China-based sapphire makers Biel Crystal Manufactory and Lens Technology, in view of growing adoption of sapphire optical applications in wearable devices and smartphones, have expanded production capacities, according to industry sources ...
Tags: Sapphire, Lens Technology
Seren Photonics Ltd of Pencoed Technology Park, UK (which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in February 2010) has launched its next generation of semi-polar gallium nitide (GaN) on sapphire templates. This latest generation of ...
Tags: Seren, GaN-on-Sapphire
As prices for 6-inch sapphire wafers are on the decline and China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers are increasing their use of 4-inch sapphire wafers, Taiwan-based LED makers are poised to shift mainly to 6-inch wafers to reduce ...
Tags: 6-Inch Sapphire Wafers, LED
A total of 30.8 million millimeters of two-inch equivalent sapphire ingots will be used for Apple Watch covers in 2015. This accounts for 18% of sapphire ingots produced worldwide for the entire year. Facing this new surging demand, the ...
Tags: Apple Watch, Sapphire, Sapphire Ingots
At the long-awaited “Spring Forward” media event hosted by Apple on March 9, all eyes will be on the reveal of the Apple Watch, which will have a watch cover made of sapphire glass. By incorporating this material into its newest ...
Tags: Sapphire Industry, Apple Watch, Sapphire
Zhejiang University in China and University of Cambridge in the UK have jointly developed ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) based on metal-semiconductor Schottky junctions between silver nanowires (AgNWs) and gallium nitride (GaN) ...
The Samsung Galaxy S6 will be available in five different colours at launch, the Korean manufacturer has confirmed. With the handset having taking its official bow at MWC 2015 today, March 1, it has been revealed the flagship phone will ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Samsung
Researchers in Korea have used spin-coated silver nanowires (Ag NWs) to improve the performance of indium gallium nitride light-emitting diodes (InGaN LEDs) [Gyu-Jae Jeong et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, p031118, 2015]. The team based at ...
Tags: Spin-Coating, InGaN LEDs
Due to their compactness and low cost of ownership, UV LEDs continue to penetrate the booming UV curing business, through replacement of incumbent technologies such as mercury lamps, according to 'UV LED - Technology, Manufacturing and ...
Set in a fiercely blazing fire, the beast's bulging eyes glare straight at the observer; his great mouth forms a wide grin, flashing saber-like teeth. His stiletto claws are exposed and poised for action, and a pair of ears or horns ...
Tags: Chinese Bronze, Bronze
k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA (which supplies instrumentation and software for surface science and thin-film technology applications) and the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at SUNY Polytechnic Institute ...
Tags: III-nitride materials research, growth parameters, Electrical
Epistar has invested NT$825 million (US$25.94 million) to merge with TSMC Solid State Lighting (SSL), helping to enhance Epistar's capability in the lighting industry. Before the decision was made, many companies such as SemiLEDs and ...
Tags: LED Market, LED technologies, Lights
Withings CEO Cedric Hutchings has suggested the company could produce an even cheaper ActivitE fitness tracker despite having already introduced a cut-priced option. While the original ActivitE watch grabbed consumers’ attentions ...
Tags: Withings, Consumer Electronics, Watches
An Apple supplier has just unveiled a purportedly ‘unbreakable’ smartphone display made from sapphire. Desay, a Chinese firm that currently supplies batteries for Apple, has showed off its ‘Magical Mirror X5’ ...
Tags: Apple, smartphone, Consumer Electronics
Garmin Fenix 3 – First Impressions from CES 2015 Sports watches have tended to be a little lacking in the looks department, to the point where you really have to be dedicated to use them as everyday watches. That’s something ...
Tags: Garmin Fenix 3, Consumer Electronics, CES