2012年6月29日星期五

Samsung, Osram LED patent fight Samsung in favor of


According to the Chosun Ilbo reported, South Korea's Samsung Electronics and OSRAM, Germany, the LED lighting technology patent lawsuit, Samsung won the case. Involved in the case of two Osram patents and core lighting technology, LED color from blue conversion to white.

Korean Patent Office under the Patent Judicial Committee May 22, Samsung Electronics last year 3 month requirement to declare the Osram two Korean Patent is invalid and has to make Osram patents are invalid, "the ruling on the case. The determination of the Commission of the patent trial is equivalent to the first instance verdict, Osram refused to accept the can in turn be appealed to the Patent Court and the Court of Justice responsible for the second trial and trial.

The current global LED market, Nichia, Japan ranked first, Samsung Electronics, OSRAM and LG Innotek, followed by the second to fourth. Litigation of all South Korean companies in South Korea, the United States, Germany and China, and Osram. Osram first launched 17 patent litigation in Korea, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics to be outdone, OSRAM launched a 23 patent litigation. April 26, the Korea Trade Commission on the OSRAM Langti the LG Innotek infringement of its patent, to take a case to prohibit the export measures, the final verdict "no suspect".



LED lighting penetration rate in Japan is about 2% of government financial support for the development of new technology


Japanese lighting equipment industry will introduce the Japanese lighting equipment currently in use is about more than 900 million units, including LED lighting, about 20 million units, according to the ratio calculations, only about 2% of the penetration of the Japanese LED.

Japan as early as 10 years ago to begin production and marketing of LED lighting fixtures, why penetration is still low? The main reason is the quality of the LED lighting has not yet reached the ideal state. This year's high-end LED lighting, energy-saving performance is only just comparable with the fluorescent, but most of the LED energy saving performance is still inferior to the fluorescent lamp. LED lighting life span than fluorescent many, but the price is 2-3 times that of fluorescent lamps, there is no cost advantage. The administration is still to promote LED lighting is much room for improvement in the future.

According to reports, the Japanese Ministry of Economy from 2009 to the next generation of lighting technology as one of the project to enhance industrial competitiveness, and grants to relevant research institutions to support the development of new LED lighting technology, the 2012 fiscal year of the project The budget of 1.67 billion yen. In addition, the Japanese government to provide consumers with grants to encourage residents to use LED lighting products.

The prices of LED lighting frequency to shrink the manufacturers want to lift the "price war"


An ordinary civil LED bulb, from last year, the price actually shrunk more than doubled. The Topstar first marketing forum held by the reporter from last Friday was informed that the next three or four years, the price of civilian LED lights fallen sharply. Prior to this, many manufacturers unable to bear, in advance set off a price war.

● LED lamp price frequency shrink

Not long ago, Fujian generations of photovoltaic lighting Co., Ltd. Chairman Wu Ching-Standard announced that its products across the board price cuts of 25 percent or more. The move instantly in the industry, "ripped through the pot", and quickly be interpreted as the beginning of open civil domestic LED lights market price surges.

Wu Ching-marked in an interview, said the purpose of "lower prices to attract large orders from the international giants, mass production, to seek further price cuts, and quickly pry open the domestic market."

After Bandai good price cuts, civil domestic LED lamp market has intensified the price war. "Now, less than 10 consumer brand of LED lights from two years ago quickly grew to over 40, while prices continued to 'shrink'." Xiamen, a leading LED manufacturer Liu told reporters, for example, a 7W light bulbs, last year of $ 40-50, and this year can only sell two dozen, and some plant products 12 yuan -13 can be traded.

The Topstar a marketing department who also told reporters that now, many manufacturers sell civilian LED lights, usually over a quarter down a price, each price adjustment in the range of 3% -5%.

● The civilian market has been fighting for

"Price war" behind the civil LED lights are highlighting the huge market potential.

The reporter learned that this year many of our LED SMEs export orders decline, foreign customers are also deliberately keep the prices down, resulting in the gradual decline in industry profitability. At the same time, with the enhancement of the LED industry technical standards, the upstream chip prices continue to fall. The industry believes that with the rapid decline in the price of LED lights and conventional lights, domestic LED civilian market will become the new battleground for enterprise Nuggets.

