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I can see the reasoning behind that, Li wants lqmt listed on the Nasdaq, the only way that will happen is with a stable price and that only way to do that is to stop the volatile share manipulation of lqmt.
Slow accumulation will stabilise the share price and short players will get burnt as a result, oh what a shame.
March is plenty of time to ramp up production of parts for the new iPhone release in the fall.
Billionaire Li knows the value of good PR, even if its just a small part/s of any iPhone, the fact that LMT is manufacturing it will make LQMT Pop, Li will make a fortune from his 405m shares.
Hauck being the Only exec going on the record and quoted for the PR suggests that its a customer order that LMT has achieved, since Hauck is in charge of the MSR's.
Or maybe its one of the "transfer orders to the domestic" that Li has spoken about.
Either way, a new parts order can be the only reason behind the purchase.
LMT wouldn’t be ordering new machines for the fun of it, Li wont wast his own money even if its an Eontec machine, there must be a reason for buying it such as new orders for LMT :)
If we do need a special WIFI Modem you can be sure Apple is already working on the issue,
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1326025&
The shock comes because in the past several years, Apple has hired lots of wireless talent, “and I assumed that they would eventually be designing their own multimode LTE modem,” he said. “But, they have continued to use Qualcomm for the several newer iPhone models.”
Yep another possibility for the next iPhone case, if its another glass sandwich like the iPhone 4 i hope this time they will make mention of the BMG frame that makes it possible. Or Li leaks some info on it.
No they are not fair questions, it sounds like an annoying 5 year old asking repetitive pointless questions,
Just read the Info sheet and you will have your questions answered.
Great Info Gamesc, thanks for the Link.
There are still lots of data missing, but from whats available it Seems like LQMT’s alloy is Slightly superior to EON’s alloy in areas such as Tensile, Compressive (although thats a comparison with die cast since no data for inject molded) and Flexural.
Might not be a factor unless the part required needs to be designed to withstand prolonged Fatigue cycles.
But where EON’s alloy really fails is in the BIO & Environmental section, and still many more Data points yet to be given. Seems to me there is more value in LQMT’s alloy than people have been giving it credit for, a case of “you get what you pay for” Li not only needs CIP but for certain applications he also needs LM105.
Some more possibilities for how wireless charging could work on the iPhone,
Check out Fig.5 & 8A
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20160302319.pdf
Abstract:
Unitary structures having conductive portions electrically separated by non-conductive portions are described. In some embodiments, the non-conductive portions are made of metal oxide. In some embodiments, the method involves an oxidizing process adapted to convert an entire thickness at a selected portion of a metal substrate to a metal oxide, thereby creating metal portions that are electrically isolated from one another. In some embodiments, the thickness of the metal substrate is reduced at certain regions prior to oxidizing in order to provide a sufficiently thin metal for complete oxidization through the entire thickness. In some embodiments, the oxidizing process involves a plasma electrolytic oxidation process. In some embodiments, the plasma is concentrated at certain regions of the substrate for preferential oxidation. Applications for the substrate include enclosures and electrical components for electronic devices that use radio frequency communication.
Which is similar to this,
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2016082561A1.pdf
Coincidence both Apple and Eontec have patents on Amorphous Apple Logos.
Is 14 years long enough?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidmetal
Good advice oneself should have payed heed too, a couple of decades ago.
Just saying.
Based on patents, which take years to be applied.
Agree 100%, Apple didn't want the untested, unproven manufacturing capabilities of LMT from becoming the next GTAT (who where Sapphire furnace manufactures, not actual Sapphire manufactures.
So Apple learned its mistake and the Li deal was formed, putting in charge a CEO who can deliver on manufacturing.
Maybe thats why Apple forged the Eontec deal, it didn't want to give start-up LQMT money like it did GTAT.
Coming from you thats the best evidence so far that it will be used (for more than internal, minor parts)
Inconceivable that Apple would spend so much on R&D and Patents just to shelve it.
