GT Solar photovoltaic equipment giant to enter the LED industry

OFweek semiconductor lighting Reuters, reported that the solar photovoltaic equipment maker announced its vw touareg car dvd into an increasingly popular GTSolar LED industry, the natural "body" of the crystal growth equipment has become the best entry point. Acquired in July GTSolar Sapphire U.S. manufacturers CrystalSystems, now in great tape hair and yield enhancing technology, equipment, professional transformation also began marketing the hope that the formal launch in 2012 the growth of sapphire equipment to win market acceptance and recognition.
CrystalSystems company has a unique innovation ASF sapphire growth technology, and different from the usual single crystal pulling method, the exclusive use of the principle of heat exchange equipment and sapphire growth technology can facilitate the growth of large size sapphire crystal ingot, has successfully produced substrate of 6 inches, to reduce the future cost of production of the most powerful LED competitor.
LED backlight from the phone natural human hair is welcome, television and general lighting, display backlighting to replace the 3rd wave of the coming of industry. GTSolar ScottKroeger vice president of marketing, said the early layout of the LED industry and will certainly win the future market. According YoleDeveloppement statistics, sapphire market from 2009 to 2013 will be CAGR27% growth rate, the increase in the market for Asia, the Chinese business opportunities.
still on the market today are usually cable tray with 2-inch sapphire substrate LED, while the major LED's to 4 inches, 6 inches into the pace of development has been taken. GTSolar will own R & D in crystalline silicon furnace equipment manufacturing cost and technology led waterproof Switching Power Supply , and from CrystalSystems's ASF technology fully integrated, sapphire for the growth of the industry to bring professional equipment.