[Text / "New Industry" reporter Tang Guirong] Recently released Apple iPhone 5s Home button equipped with a fingerprint scanner is the biggest selling point of this new model, Apple called Touch ID. At the same time, the Home button is also the first to use sapphire material, which is very scratch resistant.
When it comes to sapphire, you may think of jewelry decoration in the past, but the function of sapphire is much more than that. At present, there are two main types of commonly used sapphires, natural and synthetic. Natural sapphire is mainly used for jewelry decoration, while synthetic sapphire is made of alumina and is mainly used in industrial fields such as optical materials, LED substrates, mechanical devices, etc. Due to its toughness and high heat resistance, sapphire is also widely used in military, civilian, commercial and other fields.
Prior to this, in addition to conventional optical window materials, substrates used in LED epitaxial wafers were one of the largest segments of sapphire materials.
After experiencing the price cuts from 2011 to 2012, the market price of 2-inch sapphire LED substrates in the first half of 2013 was basically maintained at around $7 per piece, which gave sapphire manufacturers a chance to breathe.
"New Industry" has learned from many companies that the shipments of industrial sapphire, especially for the LED industry, have doubled this year, including orders from Yunnan Lanjing and Guiyang Haotian. "Although the gross profit margin is not high, the increase in sales has increased the overall gross profit." Gao Hongan, a researcher at the High-tech LED Industry Research Institute, analyzed.
However, what makes sapphire companies excited is not that they have waited for two years. The LED lighting market demand has finally begun to release quickly, but the penetration rate of the mobile phone market has increased, allowing them to see the real hope of the sapphire market.
At present, sapphire is gradually applied to the field of mobile phones, mobile phone touch keys, screens, and back cover glass. If sapphire is used, the screen of the mobile phone is more wear-resistant and resistant to falling, and the button is more efficient.
“The recovery of sapphire is mainly due to changes in the market application field. In the next five years, the sapphire market will enter a stage of short supply.†Liu Shiquan, chairman of Shenzhen Jinglande Crystal Equipment Co., said to “New Industryâ€.
This year, Apple's mobile phone touch keys and back cover lens protection lenses began to use sapphire, which caused the sapphire market to rise, and the price also increased. "If the smartphone application market can be opened, the mobile phone is likely to become the next market outlet for sapphire," industry sources said.
Liu Shiquan has repeatedly stressed that sapphire should not count on the LED industry, the real growth of sapphire lies in the mobile phone industry. He listed a set of data, the total demand for the LED industry is several hundred tons per year, and the potential demand for the mobile phone industry is on the order of tens of tons.
However, due to the lack of shipping capacity, there are very few sapphire manufacturers that can enter the smartphone supply chain.
Liu Shiquan believes that the reason why the mobile phone market has not been opened is that the domestic sapphire manufacturers have insufficient shipping capacity and the technological level is not high. “Many companies can make sapphire crystals, but it is not easy to make large-scale production.â€
Founded in Shenzhen in 2003, Lansi Technology has been engaged in the research and development of window protection glass for mobile phones. The window protection glass for Samsung mobile phones is from this company.
This year, the company invested in a sapphire wafer processing project for Apple phones.
A domestic smartphone manufacturer revealed that although sapphire materials can improve light efficiency, the price is still too high. “We are waiting for the sapphire to cut prices and expect to use the product on a large scale at a lower price.â€
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When it comes to sapphire, you may think of jewelry decoration in the past, but the function of sapphire is much more than that. At present, there are two main types of commonly used sapphires, natural and synthetic. Natural sapphire is mainly used for jewelry decoration, while synthetic sapphire is made of alumina and is mainly used in industrial fields such as optical materials, LED substrates, mechanical devices, etc. Due to its toughness and high heat resistance, sapphire is also widely used in military, civilian, commercial and other fields.
Prior to this, in addition to conventional optical window materials, substrates used in LED epitaxial wafers were one of the largest segments of sapphire materials.
After experiencing the price cuts from 2011 to 2012, the market price of 2-inch sapphire LED substrates in the first half of 2013 was basically maintained at around $7 per piece, which gave sapphire manufacturers a chance to breathe.
"New Industry" has learned from many companies that the shipments of industrial sapphire, especially for the LED industry, have doubled this year, including orders from Yunnan Lanjing and Guiyang Haotian. "Although the gross profit margin is not high, the increase in sales has increased the overall gross profit." Gao Hongan, a researcher at the High-tech LED Industry Research Institute, analyzed.
However, what makes sapphire companies excited is not that they have waited for two years. The LED lighting market demand has finally begun to release quickly, but the penetration rate of the mobile phone market has increased, allowing them to see the real hope of the sapphire market.
At present, sapphire is gradually applied to the field of mobile phones, mobile phone touch keys, screens, and back cover glass. If sapphire is used, the screen of the mobile phone is more wear-resistant and resistant to falling, and the button is more efficient.
“The recovery of sapphire is mainly due to changes in the market application field. In the next five years, the sapphire market will enter a stage of short supply.†Liu Shiquan, chairman of Shenzhen Jinglande Crystal Equipment Co., said to “New Industryâ€.
This year, Apple's mobile phone touch keys and back cover lens protection lenses began to use sapphire, which caused the sapphire market to rise, and the price also increased. "If the smartphone application market can be opened, the mobile phone is likely to become the next market outlet for sapphire," industry sources said.
Liu Shiquan has repeatedly stressed that sapphire should not count on the LED industry, the real growth of sapphire lies in the mobile phone industry. He listed a set of data, the total demand for the LED industry is several hundred tons per year, and the potential demand for the mobile phone industry is on the order of tens of tons.
However, due to the lack of shipping capacity, there are very few sapphire manufacturers that can enter the smartphone supply chain.
Liu Shiquan believes that the reason why the mobile phone market has not been opened is that the domestic sapphire manufacturers have insufficient shipping capacity and the technological level is not high. “Many companies can make sapphire crystals, but it is not easy to make large-scale production.â€
Founded in Shenzhen in 2003, Lansi Technology has been engaged in the research and development of window protection glass for mobile phones. The window protection glass for Samsung mobile phones is from this company.
This year, the company invested in a sapphire wafer processing project for Apple phones.
A domestic smartphone manufacturer revealed that although sapphire materials can improve light efficiency, the price is still too high. “We are waiting for the sapphire to cut prices and expect to use the product on a large scale at a lower price.â€
[Note: This article is a high-tech research journalist original, reprinted please obtain a reprint agreement in advance, legal reprint please refer to: high-tech LED copyright maintenance - "anti-infringement action" statement , otherwise it will be considered illegal reprint, this website will be investigated responsibility! 】
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