"In the past, less than 5% of the market share of domestic LED civil, but at the moment is a rate of 200% per year in increments." Topstar told reporters, to snatch the market, the company has developed 40 new products, all civilian lights, and will focus on the market.

At the same time, the reporter visited the learned, at present, Xiamen on the market can buy all kinds of LED lights brand has nearly 100 kinds, of which about one-third of civilian products, compared to two years ago, this figure increased by nearly four times .

● Enterprise complain the public applauded

Reporter survey found that the "price war" is just surface excitement for many companies, their days are increasingly sad. LED manufacturers Liu said, "may be the future profits will be lower, some enterprises may be eliminated."

However, companies complain that the public is applauded. "In the past in promoting the LED lights, but prices have been high." Mr Li told reporters, Today, with the declining prices of LED lights, the average consumer can afford, it is a good thing.

However, this reporter visited the Civil variety of LED lights on the market are numerous, but the price was not uniform. "Objectively speaking, the domestic sales price of LED lights have different degrees of decline, but not yet fully reached the same low price and general lighting products. Xiamen Optoelectronics Industry Association told a reporter, In addition, due to the current domestic LED the national standard of the product has not yet been developed, so the brand clutter, and the public at the time of purchase, not because it is cheap poor quality products, resulting in unnecessary losses.

Samsung, LG LCD TV will be discontinued in the second half of the offensive the LED TV


Samsung Electronics (Samsung Electronics) from the second half of 2012, this will stop the production of traditional LCD TV in Korea plant operations, and instead will focus on the LED TV. LG Electronics (LG Electronics) also depleted the inventory of all LCD TV in August this year, stop) plant in South Korea Gumi (Gumi, LCD TV production operations.

The global LED TV sales in the fourth quarter of 2011 for the first time beyond the LCD TV. According to the survey, the 2012 LED TV in the first quarter of global TV sales accounted for 55.8 percent, beyond the 44.2 percent of LCD TV; In contrast, in the first quarter of 2011 LED TV sales accounted for only 35.7% much lower than the 64.3 percent of LCD TV.

Korea Times, Korea Times earlier reported that Samsung said the company in mainland China's first LCD panel plant will be converted to OLED production line or the beginning of 2015 and the second half of 2015. Yoon Boo-keun, head of Samsung's consumer electronics division, said that the LCD TV market is already overcrowded, LCD TV is bound to be eliminated in the case can not continue to make profits, and OLED TV is the best choice to drive the market growth.

LG Display (LGD) has a similar strategy. The company said the LGD also consider the Guangzhou plant to shift the focus to the OLED, the main applications will be notebook computers and tablet PCs, but everything depends on market conditions. LG internal research shows that consumers will switch to OLED TV, LCD TV OLED TV prices fell to the occasion of 1.3-1.4 times.

Research institutions, 2012 global OLED TV shipments will amount to only 50,000 units, expected 2015 shipments expected large increase to 5 million units. Market research organization that OLED TV growth will be driven by emerging markets, including Mainland demand is strongest.

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Changsha is the phasing out incandescent light four years to promote energy-saving lamps of 3.6 million


The incandescent phase-out road map according to the National Development and Reform Commission previously announced, on October 1 this year, China will ban the import and sale of 100 watts and above general lighting incandescent ban on the import and sale of 15 watts and above from October 1, 2016general lighting incandescent lamps.

Since the start of financial subsidies to the promotion of efficient lighting products since 2008, the Changsha City to carry out energy efficient lighting products into the school, the hospital and into the mall, into the enterprise, into the family and other activities. At the end of last year, Changsha to promote efficient lighting, energy-saving lamps of 3.6 million in 2011 to promote 1.61 million. 3.6 million energy-saving lamps can achieve annual energy saving of about 179 million degrees, energy-saving 63,000 tons of standard coal, 171,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

Lighting market in Changsha, Hunan, hi to the lamp lighting the city and other places, although the incandescent is relatively cheap, but many stores no longer sell incandescent.

Incandescent phase-out road map

September 30 this year the transition period

Out of an ordinary incandescent lamp of 100 watts and above from October 1, 2012

Ordinary incandescent lamp of 60 watts and above from October 1, 2014 will ban the import and sale of

October 1, 2015 to 2016 September 30, 2010 mid-term evaluation of

Ordinary incandescent lamp of 15 watts and above from October 1, 2016 sale of incandescent

2012年6月24日星期日

East Crystal Electronic 1.2 billion investment for technological transformation project of the LED sapphire substrate


East Crystal Electronic, small loan company first established in 2008, and again in 2011 set up a. But the company is still focusing on the main industry, has invested 1.2 billion yuan to the implementation of the technological transformation project of the annual output of 7.5 million LED sapphire substrate film.

