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Wednesday 11 July 2012
Sapphire substrate makers see rising June revenues
Rising June revenues for LED chipmakers helped upstream sapphire substrate makers such as Crystal Applied, Crystalwise, and Tera Xtal see June revenues reach above NT$160 million...
Monday 6 February 2012
Sapphire substrate maker Wafer Works Optronics reports net loss for 2011
Weak demand in the LED market in 2011 caused pricing of upstream sapphire substrates to decrease as well. 2-inch substrates have been quoted around US$8-10/unit.
Thursday 12 January 2012
Quotes for 2-inch sapphire substrates in China fall to US$6/unit
The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates from China suppliers has fallen to around US$6/unit, with the low price adding pressure on Taiwan-based makers, according to industry source...
Thursday 29 December 2011
December shipments of sapphire substrates increasing
The price of upstream sapphire substrates has been stabilizing and shipments of 4-inch substrates have been increasing steadily. The current price of 2-inch sapphire substrates has...
Wednesday 14 December 2011
LED sapphire substrate price stabilizes at US$8/unit in December
The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates has been stabilizing in November and December at around US$8/unit, according to industry sources. The price is expected to rebound soon.
Monday 28 November 2011
Tera Xtal to set up plant in China after merger with Alpha Xtal
Chien Fu Shieh, chairman of Taiwan-based sapphire substrate maker Tera Xtal, has said that after merging with Alpha Xtal on December 10, 2011, the company plans to set up a production...
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Alpha Xtal and Tera Xtal to merge ahead of schedule
LED sapphire ingot maker Alpha Xtal and substrate maker Tera Xtal will merge on December 10. According to Alpha Xtal, revenues for November and December are likely to be flat compared...
Friday 11 November 2011
LED sapphire substrate makers post mixed results for October
Crystalwise Technology and Tera Xtal Technology have reported sequential growth in revenues for October 2011, while Crystal Applied Technology posted a drop.
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Sapphire substrate makers report mixed September revenues
The price of sapphire substrates has been low due to weak demand in the downstream LED market. According to sapphire substrare maker, Crystalwise, order visibility has been low despite...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Major sapphire substrate makers post heavy losses in 1H11
Three major Taiwan-based sapphire substrate makers Crystalwise Technology, Tera Xtal Technology and Crystal Applied Technology all have posted losses for the first half of 2011 due...
Friday 26 August 2011
LED chipmakers Tekcore, Genesis post mixed results for 1H11
LED chipmakers Tekcore and Genesis Photonics have posted mixed results for the first half of 2011, with the former posting a loss of NT$0.68 (US$0.02) per share and the latter enjoying...
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Price of sapphire substrates to drop in 4Q11 due to high levels of inventory
Weak demand in the LED market has been causing the price for upstream sapphire substrates to drop continuously. The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates dropped to US$15-17/unit in...
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Sapphire crystal firms see weak July sales
Weak demand for LED backlight modules has been affecting upstream sapphire crystal growing and substrate firms. According to industry sources, the price of 2-inch sapphire substrates...
Monday 1 August 2011
Tera Xtal, Alpha crystal change stock swap ratio
Taiwan-based sapphire wafer maker Tera Xtal Technology and sapphire ingot maker Alpha Crystal Technology (ACTC) originally signed on July 7 for the former to combine the latter through...
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Sapphire ingots, substrates face large price drops
Supply shortages caused the price of sapphire ingots and substrates to increase rapidly in 2010 resulting in high gross margins and revenues for related firms. However, the tide has...