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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...
Thursday 17 October 2013
STC to expand sapphire ingot capacity
With more and more smartphones and other portable devices adopting sapphire as cover glass, sapphire ingot vendor Sapphire Technology Company (STC) is looking to double its production...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Sapphire substrate market to nearly triple as demand booms for covers in smartphones, says IHS
Traditionally employed to make LEDs, sapphire substrates now are being used by Apple and other smartphone vendors as covers for camera lenses and home buttons, contributing to a rapid...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Digitimes Research: STC to expand sapphire ingot capacity
With more and more smartphones and other portable devices adopting sapphire as cover glass, sapphire ingot vendor Sapphire Technology Company (STC) is looking to double its production...
Wednesday 18 September 2013
Sapphire to be used in new iPad, say Taiwan makers
Apple is expected to extend the use of sapphire glass home keys to its new 9.7-inch iPad and 7.9-inch iPad mini to be launched in October, and possibly further adopt sapphire for...
Monday 16 September 2013
Four Taiwan sapphire wafer/ingot makers to expand capacities, says paper
Crystalwise Technology, Crystal Applied Technology, Procrystal Technology and USI Optronics, four Taiwan-based sapphire wafer or ingot makers, will expand their production capacities,...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Crystal Applied, Crystalwise supply sapphire wafers for use in iPhone 5s, say Taiwan makers
Crystal Applied Technology and Crystalwise Technology have become suppliers of sapphire wafers used to make covers for the iPhone 5s home key which features fingerprint recognition,...
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Sapphire wafer prices rising due to growing demand, say Taiwan makers
Global demand for sapphire wafers is growing due to use in smartphones in addition to LEDs, and therefore prices of sapphire wafers are rising, according to Taiwan-based sapphire...
Thursday 18 July 2013
China-based GCL-Poly quits sapphire ingot production
China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has quit production of sapphire ingots and will sell two factories together with production equipment in eastern China to Taiwan-based sapphire...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Prices for sapphire ingots in 3Q13 to rise 15-20%
Prices for sapphire ingots in the third quarter of 2013 are expected to increase by 15-20% on quarter mainly due to growing demand from LED makers and China-based smartphone vendors,...
Thursday 27 June 2013
Digitimes Research: Upstream LED firms continue to strive for higher brightness efficiency
At 2013 LED Lighting Taiwan, Russia-based upstream sapphire crystal maker Monocrystal showcased 12-inch substrates. The firm aims to produce crystal of over 150kg in 2014 for manufacturing...
Thursday 30 May 2013
Sapphire substrate firms hope to increase PSS prices
Prices of sapphire ingots have been increasing causing substrate makers to plan a price hike on patterned sapphire substrates (PSSs). Some firms have been adjusting prices since the...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
Market rumors that the new generation of Apple's iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for the home button have been circulating and Taiwan-based sapphire substrate maker Tera Xtal...
Thursday 9 May 2013
Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
Over-investment has caused rising inventories in the sapphire industry. Although demand has been returning in the first-half of 2013, to reduce inventories, sapphire prices are unlikely...
Monday 6 May 2013
Prices for 2-inch sapphire wafers may rise, say Taiwan makers
While price drops of sapphire wafers slowed down significantly in the first quarter of 2013, prices for 2-inch sapphire wafers, which stand at US$6.8-7 currently, may rise, according...