East Optoelectronics was established in 2011 "," Huangshan photoelectric two wholly owned subsidiaries, is to occupy a place in the LED industry. It is reported, including Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Samsung and so are the customers of East Crystal Electronic

Quality at high prices "the KM Ming" LED lights "pit father a number of agents to discuss the argument


-Ticket "KM Ming" quality "pit father"?

Industry benchmark for the industry forefront, free to join the sales back. "Dongguan the Huachen Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called" the Huachen Company ") to attract the eye of the advertising and drew all over the country merchant to join the" KM Ming LED energy-saving lamps sales. May 18, the question Huachen company's products not meeting board, quality "pit father", however, dozens of Huachen agents from the country converged in Dongguan, directed at the company's alleged false advertising, contract fraud . Trade and Industry Bureau of Dongguan City, informed that since October last year, the council received a total of about Huachen all complaints over 50, involving an amount of more than 1 million yuan; "KM Ming trademark application for registration has not been the trademark registration certificate; the scope of business of the company's R & D, production, sale, and did not "join" a. At present, Commerce & Industry, the public security department has been involved in the investighttp://www.tungsten-molybdenum-sapphire.com/chinese/index.htmation.

Singapore HDB flats to be large-scale switch to LED lights

Singapore HDB flats are gradually switching to energy-saving LED lights. Closing before the end of this year, 1848, 11 towns in the whole island of Singapore HDB public space will be replaced with energy-saving LED lights, is expected to replace the scale of 330 000. Compared with fluorescent lamps, LED lamp life of approximately 50,000 hours, five times the fluorescent lamp. More importantly, the same brightness of the LED lights will save up to 60% of the electricity, can not only save government electricity costs, and an annual reduction of up to 10,000 metric tons of carbon emissions, equivalent to about 48 000 trees to absorb carbon dioxide. This will make Singapore an important step to the goal of a low carbon city.

Germany Berman 200 LED lamps, license agreement signed with Philips


Recently, Philips announced that it has 200 LED lamps, license agreement signed by the LED lamps and light source licensing program. German the Berman lighting (Paulmann Light GmbH) has received a Philips LED technology and solutions provided through the program, patent portfolio. Berman lamps 200 licensed companies of the plan.

Under the plan, the licensed business will receive a series of LED control system underlying technology for use in LED general lighting, architectural lighting, entertainment lighting and theater lighting brands of lamps and light sources. Previously, Philips and Cooper, Trilux, the Acuity Brands, Cree, Osram, Silver Rain, and Fort Ord and other major lighting companies signed a licensing agreement.

Through the LED lamps and the light source licensing program, open to the company and its customers worldwide LED lighting market, Philips said. Lamps Berman said the licensing agreement with Philips will help the company provide better products, expand product portfolio, and closer to the market range of products and customers.

National Taiwan University successfully developed LED spectrum to cultivate Cordyceps militaris


Da-Yeh University in Taiwan recently successfully developed LED cultivation techniques, incandescent 1/8 power consumption, will be able to cultivate Cordyceps militaris, oil and electricity rising, the occasion of significantly lower production costs. The R & D results have been technology transfer of biotechnology to Daiei, the global market value estimated to more than 600 million yuan NT.

Da-Yeh University R & D in Taiwan gavage cultivation techniques to identify the most suitable for the growth of Cordyceps militaris LED spectrum portfolio, increasing to double production of fruiting bodies of Cordyceps militaris and cordycepin (cordycepin).

The Dean of the School of Biotechnology, said household incandescent light bulbs full spectrum of mycelium cultured for 55 days; LED bulbs can be based on the the cordyceps growth phase, to lend a different shade and wavelength, only 35 days mycelium will be able to mature.

2012年6月18日星期一

Mainland LED industry grow rapidly to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan enterprises to exchange


Investigative body, the Mainland in recent years to expand the scale of the industrial base policies and subsidies and other strategies to strengthen the LED industry, the 2011 LED on the middle reaches of the LED the Lei chips, grain output compared with 2010 growth of up to 50% or more, up to 655 milliondollars; downstream LED package, the module also has a 8% growth, reaching $ 835 million.

