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Rubicon has shipped 400,000 large dimension sapphire wafers

The wafers are building block for LEDs used in HDTVs, laptops, smart phones and tablets and RFICs
Rubicon Technology has shipped a total of 400,000 large diameter sapphire wafers to LED and SoS/RFIC manufacturers.

Sapphire is a key building block for LEDs used in HDTVs, laptops, smart phones and tablets. Another significant market for sapphire is Silicon-on-Sapphire (SoS) Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs).

SoS RFIC chips deliver high RF performance with low power consumption, a small form factor, and significantly reduced crosstalk in antenna applications that are pervasive in smart phones and other consumer devices.

Rubicon claims it was the first firm to develop large diameter sapphire wafers for use in the RFIC market and customise needs for the LED industry.

“This latest milestone demonstrates Rubicon’s continuing leadership in the volume delivery of high quality large-diameter sapphire wafers,” says Raja M. Parvez, President and CEO of Rubicon Technology.

“Our emphasis on vertical integration - achieving cost efficiencies and control of sapphire production – enables us to scale production and ensures our customers an unparalleled, reliable supply of high quality, large diameter sapphire wafers that meet their unique and exacting specifications. Rubicon’s capabilities are increasingly important as LED manufacturers seek to reduce costs throughout the manufacturing process to make LED-based lighting more affordable for consumers and encourage adoption worldwide.”

IMS Research estimates that the overall LED market will reach nearly $10.9 billion in 2012 with $2.9 billion in lighting. By 2015, IMS projects that the LED market will reach $13.9 billion with the lighting market nearly doubling to $5.8 billion in three year
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