Characterized by the rivalry between Crystal Applied Technology Inc., Hansol Technics Co. Ltd., Monocrystal, TeraXtal Technology Corp., Iljin Display, Rubicon Technology, and Crystaland, the global market for sapphire substrates exhibits a highly fragmented and competitive landscape, finds a report by Transparency market Research (TMR). The competitive rivalry between these players is expected to remain high over the next few years. Global Sapphire Substrates Market: Segmentation In terms of wafer diameter, the global sapphire substrates market is segmented into 2 inches, 4 inches, 6 inches and others. Others segment includes 1 inch, 3 inches, 5 inches and 8 inches wafer diameters, among others. By applications, the market was segmented into light emitting diode (LED), radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC), laser diodes, silicon on sapphire (SoS) integrated circuits and others. Others segment includes insulated gate bi-polar transistor (IGBT), double-diffused metal oxid...