Apple loves sapphire. The iPhone 5S has a sapphire cover over the fingerprint reader and also over the camera. Recently, Apple announced a multi-year agreement with GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) to produce sapphire on a large scale at an Apple facility in Arizona. Under the agreement, Apple is advancing $578 million to
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Apple has bought certain sapphire related patents and secured sapphire supplies from a company called GTAT that we have mentioned before. Rubicon is moving in sympathy. Please note that RBCN is not likely an Apple supplier. What To Do Now? Those in the stock may continue to hold. Those not in
This post was published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. It is confirmed that Apple home button contains a sapphire crystal. There is no way to know at this time from which company Apple is sourcing sapphire crystals, however our estimate is that demand for sapphire crystals will go up by about