Using Jabil (iPhone 5c injection molded on Engel machines) instead of Foxconn for the Flagship 10th anniversary iPhone could be the giveaway.
If Apple again doesn't mention its LiquidMetal, we always have Li's unannounced plans to fall back on, hopefully.
2 new BMG patents for the new year, its a no brainer Apple is heavily committed to BMG use.
The bastards just wont come out and state it except to say their devices are Magical.
CIP
Abstract
Vessels used for melting material to be injection molded to form a part are described. One vessel has a body formed from a plurality of elongate segments configured to be electrically isolated from each other and with a melting portion for melting meltable material therein. Material can be provided between adjacent segments. An induction coil can be used to melt the material in the body. Other vessels have a body with an embedded induction coil therein. The embedded coil can be configured to surround the melting portion, or can be positioned below and/or adjacent the melting portion, so that meltable material is melted. The vessels can be used to melt amorphous alloys, for example.
Abstract
Embodiments herein relate processes for bulk solidifying amorphous metal alloys by rapid capacitor discharge.
Is Apple playing games?
PatentlyJack Moderator Jack sam s.. • 3 years ago
Hi Sam. The dates of the patents, The specifics of the patents. The clear identification of the patents focused on the iPhone with a 30 pin connector illustrate this has likely been a part of the iPhone for some time. At this stage of the game, it's clear to me that the back glassy material is the liquidmetal in glass form as the patent suggests.
I said this last week to you and I'll repeat it. I understand the doubt. I wish Apple would confirm using this material on record. Yet this is the second iPhone related patent that is as clear in language as can be and I do believe that it's used on the iPhone and why the marketing people chose to go with that theme of liquid gold for Apple's new TV ad. Not that it's gold, but that it's liquidmetal..
Cheers
Apple to forge 'iPhone 8' chassis from stainless steel, report says
By Mikey Campbell
Monday, January 09, 2017, 11:27 pm PT (02:27 am ET)
A rumor out of East Asia on Tuesday suggests Apple might ditch aluminum for forged stainless steel in crafting its next-generation iPhone, lending credence to predictions of an "iPhone 8" with "glass sandwich" design.
Citing Taiwanese sources, hit-or-miss publication DigiTimes reports Apple has bypassed usual supplier Foxconn and placed orders for forged stainless steel iPhone casings from manufacturing partner Jabil.
Apple's last iPhone to rely on stainless steel was the iPhone 4s, which wrapped two CNC-machined bands made from a bespoke steel alloy around a "glass-sandwich" body. Since the iPhone 5 series, however, Apple has favored lightweight aluminum as the metal of choice for iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac and other products.
After the iPhone 6 "bend-gate" fiasco in 2014, which claimed the handset could be easily deformed, Apple switched to 7000-series aluminum first applied in the original Apple Watch.
While Apple is rumored to return to steel with "iPhone 8" chassis, the fabrication process will be notably different from that of iPhone 4 and 4s. In particular, the company is said to be using a metal forging method instead of billet milling.
Forging is a machining method that essentially squeezes a metal alloy between two halves of a mold —the tool and die —to form a finished part. Compared to components crafted using subtractive machining methods like CNC, forging a raw blank provides superlative structural rigidity and can in some cases afford greater latitude in presenting a final design.
Considering Apple's penchant for finely finished products, and the need for details like screw threads and anchor points, it is likely that CNC tooling will play at least a small role in construction.
Today's rumor is consistent with reports suggesting a next-generation handset will adopt a substantially glass design when it debuts later this year. Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo first revealed Apple's plans for a glass-backed iPhone last April, since expanding the prediction to include exotic technologies like an OLED display, wireless charging, an invisible home button and more.
As always, Apple is expected to thin down iPhone's general profile in 2017, making the need for strong, lightweight materials a necessity. If the product also borrows design cues from iPhone 7, specifically curved edges, it could explain the decision to forge rather than mill.
Mac Otakara noted the potential move to stainless steel earlier today.
