GT Advanced Technologies Inc fka GTAT

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It might be that big egos got in the way of a compromise between GT and Apple and saner heads are trying to but humpty dumpty back together again....while saving face for all.

If GT was really successful with 165Kg boules and had some yield with the 262 Kg,s it was a matter of time before they "got it right". Seems a shame to throw the baby out with the bath water if this were the case. It may have taken another 6 months to get there but I believe they would have arrived there with an acceptable product. Raw boule yield was not the only issue. Annealing after cutting the "start" and "camera" holes was also a
technical challenge in production quantities.I do not know where they were on that issue but the original agreement had Apple keeping the IP associated with annealing.