Solar energy and silicon epitaxial wafer equipment factory GT Solar Crystal Systems acquisition of sapphire substrate manufacturers

Said solar cells and silicon wafer manufacturing equipment maker GT Solar International days ago, has acquired sapphire and sapphire (Sapphire) manufacturer Crystal Systems, LED industry attention.

According to the GT Solar's argument to Crystal Systems sapphire processing technology and the company's silicon crystal growth technique of complementary, future will develop better than sapphire silicon technology rivals, Crystal Systems estimated 2010 revenues of up to $16 million.

Research institutions LEDinside LED pointed out that the market in the next few years continue to be active LED backlight application and gradually take off stimulation, LED lighting applications, growth period, and the LED substrate material is the most commonly used sapphire substrate, the industry is also looking forward to the sapphire substrate technology capacity and strive for further improvement, to meet the needs of LED upstream of the LED substrate the.