Don't bother with any attempted cryptic reply,
if you haven't already noticed they are wearing thin on the board,
the facts alone make my question rhetorical.
There is no Logic.
edit: too late.
Help me understand the logic here, from your post,
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127699666
In order for Li to have dictatorship, he would have to offer stock buyback of about 100 millions shares.
100,000,000*0.22= $22 million, LMT has $65 million which the new CEO/COB and major holder can spend on a buyback.
Li could have bought 400 million shares for 0.08 also.
Did you see the NASA video that was posted earlier today from the JPL?
Oh thats so easy for 'poster' to explain in just 1 word… SILENCE,
Do nothing, say nothing, reveal nothing, result? price spirals downwards to the preverbal 8 cents or less.
With the help MM’s, who not only list the stock but take up the slack, accumulate the said 100 million shares needed for absolute majority control and therefore private subscription rights (not the 400 million you claimed lolz)
Need to keep the discussion thread context Josh, can't alter your claims after the fact, this ain't a Trumptatorship.
Its just so damn easy to do right ? its nearly childsplay, just mushroom current bag holders, nothing new for those who have been bag holders for several years, myself included.
But the question posed to you was;
Please explain to us how Li could have bought 400 million shares for $0.08. I can't wait to hear this...
Lqmt is also the ONLY company that investors can invest in for Injection Molded BMG.
Got to love that precious CIP and big brother Apple protecting it/us.
DD is always welcome on this board, its only how the DD is interpreted that causes debates.
Which is normal, there is always several reasons behind every motive and several interpretations of that Motives.
Just keeping an open mind to the Positive and Negative possibilities,
While hoping for the best outcome.
lqmt is a great investment but there are no guarantees in life, or sure bets when investing.
I’m still holding tight onto my bag of lqmt, i’m hoping for the best, but got to be mindful of those curve balls, never see them coming.
Best to consider all possibilities, especially when we are being kept in the dark about the new manufacturing facility, why is that news being promoted?
"In order for Li to have dictatorship, he would have to offer stock buyback of about 100 millions shares."
From the very start i have said a buyback and retiring those shares by Li would be a dangerous sign,
100,000,000*0.22= $22 million, LMT has $65 million which the new CEO/COB and major holder can spend on a buyback. Lets see what unfolds, hope it doesn’t happen.
"I believe most of the outsider bagholder would welcome that news."
I wouldn't welcome that news at all, it would scare the cr@p out of me.
Li using LMT money to gain Complete Control of my shares, then what? Privatise it?!
Yes please do, it would serve us all to see what we have lost with Steipp's departure.
Now we are in Li's hands.
Can you provide more detail to the contrary ?
or was he bluffed by Li?
Time will tell.
No not true. Steipp issued new shares for the deal, could have had insiders sellout but they didn't.
Insiders holding strong, mostly, and would be happy to increase their % ownership especially after the Li deal diluted their holdings, Hmmm....
All Li has to do is get the insiders on his side, im sure they would do anything to preserve or even increase their % ownership of LMT. Old insiders of lqmt past are still insiders.
The only outsiders are use gamblers holding the bag.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/subscription_right.asp
What is a 'Subscription Right'
A subscription right is the right of existing shareholders in a company to retain an equal percentage ownership over time by subscribing to new stock issuances at or below market prices. The subscription right is usually enforced by the use of rights offerings, which allow shareholders to exchange rights for shares of common stock at a price generally below what the stock is currently trading for.
Also known as the "subscription privilege" or "preemptive right" of the shareholder.
BREAKING DOWN 'Subscription Right'
Subscription rights are not necessarily guaranteed by all companies, but most have some form of dilution protection in their charters. If granted this privilege, shareholders may purchase their shares before they are offered to the secondary markets. This form of dilution protection is usually good for a few weeks before a company will go about seeking new investors in the broad market.
Investors will receive notification of their subscription right by mail (from the company itself) or through their brokers or custodians.
