Domestic enterprises have the layout of sapphire industry

The iPhone6 conference is approaching, but on the scale of the sapphire, the industry is still uncertain. DIGITIMES8 month 25 days reported this year, apple mobile phone use sapphire probability is still small, is expected to adopt a sapphire Apple mobile phone to only one quarter of next year may achieve mass production.

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Industry is rife, Apple will hold the conference in September 9th, announced a new generation of mobile phone iPhone6. The industry on the iPhone hardware evolution's main focus is on the body the sapphire. Before, Apple has acquired sapphire manufacturer GTAT, and use the HOME key sapphire materials in iPhone5. Analytic personage thinks, Apple will be possible in the iPhone6 products will be the first time the sapphire material to cover the entire screen, Corelle gorilla cover glass replace early adopted.

Despite the current hardware evolution of intelligent mobile phone has slowed sharply, but Apple's status in the industry determines its every innovation will still affect the nerve. If the sapphire material employed on a large scale in iPhone6 products, not only represents the change direction of the intelligent mobile phone screen material, more on the explosive growth of sapphire industry to greatly boost.

According to the media before, iPhone6 may have two versions, respectively is 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch, 4.7 inch will still use the traditional plate glass, while the 5.5 inch will use sapphire. However, a number of industry organization said, from the analysis of supply chain status, subject to capacity and cost down, short-term inside Apple will sapphire large-scale applications to mobile phone still has not little difficulty. The DIGITIMES report, GTAT provides to Apple's 5.5 inch sapphire mobile phone screen in this year will not be able to supply large quantities, formal be born in 2015 may have to.

The report, apple on sapphire supplier GTAT fourth advance payment to pay in October. While the GTAT before the foreign said, the sapphire in August to enter mass production stage, this year has been no time to complete the large-scale ship. In addition, 5.5 inch screen mobile phone with sapphire cost could reach $100 / piece, and the cover glass cost only about $5-10, and this is short-term inside cannot be one of the reasons the sapphire market acceptance.

Domestic enterprises ahead of the layout of

Although the leading demonstration effect have not yet been born, but the industry is still optimistic about the same sapphire industry prospects.

As early as 2012 apple iPhone5 mobile phone to use sapphire as the camera lens, and then to 2013 apple to iPhone5S in the use of sapphire glass HOME key, the industry will have sapphire as the hardware of future intelligent mobile phone standard choice. Forecast report shows, with the large-scale application of sapphire in the mobile phone lens, the Home key, the screen protection glass, sapphire market share from 15% in 2013 to 55% in 2015.

The sapphire material weaknesses only cost. The personage inside course of study points out, the cover glass manufacturers have been considering the problem of price, the future of sapphire prices will also be expected.

From the observation of the capital market, each big company smell opportunities already ahead of action. Analysts have pointed out, apple large-scale use of sapphire follow practices, will inevitably lead to the stock market more Samsung brand, thus stimulating the intelligent mobile phone supporting hardware market another round of high growth.


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