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Big boules: diminishing returns
Rubicon has developed the technological capability to make very large sapphire crystal boules, but in recent years the key volume market of blue LED production has offered vastly diminishing returns because of overcapacity. Now the Illinois company, which recently exhibited at the Photonics West show, is re-trenching to focus on optical and industrial sapphire applications. Photo: Rubicon Technology.
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