1. A static price at which existing shareholders can participate in a rights offering conducted by a public company so they may retain their proportional ownership of the business. The subscription price will be the same for all shareholders and typically less than the current market price of the underlying stock.
2. Subscription price may also refer to the exercise price for warrant holders in a particular stock. Warrants may be issued at different times by the company along with debt offerings, so subscription prices may vary slightly from one owner to another.
BREAKING DOWN 'Subscription Price'
Rights and warrants offerings are less common ways to raise capital than through a secondary offering of stock, and may signal a lack of demand for shares in the open market. Issuing rights encourages more long-term ownership of the company, as existing shareholders are increasing their investment in the company.
A rights offering may also come with an oversubscription privilege that allows existing shareholders to pick up any extra rights to shares not claimed by other shareholders. Rights offerings tend to happen pretty quickly, as the subscription price is static and needs to be relevant to the current market price for shareholders to be interested in the deal.
Subscription Rights
Subscription rights are sometimes called "anti-dilution provisions," "preemptive rights," or "subscription privileges." Subscription rights are particularly relevant for convertible preferred stock. Let's look at an example.
Assume you purchase Private Company XYZ preferred stock for $15 per share. The preferred stock is convertible, which means that you have the right to trade one share of preferred stock for one share of common stock.
Now let's assume Company XYZ decides to go public and issue common shares at $10 per share. This clearly devalues the incentive to convert your preferred share into common shares, because you'd be trading your $15 investment for a common share worth only $10. Subscription rights could protect you against this if it states that if Company XYZ issues shares at a price lower than in previous financing rounds, the preferred shareholder gets more shares of common stock when he or she converts.
There are two kinds of subscription rights: the "weighted-average" provision and the "ratchet-based" provision. The ratchet provision offers existing shareholders the right to buy shares at the new lower price. The weighted-average provision gives shareholders the right to purchase shares at a price that accounts for the change in the old and new offering prices.
Subscription rights protect investors from the risk of seeing new shares issued at a lower price than the investors previously received. They also motivate companies to perform well so they can issue stock at higher valuations when need be.
I disagree with everything you post here.
If Li wanted to scrw us over as you predict, he could have done that by dumping his shares already driving the price down to a nickel and then just bought us out for a dime per share.
Okay ichiban, it would take too long long to explain the difference between Japan and China. But before anyone else goes too far over the edge about the Asian billionaire that has taken the lead role here, let's make sure everyone understands that the idea
this ultimate insider will necessarily share your fate (and visa versa) is naive in the extreme. Many make that assumption, but anyone who understands how this works, knows that every last one of the outside investors can be washed out,whilst the insiders, especially one/those in near absolute control, can grant themselves brand new subscription rights, and the like, and leave you in the dust. Anyone who doubts this needs to go to school on it. I 'hope'
that Li will be the person that makes all of you/us rich. Just like I 'hope' that the Donald will too.
By the way, Warren Buffet long ago predicted Sears would go belly up, for those that were talking about Sears. Buffet is the real deal.
His early investors from Omaha are all rich as Croesus. Somehow, that is not what I foresee here.
WattUp wireless charging coming to iPhone latter this year.
..........In a phone call ahead of CES, Energous CEO Steve Rizzone said that wireless charging transmitters, which can charge devices wirelessly from several feet away, are now supposed to begin shipping by the end of 2017.........
...........Rizzone says the partnership is with "one of the largest consumer electronic companies in the world. I cannot tell you who it is, but I can virtual guarantee that you have products from this company on your person, sitting on your desk, or at home."........
Apple confirms $1 billion investment into SoftBank's 'Vision Fund' for tech business growth
By Mike Wuerthele
Wednesday, January 04, 2017, 11:14 am PT (02:14 pm ET)
Apple has confirmed its $1 billion investment in SoftBank's $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund, of which, the upcoming Trump administration has claimed that $50 billion will be spent on U.S.-based businesses.
Dare i say it, the translations could be a scam.