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The Order for Rigidtech Microelectronics in March Is Strong and Will Continue to Grow
Mar 30, 2015Patterned sapphire substrate (PSS) maker Rigidtech Microelectronics is seeing strong orders in March and expects continued growth into April, with 4-inch units expected to be at the forefront, according to company president Hung Wen-ching. ...
Tags: Sapphire, LED Chip, epitaxial wafer
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Taiwan LED Makers Asked Pss Makers to Lower Quotes for a 4-Inch Pss to Us$40
Mar 25, 2015As PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) makers have been expanding production capacities, PSS supply has significantly increased and therefore Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers have asked PSS makers to lower quotes for a 4-inch ...
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Taiwan's LED Industry Sees Record Growth in July
Aug 17, 2014The LED industry showed stable growth in first half of 2014, with conventional peak season arriving in 3Q14, many LED manufacturers July 2014 revenues set new historical records including listed companies Everlight, FOREPI and Lextar. LED ...
Tags: LED Industry, LED Bulb
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Taiwan-Based PSS Makers Have Been Expanding Production Capacities
Jun 27, 2014Taiwan-based PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) makers have been expanding production capacities, with total monthly capacity to increase from 2.19 million 2-inch-equivalent substrates in the first quarter of 2014 to 2.63 million units in ...
Tags: PSS Makers, 4-inch PSS
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Wearable Devices Have Stolen The Show at The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Feb 27, 2014Wearable devices have stolen the show at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, according to Chinese-language United Evening News. Companies including Samsung, LG, Sony, and Huawei Device have all showcased their wearable designs at ...
Tags: LED Industry, Wearable Devices
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Sapphire Substrate Applications Have Shifted From LED to Smartphones
Sep 17, 2013Sapphire substrate applications have shifted from LED to smartphones, according to a report by Taiwanese media UDN. Apple was the first to apply the material in its iPhone home button, and has recently expanded sapphire substrate ...
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Crystal Applied and Crystalwise Have Become Suppliers of Sapphire Wafers Used
Sep 13, 2013Crystal Applied Technology and Crystalwise Technology have become suppliers of sapphire wafers used to make covers for the iPhone 5s home key which features fingerprint recognition, according to Taiwan-based makers. A 2-inch sapphire ...
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New iPhone 5s/5c Choose Sapphire Crystal to Create The Home Button and Fingerprint Sensors
Sep 12, 2013The newest addition to the Apple family, the iPhone 5S/5C will be launched later this month. The addition of fingerprint recognition technology incorporating sapphire crystal has greatly benefitted substrate manufacturers. Crystal Applied ...
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Taiwan-Based Sapphire Plants to Benefit More Based on Next iPhone in Q3
Jul 26, 2013It has been reported that Apple's next iPhone will be shipped in September, and the news comes from the industry that Apple's biggest coating plant Bern optical has begun shipping to Apple and actively picking up goods from Sapphire ...
Tags: Taiwan, apple, iPhone, Consumer Electronics
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Taiwanese Chip Manufacturers Turn to Chinese Sapphire Substrates
Jul 26, 2013Affected by LED chip’s consecutive price drop and efforts to control costs, Taiwanese chip manufacturers including Epistar, FOREPI, and others are turning to Chinese sapphire substrates. A move that directly contends Taiwanese ...
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Prices for 2-Inch Sapphire Wafers May Increase to US$8
May 7, 2013While price drops of sapphire wafers slowed down significantly in the first quarter of 2013, prices for 2-inch sapphire wafers, which stand at US$6.8-7 currently, may rise, according to Taiwan-based sapphire wafer makers. Prices for ...
Tags: LED backlight, Lighting
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Sapphire Wafer Makers Are Expected to Have 2013 Revenues Decreasing by 10%
Mar 27, 2013Taiwan-based sapphire wafer makers are expected to have 2013 revenues decreasing by 10% from 2012 because many China-based fellow makers will bring production capacities into operation in 2013 and this will cause price drops, according to ...
Tags: Sapphire Wafer, Sapphire ingot, Sapphire
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2013 Could Deliver The Killer Application
Mar 18, 2013As sapphire substrate makers brace for a year of consolidation, 2013 could deliver the killer application, reports Compound Semiconductor. Will 2013 be a year of two halves for manufacturers of sapphire substrates? Overcapacity and falling ...
Tags: sapphire substrate, raw material
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Crystalwise Will Expand Monthly Production Capacity at Its Subsidiary in China
Mar 14, 2013Sapphire wafer maker Crystalwise Technology will expand monthly production capacity at its subsidiary in China from 150,000 2-inch sapphire wafer equivalents at present, to at least double in 2013, while fellow maker Tera Xtal Technology ...
Tags: Crystalwise Technology, sapphire wafer equivalents, LED, Tera Xtal
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Taiwan Makers Looking to Have Sapphire Wafers Adopted as Protection Covers for Smartphones
Feb 6, 2013Taiwan-based sapphire wafer makers, viewing that LED demand is unlikely to grow to, have started looking to have sapphire wafers adopted as protection covers for iPhone 5 cameras. Several smartphone vendors including Taiwan-based HTC and ...