2013-01-29

Rubicon Ships 400,000 Large Dimension Sapphire Wafers

Rubicon Technology has shipped totally 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...
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