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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...
Monday 20 August 2012
Sanan Opto supported by China government in developing sapphire substrates, says Digitimes Research
Sanan Optoelectronics has been experiencing record high revenues and profit margins in first-half 2012. Nevertheless, the firm's inventory turnover days is relatively high showing...
Friday 17 August 2012
Sino Sapphire almost reaches breakeven in 1H12
Sapphire substrate maker Sino Sapphire has posted a net loss of just NT$1.89 million (US$63,000) or NT$0.05 per share for the first half of 2012, according to a filing by parent company...
Friday 3 August 2012
Rubicon sales rise in 2Q12
Rubicon Technology, a provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, semiconductor, and optical industries, reported that second quarter (ended June 30, 2012) revenue...
Monday 16 July 2012
Taiwan sapphire substrate makers face growing competition from Japan and China
The price of sapphire substrates has been reaching stability in 2012. Nevertheless, Japan-based sapphire substrate makers have been eager to lower prices, meaning the price difference...
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...
Friday 15 June 2012
Digitimes Research: China raises 12th Five-Year Plan LED industry targets
China's Ministry of Science and Technology is seeking public opinions on the recently revised goals set for the semiconductor lighting technology development under the 12th Five-Year...
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Sapphire substrate shipments increase due to LED lighting demand
Sapphire substrate manufacturers said 2-inch substrates were around US$9 on average during May but are expected to rise due to a shortage of patterned sapphire substrates (PSSs).
Friday 8 June 2012
SAPPHIRE Technology demonstrates 3D Real-Time Rendering
Taipei - At Computex 2012, SAHPPHIRE Technology will display many all-new solutions and products in this international event, including the most popular globally sold entertainment...
Friday 11 May 2012
Sapphire substrate sales increase in April
Substrate manufacturers such as Crystal Applied Technologies and Wafer Works reported increased revenues during April due to upstream sapphire substrates becoming more in demand as...
Wednesday 25 April 2012
SAS may form alliance with Crystalwise
Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) has been considering cooperating with sapphire substrate maker Crystalwise through a merger with its sapphire subsidiary or an alliance...
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Sapphire ingot maker USI Optronics seeing orders pick up
USI Optronics is seeing order visibility for sapphire ingots extend to two months on a pick-up in LED lighting demand, according to its parent company Acme Electronics.
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Sapphire wafer prices expected to remain unchanged in 2Q12 due to China-based makers' production
As production of sapphire wafers by China-based makers will gradually increase, prices for the product in the second quarter of 2012 are expected to remain at current levels, according...
Monday 19 March 2012
Bridgelux to make GaN-on-Si-based LEDs in 2013
Bridgelux, a US-based maker of LED expitaxial wafers and chips of which Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is shareholder, will use 8-inch silicon wafers and process...
Friday 16 March 2012
Demand for small- to medium-size silicon wafers, LED sapphire substrates to be better in 2Q12, says SAS chairman
Global demand for small- to medium-size semiconductor-grade silicon wafers and LED sapphire substrates will improve from the preceding quarter in second-quarter 2012, while demand...