• Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • November 20th, 2014
The Real Story Behind GTAT’s Flawed Sapphire Boules [WSJ]

The Real Story Behind GTAT’s Flawed Sapphire Boules [WSJ]

GT stored unusable cylinders in the “boule graveyard”

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • October 30th, 2014
Documents Finally Reveal How Apple Caused GTAT to Go Bankrupt

Documents Finally Reveal How Apple Caused GTAT to Go Bankrupt

Apple was reportedly taking unilateral decisions that made it difficult for GT to deliver on its promise

  • iPhone
  • By Filip Truta
  • October 27th, 2014
iPhone 7 / iPhone 6S Could Still Get a Sapphire Screen

iPhone 7 / iPhone 6S Could Still Get a Sapphire Screen

GT Advanced will continue “technical exchange” with Apple

iPhone 6 Sapphire Begins Its Journey to China

iPhone 6 Sapphire Begins Its Journey to China

Apple starts shipping sapphire ingots to manufacturers in the Far East

  • iWorld
  • By Filip Truta
  • March 28th, 2014
Apple’s Sapphire Plant Is “Already Churning Out Product” – Report

Apple’s Sapphire Plant Is “Already Churning Out Product” – Report

The plant is powered by a massive array of temporary generators, large chiller units

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • March 27th, 2014
Leaked Photos of Apple’s Sapphire Plant Under Construction

Leaked Photos of Apple’s Sapphire Plant Under Construction

Tipster says personnel are working around the clock and even on weekends

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • March 1st, 2014
Apple Working on “Secret” Project that Uses Sapphire Crystal [WSJ]

Apple Working on “Secret” Project that Uses Sapphire Crystal [WSJ]

Apple suppliers other than GT Advanced “already make” glass for iPhones

  • iPhone
  • By Filip Truta
  • February 26th, 2014
iPhone 6 Launch Date: Apple Seems to Be Angling for September Quarter

iPhone 6 Launch Date: Apple Seems to Be Angling for September Quarter

GT Advanced provides outlook for 2014, drops hints at Apple’s roadmap

Apple Has Enough Sapphire Furnaces to Make 200 Million Displays for a 5-Inch iPhone

Apple Has Enough Sapphire Furnaces to Make 200 Million Displays for a 5-Inch iPhone

GT is working with Intego GmbH on automated sapphire inspection tools