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Evolving Markets: An Overview

Opto-Electronics
This industry’s vision is reinventing the light bulb. Blue and green LED and LD devices are significant developments contributing to explosive growth.

Compound Semiconductor
The compound semiconductor market includes products that exploit the unique properties of group III-V and II-VI compounds for cutting edge electronics.

Semiconductor Fabrication
Sapphire is replacing quartz and ceramic in severe processing environments requiring superior mechanical strength and high resistance to abrasion, chemical erosion, and heat.

Optical & Laser
Sapphire's combination of superior optical transmission, together with resistance to impact, heat, and chemicals, makes it the ideal material for laser imaging applications in medical, photography, and scanning.

Telecommunications
The telecommunications market is growing rapidly as smaller, faster, more portable devices are developed.