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Tuesday 1 July 2014
Patterned sapphire substrate market value in 2014 to reach US$711 million, says LEDinside
Strong LED market demand in 2014 has led to expanded patterned sapphire substrate (PSS) production capacity, according to LEDinside. The 4-inch PSS market is currently facing supply...
Wednesday 11 June 2014
Wearable devices such as iWatch to spur sapphire market demand in 2015, says LEDinside
Apple's reported iWatch, which is expected to be released in late 2014, will use sapphire watch covers, according to research firm LEDinside. If iWatch sales reach market estimations...
Monday 9 June 2014
Cover glass makers turn to sapphire to raise growth prospects, says DisplaySearch
After several years of growth, the cover glass market is expected to slow. However, improvements in applications and materials used in cover glass manufacturing could help to stimulate...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Sapphire substrate applications expected to expand in handsets, says LEDinside
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,...
Thursday 10 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Global sapphire capacity to remain unchanged in 2014
Global leaders in the sapphire industry, in attempts to return to profits from losses incurred in 2012-2013, will focus on increasing utilization rates rather than expand capacities...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Sapphire ingot prices to continue to hike in 2Q14
Prices of 2-inch sapphire ingots are expected to hike 11% sequentially and 43% on year to US$5/mm in the second quarter of 2014 after surging at an annual rate of 61% to US$4.5/mm...
Friday 14 March 2014
Digitimes Research: GTAT may supply only 9.0-16.6% of iPhone sapphire screen covers in 2014
US-based GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) is setting up a factory in Arizona for exclusive supply of sapphire to Apple, with the factory to be able to meet only 9.0-16.6% of demand...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Tera Xtal expects sapphire wafers to be in short supply beginning 1Q14
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...
Friday 27 December 2013
HTC, LG may use sapphire in flagship smartphones in 2014
Smartphone vendors HTC and LG Electronics will likely adopt sapphire home buttons in order to add fingerprint recognition in their next-generation flagship models, the HTC One 2 and...
Wednesday 25 December 2013
Sapphire pushing into motherboard industry
Hong Kong-based motherboard vendor Sapphire has recently started pushing its motherboard shipments in China, aiming to acquire market share from second-tier vendors such as ASRock...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Sapphire ingot supplier Acme to return to profitability in 4Q13
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...
Friday 8 November 2013
Digitimes Research: GTAT able to supply sapphire for over 30 million iPhone screen covers due to Apple funding
US-based crystal growth solution and equipment provider GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has announced that Apple will pre-pay US$578 million to secure sapphire supply. GTAT will be...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Apple-GTAT partnership to drive sapphire demand
GTAT has signed a multi-year sapphire materials agreement with Apple.
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Demand for sapphire for handsets to grow 25-30%, says GTAT
Demand for sapphire for use in handsets is estimated to grow 25-30%, according to US-based crystal growth equipment and solution provider GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT).
Monday 21 October 2013
Sapphire prices expected to rise 10-15% in 1Q14 or 2Q14
Prices for sapphire, due to potential extended use in smartphones, are expected to increase 10-15% in the first or second quarter of 2014, Taiwan-based makers cited Russia-based sapphire...