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Friday 30 December 2011
Acme introduces 120KG sapphire ingot growing furnace
Taiwan-based sapphire ingot growing firm Acme has announced a 120KG crystal ingot growing furnace that can produce sapphire substrates for large-size LEDs.
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...
Tuesday 15 November 2011
LED sapphire price to return to stability in 2012
The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates continues to hold at around US$10/unit. However, industry sources indicated starting from the second half of October, there has been some sapphire...
Monday 14 November 2011
Competition heating up in LED sapphire market
The sapphire crystal growing/substrate industry has been experiencing aggressive expansion despite the weak LED market. South Korea-based STC is currently the global leader in the...
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 9 November 2011
Rubicon Technology reports 3Q11 results, revenues up 64% sequentially
Rubicon Technology, a provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, has reported financial results for its third quarter ended...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
GT Advanced revenues increase due to sapphire equipment
GT Advanced Technologies (GT) saw its fiscal 2011 revenues reach US$899 million. Accumulated orders for the firm's Advanced Sapphire Furnace (ASF) product line have reached US$944...
Monday 31 October 2011
GCL Group enters sapphire substrate market
Following its recent accouncement to suspend development of its LED epitaxy due to low demand in the LED industry, Hong Kong-based GCL Group has spelt out the intention to enter the...
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...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Sapphire substrate price leveling out in October
The price of sapphire substrates continues to fall due to decreasing demand from LED applications. However, industry sources indicate the price decline has been coming to a slow stop...
Tuesday 13 September 2011
LED sapphire substrate firms post poor August sales
Major Taiwan-based sapphire substrate makers Crystal Applied Technology, Crystalwise Technology and Tera Xtal Technology have reported sequential declines in revenues of 52%, 44%...
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...