Han LED upstream manufacturers to expand the global sapphire market share

Korea led sapphire crystal rod main manufacturers are now only 2 companies, including STC and Astek STC, which, since 2000 the supply of sapphire crystal rod; Astek since the end of 2009 to supply, so in South Korea sapphire ingot Market position is less than STC.

Led by global sapphire ingot Market by American Rubicon, the Russian plant Monocrystal industry, but because of the Samsung LED (SamsungLED) and LGInnotek LED of South Korea factory massive expansion, the LED sapphire crystal rods increased demand, prompted the recent STC and Astek expansion expansion plan, not only that, IljinDisplay CrystalOn LED sapphire crystal rod cutting factory has continued to improve productivity.

Between STC and Astek this 2 Korean factory production technology production of sapphire crystal rod STC, using its own technology - vertical and horizontal temperature gradient (VerticalHorizontalGradientFreezing; VHGF); Astek is the introduction of Russian technology - Kjeldahl method (Kyropolus).

STC plan by the end of 2010 the LED sapphire ingot production capacity to about 350 thousand months (to 2 inches, and as the base) to build new factories to produce 6 inch crystal based, is expected by the end of 2011 STC sapphire crystal rods per month have the opportunity at the end of 2010 and Astek also plans to double; the big picture of adding crystal growth equipment, so as to narrow the gap between its capacity and STC.

In LED sapphire ingot cutting, South Korea's major manufacturers for IljinDisplay and CrystalOn, to the second quarter of 2010 until the end of 2, the factory continued to expand its Korean cutting capacity, as the object of supply is expected, Samsung LED proportion will continue to rise, mainly due to Samsung Electronics (SamsungELectronics) LCD backlight module cooperation the Korean factory HansolLCD has achieved CrystalOn shares, and Samsung LED IljinDisplay shipments accounted for the proportion reached 60%.

In addition, due to increased demand for Korean LED sapphire crystal rod factory, South Korea STC, regardless of Astek sapphire crystal rod factory, IljinDisplay, or CrystalOn sapphire ingot cutting factory, in continuous expansion, the 2010 estimate of its revenues are expected to grow significantly.