_large_dimension_sapphire_wafers_20130129
