U.S. manufacturers GTAT sapphire screen and Apple want to surrender

According to Agence France-Presse reported on October 10, providing sapphire screens for Apple mobile equipment supplier - American Birgit Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT) on Friday apply to the Bankruptcy Court, urging the court to lift its contract with Apple . GTAT said the contract allowed to feel the pressure.

Sapphire is very hard to the touch screen of synthetic material, are used to replace the glass panel for Apple's mobile device has been used on a small number of very sensitive components. Sapphire is expected to be installed on the Apple screen and watch the latest of several Apple phone.

GTAT's attorney submitted to the instrument in the United States Bankruptcy Court, said the issue for the business relationship with Apple, GTAT think they have the right to put forward a number of Apple's claims. Contract to GTAT pressure exerted a lot of great entries and arduous task. GTAT also requested the court to let it reduce located two states sapphire manufacturer's production capacity to reduce the "burn" like spending, in order to avoid liquidity dried up.

Recently, GTAT has officially filed for bankruptcy protection, Apple's sapphire screen from where is not known.

GTAT told the court, after careful assessment, the company concluded that: In order to protect the company's assets, the company needs to reduce the sapphire production capacity, and the dismissal of its support staff located in New Hampshire office. Stop its sapphire manufacturing business is expected to result in 890 job losses.

Apple did not comment on the matter told AFP, but said the move to file for bankruptcy on GTAT shocked.


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