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Tag: GT Advanced

Following Apple, Samsung and LG explore sapphire crystal displays

Friday, May 23, 2014 9:29 amFriday, May 23, 201412 Comments

According to industry insiders cited by the Korean media earlier…

Apple reveals more details of their future sapphire cover glass

Thursday, May 22, 2014 2:01 pmThursday, May 22, 20144 Comments

On May 22, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

GT Advanced provides update on Apple Arizona partnership in latest earnings results

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 8:13 pm5 Comments

GT Advanced Technology has given an update on the status of its contract…

Apple’s sapphire production will be hard for Samsung, other copiers to match

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 9:58 amWednesday, May 7, 201429 Comments

After sealing a deal with GT Advanced for the manufacture of sapphire crystals at a new plant in Arizona…

Rising sapphire display cost may limit 5.5-inch iPhone 6 production, source claims

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 12:02 pmTuesday, May 6, 201422 Comments

The majority of leaks and rumors concerning the iPhone 6…

Apple begins shipping sapphire from GT Advanced’s Arizona plant to China ahead of iPhone 6 launch

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 1:58 pmWednesday, April 30, 20145 Comments

Apple for the first time started shipping sapphire from Mesa, Arizona to…

How Apple’s billion dollar sapphire bet will pay off big time

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:29 amTuesday, April 22, 201413 Comments

Apple is making a billion dollar bet on sapphire as a strategic material…

Apple files ‘Continuous Sapphire Growth’ patent application

Thursday, April 3, 2014 8:27 am4 Comments

Feeding a base material into a crucible located within a growth chamber…

Apple plans to dramatically expand Arizona sapphire plant to boost output

Friday, March 28, 2014 10:27 amFriday, March 28, 201411 Comments

Apple and sapphire manufacturing partner GT Advanced Technologies…

New photos of Apple’s sapphire plant show build progressing; rumors point to project expansion

Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:01 pmThursday, March 27, 20143 Comments

Fresh photos of Apple’s Mesa, Ariz., sapphire plant…

New oleophobic patent application tips Apple’s hand on sapphire displays

Thursday, March 27, 2014 8:53 amThursday, March 27, 20149 Comments

In November, Apple signed a $578 million deal with sapphire producer GT Advanced Technologies…

Apple sapphire crystal display rumors buoy GT Advanced stock

Monday, March 17, 2014 3:01 pmMonday, March 17, 2014No Comments

GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) stock was up 2.5% in early afternoon trading…

Apple’s adoption of sapphire may not have much impact on Corning

Monday, March 10, 2014 11:29 amMonday, March 10, 20148 Comments

In November 2013, Apple announced a $578 million deal with GT Advanced Technologies…

Gorilla Glass-maker Corning again slams sapphire; subtext aimed at Apple

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 12:00 pmWednesday, March 5, 201448 Comments

A Corning executive launched a blistering critique of sapphire crystal…

Looking Ahead, GT Advanced Technologies looks incredibly cheap

Friday, February 28, 2014 4:31 pmFriday, February 28, 201410 Comments

Shares of GT Advanced Technologies have absolutely crushed it over the past 14 months…

What’s the deal with Apple’s new Arizona sapphire plant?

Friday, February 28, 2014 1:14 pmFriday, February 28, 201421 Comments

Basically, Apple has paid $113 million for an empty factory and loaned GT $578 million…

Apple, GT Advanced Technologies, and the ‘new’ vertical integration

Thursday, February 27, 2014 9:20 amThursday, February 27, 201410 Comments

Apple’s deal with GTAT is an ‘exclusive’ arrangement…

Apple’s iPhone 6 is not coming in May, but it is coming with sapphire

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:01 amWednesday, February 26, 20145 Comments

Because Apple sells more than 150 million iPhones a year…

Apple’s massive sapphire plant for ‘iWatch,’ not next-gen iPhone, sources say

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 10:00 amTuesday, February 11, 201421 Comments

Apple will manage to fit sapphire screens on…

Mesa, Arizona mayor woos Apple; new sapphire facility capable of producing 2X current worldwide capacity

Monday, February 10, 2014 11:29 amMonday, February 10, 201428 Comments

Arizona got snubbed by Apple Inc. in 2012 when the iPhone maker picked Texas…

Why Apple’s iPhone 6 won’t need a case

Monday, February 10, 2014 10:29 amMonday, February 10, 201443 Comments

Evidence that Apple is going big with sapphire is overwhelming…

Apple’s push into Sapphire manufacturing sends Taiwanese manufacturers scrambling to secure patents

Saturday, February 8, 2014 2:31 pm8 Comments

Sapphire substrate applications in consumer electronics…

Apple just procured enough Sapphire Crystal furnaces to make 100-200 million 5-inch iPhone displays

Thursday, February 6, 2014 3:56 pmThursday, February 6, 201423 Comments

Last year, Apple and GT Advanced struck a deal to open and operate…

Apple patent application details uses for synthetic sapphire glass

Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:29 amThursday, January 23, 20145 Comments

An Apple patent application describing a method of mounting sapphire…

Apple partner GT Advanced recruiting for Jobs at Arizona sapphire plant

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10:12 pmTuesday, January 21, 201416 Comments

GT Advanced, Apple’s manufacturing partner for its new sapphire glass plant…

What Corning’s curved glass may mean for Apple

Saturday, January 4, 2014 9:37 amSaturday, January 4, 201442 Comments

Predicting what Apple has up its sleeves is a cottage industry…

Apple spends over half a billion dollars on rumored iPhone 6 sapphire glass feature

Friday, November 29, 2013 11:01 amFriday, November 29, 201316 Comments

The iPhone 6 could feature sapphire glass display that doesn’t scratch…

Analyst: Sapphire likely to be used in new small form factor Apple device (Think iWatch)

Friday, November 8, 2013 10:30 amFriday, November 8, 201310 Comments

Apple has purchased a factory ($100 million) and partnered with GT Advanced…

GTAT able to supply sapphire for over 30 million iPhone screen covers due to Apple funding

Friday, November 8, 2013 10:07 amFriday, November 8, 20139 Comments

US-based crystal growth solution and equipment provider GT Advanced Technologies…

Apple’s iPhone 6 could feature unmatched sapphire glass display

Thursday, November 7, 2013 6:03 pmThursday, November 7, 201330 Comments

Apple already uses sapphire crystal in the Touch ID fingerprint scanner…

Why Apple’s new sapphire manufacturing agreement is a big deal

Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:30 am16 Comments

Earlier this week, Apple announced a multiyear alliance with GT Advanced Technologies…

GT Advanced Technologies spikes on sapphire deal with Apple

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 6:02 pm9 Comments

GT Advanced Technologies Inc. rallied on Tuesday after it secured…

Apple expands ‘Made in USA’ efforts with sapphire glass factory in Arizona, creating over 2,000 jobs

Monday, November 4, 2013 10:24 pmTuesday, November 5, 201349 Comments

Apple has plans to build a manufacturing plant in Arizona …

Apple strikes sapphire supply deal with GT Advanced

Monday, November 4, 2013 5:45 pmMonday, November 4, 201342 Comments

Apple has struck a sapphire furnace/supply deal…

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