GTAT fought back the photovoltaic boom LED the field of

National development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce 5 ministries recently jointly issued the progressive ban on the importation and sale of incandescent lamps for general lighting notice, decisions from October 1, 2012, according to power a phased ban on the import and sale of incandescent lamps for general lighting, which was issued in October 2009 after the Semiconductor Lighting industry development advice, and a policy of promoting the development of LED lighting industry.

　　It is understood that due to acquired LED Sapphire substrate material supplier CrystalSystems July 2010 companies, allows the GTAT undelivered Sapphire equipment order amounts to $ 952.5 million.

　　It is reported that in April this year GTAT from Hao sky Sapphire Crystal furnace technology received a $ 218.9 million orders, almost the equivalent of GTAT income the sum of the previous fiscal year.

　　GTAT, including Xinjiang, Guangdong, Shanghai and other places in the factory LED the construction of Sapphire substrate are its customers.

　　National Semiconductor lighting engineering development and Ruan Jun, Deputy Secretary General of the Industrial Union, said, China LED silicon substrates with industrial capacity, but in the Sapphire substrate wafer material insufficient production capacity, around the second half of 2010 the Government announced plans to invest $ 30 billion on Sapphire substrate, capacity planning is 12 million.

　　Investment overheating of solar PV in China and was after policy adjustment, GTAT sales in China was also affected, but they have seen a greater share of Sapphire substrate market, currently its Sapphire Crystal furnace can improve the utilization rate of production of Sapphire materials LED Chip 50%, Sapphire production while reducing costs.