Apple has not given up the use of sapphire phone protection screen?

Market research firm DIGITIMES Research observations indicate that, although GTAT declared bankruptcy and decided to close the Sapphire Dan Changjing plant, then Apple () does not explicitly said it would abandon the use of the mobile phone screen with sapphire protection, and Apple-related supply chain as Lexile (Lens Technology) after the segment Byrne (Biel? Crystal) has previously been considerably expanded cutting, grinding, polishing and other machines, the purpose is to prepare the phone for sapphire protective layer.

Recently came in 2015, Hon Hai will assemble sapphire screen new models, DIGITIMES Research believes that Hon Hai own crystal growth probability is not high, but observed that the existing Apple sapphire supply chain industry is still in the layout of the mobile phone screen with sapphire-related equipment and materials, pre-estimated 2015 Apple will have the opportunity to launch a limited edition fashion.

The public concern is GTAT plant closing, the future of sapphire ingot sources who will supply the phone the screen? In fact, the Lexile and posterior segment Byrne except as Apple Cutting and polishing sapphire manufacturers, many of Sapphire Dan Changjing plant also into Apple's supply chain through the aforementioned two companies, the current Apple products Home button, camera lens, Watch sapphire protective layer, for example, suppliers including Aorui De, Monocrystal, STC, quadruple Chongqing, Guizhou Haotian, the days pass, the future is above the industry have the opportunity to protect the phone with a sapphire layer potential suppliers.

Also DIGITIMES Research noted Lexile also started installing hundreds of Sapphire Dan Changjing equipment, at the end of 2014 into crystal growth processes, the company's first to 45 kg crystal-based, to be yield enhancement, we will go further amplified sapphire crystal volume and a substantial expansion of equipment capacity.

DIGITIMES Research believes Apple has the opportunity in 2015 to import mobile phone with a small sapphire protective layer, namely the flagship machine or limited edition phone will use the material, and then the full import less likely, the main reason Apple requires a lower price, it is a good long grain yield sapphire plant will supply priority for LED applications, and the new into the plant because it takes time to verify and enhance the yield, in 2015 the number probably will be able to supply limited, however, at least following the

Watch the protective layer after import sapphire, sapphire material Apple still intends to continue to phone large screen applications.


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