Monocrystal Inc of Stavropol, Russia, which manufactures large-diameter synthetic sapphire substrates and cores for LED, optical product and RFIC applications, has shipped its 150-millionth two-inch equivalent (TIE) product. Since its ...
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The ongoing shortage of global supply of mono-Si solar wafers is likely to remain until third-quarter 2018, according to China-based makers of such wafers. The China government, encouraging adoption of PV modules made of mono-Si solar ...
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Tokyo-based equipment maker Disco Corp has developed the KABRA (Key Amorphous-Black Repetitive Absorption) laser ingot slicing method. Implementing the process is said to enable high-speed production of silicon carbide (SiC) wafers, ...
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For second-quarter 2016, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – has reported revenue of $20.5m, down slightly on $21m a year ...
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An archaeologist cleans the hoof-shaped ingots from the tomb of "Haihunhou" (Marquis of Haihun) that dates back to the Western Han Dynasty, in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi province, Nov 17, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] Several ...
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An archaeologist measures the gold items from the tomb of "Haihunhou" (Marquis of Haihun) that dates back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD), in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi province, Nov 17, 2015. Chinese ...
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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
In a dramatic change from the status quo, nearly half of all gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs will be produced on silicon substrates by the end of the decade. That’s according to a new report by analysts at IHS, who forecast that the ...
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Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 were steady after the fall last week on the sharp drop in primary aluminum prices, while trade remained thin as there was no significant change in physical buying interest, sources said ...
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Liu Zhaopu from central China's Henan province recently established a Heluo Coin Family Museum, which shows all kinds of ancient coins and money that are used in several dynasties in Chinese history. Liu Zhaopu, a 52-year old man from ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will expand annual production capacity for solar-grade crystalline silicon ingots and wafers from 900MWp and 850MWp respectively in 2014 to 1.1GWp and 1GWp respectively in 2015, the company said at an ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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