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I-GT Advanced Technologies, engomunye wabakhiqizi abahamba phambili bengilazi yesafire eMelika, imemezele embikweni wayo wezezimali wekota ukuthi isixoxisane ngenkontileka ne-Apple ebiza izigidi ezingama-578 zamadola. Ingxenye yesivumelwano ukutshalwa kwezimali kwenkampani yakwaCupertino efekthri entsha lapho kuzokhiqizwa khona okokusebenza.

Ngokubuyisela, i-Apple izothola ukunikezwa kwengilazi yesafire iminyaka eminingana kusukela ngo-2015. Imboni entsha izokhiqiza ingilazi yesafire ngomthamo ophezulu ngenxa yeziko lesafire elithuthukisiwe lesizukulwane esilandelayo elingakhiqiza ingilazi yesafire yekhwalithi ephezulu ngezindleko eziphansi kakhulu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ingilazi yesafire ibonakala ngezindleko eziphezulu zokukhiqiza.

I-ASF (Advanced Sapphire Furnace) isekelwe ekukhiqizeni amasafire okuqinisekisiwe kweminyaka engu-40 kanye nobuchwepheshe benqubo yokukhula kwekristalu. Ihlanganisa okuzenzakalelayo kakhulu, indawo yokusebenza enobungozi obuncane ekwazi ukukhiqiza ukusikwa kwesafire okungaguquki, okulinganayo okuholela kukhwalithi ephezulu, impahla ebiza kancane.

I-Apple isivele isebenzisa le nto, ikakhulukazi ilensi yekhamera futhi kamuva nje ne-Touch ID, lapho ungqimba lwengilazi yesafire luvikela isifundi seminwe esakhelwe inkinobho yasekhaya. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yobuchwepheshe obusha, isafire ingase ivele ezibukweni. I-iPhone okwamanje isebenzisa i-Gorilla Glass, ebonakala ngokumelana nokuphuka nokuklwebheka, nokho ingilazi yesafire ihlala izikhathi ezi-2,5 ubude futhi cishe akunakwenzeka ukuyiklwebha. Ukwengeza, izibonisi ezincanyana zingenziwa kusuka kokubalulekile, okunganciphisa ukushuba nesisindo sama-iPhone namanye amadivayisi.

I-Sapphire izophinde ibe nengqondo ngewashi elihlakaniphile u-Apple ngokusobala esebenza kulo. Amawashi avame ukuvezwa kumathonya angaphandle futhi isibonisi sawo singaklwejwa kalula, ngakho-ke ingilazi yesafire inganikeza ukuvikeleka okudingekayo kwengxenye yesibonisi. Ngemuva kwakho konke, le nto ingatholakala futhi kumawashi "ayisiphukuphuku" okunethezeka. Kodwa-ke, ngokusho kokuqagela kwakamuva, iwashi lizokwethulwa ekuqaleni konyaka olandelayo, kanti i-Apple akulindelekile ukuthi ithole ukuthunyelwa kokuqala kwengilazi yesafire ecutshunguliwe kuze kube unyaka olandelayo.

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Umthombo: AppleInsider.com
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