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Thursday 25 April 2013
Sapphire substrate prices may increase in 2Q13
Sapphire substrate makers have noted that order visibility is clear to May due to expected demand growth in the LED backlighting and lighting markets. Market observers believe prices...
Wednesday 24 April 2013
Sapphire substrate market in oversupply
The market of sapphire substrates, an upstream material for LEDs, has been in oversupply with prices falling. The prices are lower than the production costs of many firms. This has...
Monday 25 March 2013
Sapphire wafer makers to see 2013 revenues drop by 10%, say market analysts
Taiwan-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...
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Crystalwise, Tera Xtal to expand sapphire capacity in China
Sapphire 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...
Friday 22 February 2013
South Korea sapphire makers to benefit from Rubicon-LG Innotek contract termination
US-based sapphire substrate maker Rubicon has announced fourth-quarter 2012 revenues with on-quarter increase. However, the contract between Rubicon and Korea-based LG Innotek ended...
Friday 22 February 2013
Sapphire substrate maker Rubicon reports 4Q12 financial results
Rubicon Technology, a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, semiconductor, and optical industries, has reported financial results for its fourth quarter...
Monday 4 February 2013
Taiwan makers looking to use of sapphire wafers in smartphones
Taiwan-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.
Monday 21 January 2013
Si-based GaN difficult to replace sapphire, says TSMC SSL president
Toshiba and US-based Bridgelux will reportedly start volume production of 8-inch Si-substrate GaN wafers for use to make LED chips in the first quarter of 2013, according to Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
December revenues to show continuous decreases, say sapphire substrate makers
Taiwan-based sapphire substrate makers believe December revenues are likely to show a continuous decrease due to the low season and year-end inventory checks by downstream LED firm...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
New publication details ARC Energy's CHES furnace advantages for high-brightness LED production on large diameter sapphire substrates
ARC Energy recently announced a new publication detailing the advantages of its CHES c-axis sapphire growth technology. CHES achieves 75% or greater material utilization across large...
Monday 19 November 2012
Prices for 2-inch sapphire wafers fall to below US$7.5
Quotes for sapphire wafers have decreased, with some Taiwan-based makers lowering prices for a 2-inch wafer from a negotiable level of around US$8 in September-October to below US$7.5...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Rubicon sees rising 3Q12 revenues
Rubicon Technology, a US-based sapphire substrates provider, has reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Friday 21 September 2012
Rising sapphire ingot demand to boost Acme 3Q12 sales
Acme Electronics is expected to report flat or slight sequential growth in consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012, buoyed by rising sales generated by sapphire ingot-making...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Sapphire substrate makers report mixed August revenues
Sapphire substrate firms such as Crystalwise and Crystal Applied have both reported on-month decreases in August revenues. Crystalwise saw August revenues fall to NT$90 million (US$3.04...
Thursday 30 August 2012
Csun to start shipping new equipment for LED manufacturing in 4Q12
Csun Manufacturing is scheduled to start shipping its new turnkey equipment for the manufacture of patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) in the fourth quarter of 2012 and expects overall...
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