Manufacturers in Taiwan by the Mainland LED production significantly out of the strong challenge of the Group of South Korea LED and LED products, prices plummeted and other factors, the Taiwan LED manufacturer revenues in the first quarter of 2012, generally flat. However, the demand for LED applications gradually turn for the better part of manufacturers capacity utilization gradually widened to full load, so the second quarter of the opportunity to reverse the declining trend.

Mainland manufacturers to actively learn from Taiwan. 2012 Continental Commerce Department External Trade Development Corporation signed a Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PIDA, strengthen cross-strait LED lighting industry cooperation, and invited China Optics and Optoelectronics Manufactures Association optoelectronic devices (LEDs) Branch of China Illuminating Engineering Society, National Semiconductor Lighting Project R & D and industry Alliance, China's OLED industry Alliance (lighting + display) to organize groups to visit.

The State Department arranged 2.2 billion to support the promotion of energy-saving lamps and LED lamps


It is reported that the May 16, Premier Wen Jiabao chaired a State Council executive meeting to discuss through the state's basic public service system "Twelfth Five Year Plan", the study identifies the policies and measures to promote the consumption of energy-saving appliances and other products.

Meeting to study the policies and measures to promote the consumption of energy-saving appliances and other products, decided to arrange 265 billion yuan of financial subsidies to start the promotion of energy efficiency standards for air conditioning, flat-panel TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and water heaters, to promote the duration of the provisional year; arrange 22 billion yuan support the promotion of energy-saving lamps and LED lamps; arranged 60 billion yuan to support the promotion of fuel-efficient cars of 1.6 liters or less; arranged 16 billion yuan to support the promotion of high efficiency motor.

The meeting noted that the expansion of energy-saving products consumption both steady growth, expanding domestic demand, promote structural adjustment, energy conservation, regions and relevant departments should attach great importance to earnestly carry out the implementation of various policy measures. First, we must promote the industrialization demonstration projects for major energy-saving technologies. Speed ​​up the upgrading of the production unit of energy efficient products. The implementation of energy efficiency "leader" system, energy efficiency indicators to achieve the "leader" of the ultra-efficient products in the higher subsidy standard. Must be strictly rating system. New fans, pumps, air compressors, motors, air conditioning, lighting and appliances to meet the state an energy efficiency standards, the product energy efficiency indicators included in the equipment tender documents and procurement contracts. Third, it is necessary to improve the energy efficiency of the access threshold. To speed up the revision of key Forced mechanism can the standard of energy efficiency standards, strengthen the leading role. Fourth, we should strengthen supervision and inspection. Lie to fill behavior exists to promote business and marketing enterprises, to cancel the promotion eligibility, doubling net of subsidy funds, and hold responsible persons accountable. Cracking down on energy efficiency behavior of vacuity. Fifth, we must carry out energy-saving emission reduction actions "in depth, the promotion of conservation, green, low-carbon consumption concept.

Toshiba jointly BridgeLux developed the 8-inch silicon substrate LEDs


Toshiba and BridgeLux only a few months, has announced a high-quality GaN growth in the 8-inch silicon substrate, the proceeds of the LED chip size is 1.1mm. Voltage less than 3.1V, the current of 350mA, the chip power consumption is 614mW.

Cooperation, Toshiba in addition to the silicon manufacturing process and production technology R & D support, but also on BridgeLux equity investment, optimistic about Puri's technological innovation in the field of solid-state lighting. The investment will further promote the two sides in the solid state lighting industry, the efforts made to reduce costs.

The two giants of Sony, Panasonic or co-production of large-size OLED TV


Beijing time on May 15 morning news, Sony and Panasonic are to start negotiations, planned co-production of large-size OLED TV. The joint will become the two Japanese giants for the first time in the core areas of cooperation.

It is reported that the two companies plan to the commercialization of OLED TV's 2015 fiscal year, and plans to reduce development time by sharing technology.

OLED display technology can reduce power consumption, but the image is sharper. The industry generally believes that the technology is expected to replace LCD technology in TV and other equipment.

