Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[JoTu]

coincides well with lugee maze build out and apple 5g modem.
1 final year to accumulate lqmt.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/09/25/kuo-2020-iphone-will-borrow-from-iphone-4-metal-frame-design

Due to the changes, Kuo believes the cost of construction will increase for the metal frame by between 50 and 60%, while the glass case cost will go up between 40 and 50%. If tempered glass is used for the grooved cover, the metal middle frame and chassis cost could go up by 25 to 35% and 20 to 30% respectively.

According to Kuo's predictions, the new design will help improve supplier revenue and profitability, and could help increase shipments to 85 million units in 2020, 10 million more than the 75 million reckoned to happen in 2019.

The design will only be one part of a number of changes incoming in the new model, according to Kuo. The analyst previously advised of three iPhones arriving for that year, with all three set to include 5G connectivity.

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[0112] Another embodiment for forming the integral housing and transparent member is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. In this embodiment, a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy can be provided in the form of a sheet or rod or band and then heated and formed around the transparent member. A mold apparatus 600 can be used, although not necessary, to form the bulk-solidifying housing around the transparent member 16. As shown in FIG. 6, mold assembly 600 may include a surface onto which transparent member 16 can placed. Surrounding that surface can be a groove or trench 610 into which the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy material may be positioned to form a band around transparent member 16.

[0113] In accordance with this embodiment, the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy band 12 is heated to a temperature above its glass transition temperature and below its crystallization temperature so that it can be themoplastically deformed. Because the band 12 is not heated past its crystallization temperature, the alloy remains substantially in its amorphous state, and despite being amorphous, can be easily formed into a variety of shapes and sizes. As shown in FIG. 7, the heated bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy band 12 can be positioned in groove or trench 610 and bent around transparent member 16 as shown by the direction of arrow A. Once completely surrounding transparent member 16, any excess band 12 can be cut and joined to the remainder of the band by further heating or using other conventional joining techniques to form a seamless bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy housing 12.

[0114] The bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy housing 12 then can be further processed as described above. In addition to the further processing, the various ports 20, 22, 24 (FIG. 3) can be formed into housing 12 by stamping, punching, slitting, cutting, or any other known technique capable of forming a suitable through-hole. Alternatively, mold apparatus 600 may include protrusions in groove or trench 610 may include protrusions 720, 722, 724 around which band 12 can be stretched and formed to form ports 20, 22, 24, respectively. Transparent member 16 also may include protrusions or cavities, as discussed above, to assist in joining the respective members together. There also may be present an intermediate member, as discussed above, to further facilitate joining the transparent member 16 and the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy housing 12, or bezel 14.