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Apple's Alchemy Turns Sapphire Into US Manufacturing Jobs

Nov 5, 2015

The factory in Mesa, Arizona, had never been intended to house the manufacture of a gemstone. Ahead of the photovoltaics industry’s 2011-2012 meltdown, First Solar had built it with the aim of producing 280 MW worth of solar panels ...

Tags: Arizona, photovoltaics industry, Alchemy Turns Sapphire

LEDinside Weaker LED Demands Drives Down Sapphire Prices More than 30%

Oct 14, 2015

The average monthly price of sapphire has fallen by more than 30% year on year this September, according to the latest 2015 Global Sapphire and LED Chip Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. This decline is the result of ...

Tags: sapphire, led, price, chip

HC Semitek Seals RMB 1.08 B Acquisition Deal with Sapphire Maker Crystaland

Oct 14, 2015

HC Semitek board approved the acquisition of Chinese sapphire substrate manufacturer Crystaland during a recent shareholder meeting. The acquisition deal signals the company is extending its reach into the upstream LED market sector, and ...

Tags: M&A, HC Semitek, Cyrstaland

Apple Watch Will Use Two-Inch Equivalent Sapphire Ingots in 2015

Mar 12, 2015

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

Sapphire Industry Picks up as Apple Watch Launched

Mar 12, 2015

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

Xiaomi Technology Is Likely to Adopt Sapphire for Protective Covers of Xiaomi 5

Dec 24, 2014

China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology is likely to adopt sapphire for protective covers of Xiaomi 5, its 5.7-inch flagship model that will be showcased at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, Taiwan-based supply chain makers cited ...

Tags: Xiaomi, industry sources, Lights

GTAT Move to Seek Bankruptcy Protection on October 6 Came as a Surprise to The IT Industry

Oct 17, 2014

GT Advanced Technologies' (GTAT) move to seek bankruptcy protection on October 6 came as a surprise to the IT industry especially because the maker was a major supplier of Apple for sapphire screens. The related supply chain in general, ...

Tags: GTAT, Sapphire Industry

GTAT Applied for Bankruptcy Protection

Oct 10, 2014

US-based sapphire ingot producer GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has applied for bankruptcy protection possibly because its HEM technology-based ingot growing process has seen much lower than expected yield rates at only about 40%, ...

Tags: GTAT, bankruptcy, sapphire ingot

Use of Sapphire to Make Covers for The Home Button and Camera of The iPhone 5

Aug 28, 2014

Following the use of sapphire to make covers for the home button and camera of the iPhone 5, China- and South Korea-based smartphone vendors are considering the adoption of sapphire, and therefore the application in smartphones is likely to ...

Tags: Use of Sapphire, Take off, Lights

Tera Xtal Technology to Expand PSS Production Capacity From 100,000 Units to 200,000 Units

Aug 26, 2014

Sapphire maker Tera Xtal Technology will expand its PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) monthly production capacity from 100,000 units currently to 200,000 units by the end of 2014 due to fast growing demand for LED lighting, according to a ...

Tags: Tera Xtal, PSS, Lights

Taiwan Makers Take up 28.6% of MOCVD in Operation Globally in May

Jun 12, 2014

There were 1,917 MOCVD sets in operation globally in May 2014 and Taiwan-based LED makers accounted for 28.6% of the number, followed by Japan-based makers with 23.8%, China-based makers with 22.9%, and South Korea-based makers with 14.1%, ...

Tags: taiwan, Lights, Lighting, LED

Sapphire Substrate Non-LED Applications Are Projected to Reach a 32% Share in 2014

May 28, 2014

Out of sapphire substrate non-LED applications, mobile devices have shown the strongest demand. Sapphire substrate non-LED applications are projected to reach a 32% share in 2014, with mobile device applications taking a 21% share, ...

Tags: LED applications, mobile devices

Tera Xtal Technology Expects Global Supply of Sapphire Wafers to Be Short Beginning The Q1

Jan 2, 2014

Sapphire wafer maker Tera Xtal Technology expects global supply of sapphire wafers to be short beginning the first quarter of 2014 due to increasing use in smartphones and other mobile devices. The company currently has a monthly ...

Tags: Lights, Lighting

Major International Sapphire Substrate Suppliers Stock Prices Have Plunged

Dec 11, 2013

Sapphire substrate concept stocks have soared lately on China’s A-Shares market, but major international sapphire substrate suppliers stock prices have plunged, according to a China Securities Journal article. Out of the major ...

Tags: LED, A-stock, iphone

Buoyed by Rising Sales Generated by Its Sapphire Ingot-Making Subsidiary USI Optronics

Dec 6, 2013

Buoyed by rising sales generated by its sapphire ingot-making subsidiary USI Optronics, ferrite core maker Acme Electronics is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to market watchers. Acme posted a ...

Tags: Lights, Lighting

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