Domestic panel, expand the market fears of a new round of fighting, the one put into backward "


Huaxing Electric CEO He Chengming bluntly said that the current panel industry, there are signs of warming, "Samsung Electronics is also a large number of procurement invited to Huaxing Power". Caused by the Huaxing electric this "open" the reason, not unrelated to recent changes in Chinese policy on the panel tariff.

Since April 1, 2012, China's LCD to adjust the tentative tax rate of four of the board, and other tax items import tariffs. Among them, 32 inch and above LCD without backlight board will no longer be the original 3% of the provisional tax rates, but to restore the 5% of the MFN import tariff rates. Generally believed that the domestic panel will form a substantive positive, stimulating domestic machine manufacturers of domestic procurement panel, but will also lead to global panel pattern of subtle changes.

Recently, dragged on for nearly two years of LGD Guangzhou 8.5 generation line finally has the latest timetable. Skyworth Digital Holdings shares on this project over the weekend in Hong Kong said in a disclosure announcement, the company established a joint venture with South Korea panel makers LGDisplay LG Display (China), foundation-laying ceremony will be held on May 22, 2012.

Skyworth said LG Display (China) main business is production and sales of TFT-LCD materials and other electronic accessories, imports of such products for local consumption and re-export and the provision of the after-sales service of these products. The joint venture parties are expected to at the end of June to determine the investment and detailed update schedule. According to previous plans, Skyworth plans to invest $ 1.33 billion shares of 10%, LGDisplay and Guangzhou Kay funded ratio was 70%, 20%.

In the 51 Great Wall Computer Bulletin, said company subordinates Sun Company TopVictory and companies indirectly owned subsidiary of Panda LCD set up a joint venture company plans to invest a total of 35 billion yuan will be the 10th generation TFT-LCD production line in Nanjing, China Construction.

TopVictory Great Wall Computer subsidiary of TPV Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong, mainly engaged in trading of computer monitors and flat panel TVs and material procurement.

And Panda LCD Co., Ltd., incorporated in China Electronic Information Industry Group Co., Ltd., Panda Group, Nanjing new industrialization Investment (Group) Co., Ltd., Nanjing Xingang Development Corporation jointly invested Panda Group holding 51%, the company registered capital of 4.8 billion yuan. 2011, the company's operating income of 81.76 million yuan, net profit loss of 9.9 million yuan and net assets of 4.782 billion yuan.

But there are also the outside world have pointed out that the transfer is no longer doubt that the global pattern of the LCD panel to the mainland, but the LCD panel lines long investment cycle, can quickly landing to avoid "put into operation on the backward" situation will become critical.

Reporters learned that many companies in Japan and South Korea has more focus on the next generation of LCD panel display technology. Recent foreign reports that Sony will work with China's Taiwan region panel giant AUO joint venture factories to set up OLED TV panel, Panasonic plans to invest 20 billion to 30 billion yen, the establishment of 5 to 6 on behalf of the OLED panel pilot production line.

Nevertheless, the the Paller Advisory director Luo Qingqi, domestic enterprises in the action on the LCD panel is still worthy of recognition, after all, in the process of development of the OLED, LCD panel is a ridge to be crossed. TCL chairman Li Dongsheng had also stressed in an interview with reporters, OLED TV screen on the popularity of the road is still long, the LCD TV in the next few years will continue to be market-driven.

How to solve the LED heat problem? Use of thermal feedback control LED temperature rise


LED high brightness lighting requires the use of vendors to allow the maximum current drive, but the average life expectancy of the LED is highly dependent on temperature. Operating temperature rose to 10 ° C only can it shorten the life span in half. This situation has forced designers to adjust the current must be reduced to the expense of brightness to prolong the service life. If the LED in high ambient temperatures, you must further reduce the current to minimize the environment to the chip temperature rise, to ensure that the service life. However, due to the existence of the upper temperature limit, doing so will reduce the brightness of the lighting in low ambient temperature range. In essence, we have by reducing the brightness to achieve the high-temperature environments work. Figure 1 shows a LED driver circuit uses a thermistor to control the operational amplifier (op amp), reduce the drive current in the LED circuit board temperature rise.

LED array current detection current detection resistor R7 voltage regulation, and used as the feedback control of the controller, for example: TPS40211. The op amp circuit (R9), to reduce the adjusted current injected into the feedback node (FB) a current, or poured into the current to increase the regulated current. FB node voltage remains constant 0.26V. Improve the voltage of the op amp output (TP1), by reducing the R7 voltage to be compensated, thereby reducing the LED current. When the op amp output just as 0.26V, the injection current is zero, and LED regulator will not be affected.

