元器件交易网讯  3月18日消息，据外媒报道Digitimes调查表明，GTAT工厂供货量仅能满足2014年iPhone所需屏幕的9.0-16.6％。美国极特先进科技公司（ GTAT ）是总部设在亚利桑那州的苹果蓝宝石独家供应厂。

　　该估算是基于GTAT的预测蓝宝石材料销售额约为188-348亿美元（不包括蓝宝石晶体生长设备和技术）。Digitimes表示英寸蓝宝石晶圆的典型生产成本为是30美元。

　　假如新一代iPhone使用5英寸屏幕，那么预测蓝宝石可供货627万-116.5万台iPhone所需蓝宝石屏幕。正如Digitimes研究预测，苹果2014年将出货700万台新款iPhone。（元器件交易网   白玉涛译）

　　以下为外文：

　　US-based GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) is setting up a factory in Arizona for exclusive supply of sapphire to Apple, with the factory to be able to meet only 9.0-16.6% of demand for sapphire used in screen covers of a new-generation iPhone in 2014, according to Digitimes Research.

　　The estimation is based on GTAT's forecast sales of US$188-348 million from sapphire material (not including sapphire crystal growing equipment and technology). Typical production cost for a 4-inch sapphire wafer is US$30, Digitimes Research indicated.

　　Assuming that the new-generation iPhone will have a 5-inch screen, then the forecast sapphire revenues are translated into output of 6.27-11.6 million 5-inch sapphire-made screen covers. As Digitimes Research estimates that Apple will ship 70 million units of the new-generation iPhone in 2014, the output of sapphire screen covers frm GTAT will account for 9.0-16.6% of the iPhone shipments.

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