Thermistor RT1 is a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) devices. 25 ° C and nominal resistance of 10K ohms, but increased to more than 300K ohms at -40 ° C at 100 ° C down to below 1K ohm, and is in a nonlinear way. Resistor R8 and R10 reduce the 5V bias voltage close to the FB voltage, the value of R9 to control the speed of the current decreases with the high temperature changes Better regulate the bias voltage is very important, because the accuracy of the circuit by the bias tolerance limits. Resistor R9 must be as close to current-mode booster controller placed the aim is to minimize the noise sensitivity. Using thermal epoxy, thermistor RT1 as much as possible close to the central LED PWB connection.

The only LED and the thermistor in the temperature range. Detected by the temperature of the thermistor is plotted as graphs, compared with the ambient temperature. We will calculate the temperature of the LED chip is also plotted, equal to the power of the circuit board temperature coupled with each LED to the chassis thermal impedance (8 ° C / W) multiplied by the node. We can see that high ambient temperature conditions, the operational amplifier circuit will reduce the LED current, the LED chip temperature close to the temperature of the LED circuit board. In this case, the LED board temperature close to ambient temperature, because the LED current is almost zero. In this way, you can achieve no change in the temperature stability of the LED chip. The RT1 nonlinear LED current rapid change in the maximum temperature. TP1 temperature control voltage is also drawn into the map, and well matched with the predicted value.

Summary

High temperature environment, user-driven high-power LED will LED brightness degradation and shorten the life of this case, the thermal feedback circuit will be very useful. It can reduce the LED current, thus reducing the power consumption of the LED, and ultimately reduce the temperature rise of the LED. LED brightness is reduced with temperature rise, so this method in some applications require a constant brightness may not be practical. However, this circuit can extend the useful life of the LED in extreme environments.

The era of LED lighting for three years after the advent of


On the downstream the organization ZHAGA, international leadership Factory series of LED lighting, LED light engine interface standard, International Lighting Fair in the second quarter, one can see Li Bingjie, chairman of finished, crystal power, the LED light source for lighting design withto the new face of the international interface specification identified, LED lighting, alternative accelerated expected popularization of LED lighting the 2015 ZHAGA interface.

Li Bingjie pointed out that the Frankfurt exhibition this year is the past few years the most wonderful time, the characteristics of the LED color temperature, energy saving, thin design, so that the LED is lighting Variety appearance, stimulating exhibition concept architect, I believe the future LED lighting there will be a revolutionary change.

ZHAGA LED light engine interface standards have been released this year, Li Bingjie visible ZHAGA lighting module finished exhibitors lighting exhibition site, which will contribute to the replacement needs of the future of LED lighting. Li Bingjie said that the architectural design in the past the most annoying LED lamps because they want to look varied, but because of different specifications, design, users difficult to replace the light source, but the interface standard for LED lighting out , including outdoor street lighting, infrastructure, tunnel lights, indoor lighting can be applied.

New era of LED lighting, not just the interface changes to the lamps to a more design sense of the future, Li Bingjie also pointed out that the consumer will be education, the purchase of the lighting not the wattage, but to learn to "lumen" buy what you want LED lighting brightness.

Quarter of this year the International Lighting Fair-intensive stage, every month exhibition debut, has just ended in April in Frankfurt, Germany, the exhibition this year and last year the biggest difference, visible LEDs are becoming a mainstream light source, LED lighting design products contests, so The number of LED plant chairman Li Bingjie, Everlight chairman Yeyin Fu, the Lunda chairman Su are personally exhibition concept.

LIGHTFAIR this of Las Vegas, USA Lighting Fair 2012 (LFI 2012) on the 9th to the 11th of this month, coming soon, however, with the just ended in Frankfurt, Germany, International Lighting exhibition close to, and participating Number of smaller, domestic participation in the factory not, however, has to enter the lighting billion light of the brand market still own brand ZENARDO exhibitors.

2012年6月13日星期三

Market weakness and promote mergers and acquisitions to upgrade China's LED industry is now overseas acquisition wave

Integration is power, and mergers and acquisitions is undoubtedly an effective way of integration of resources. Enterprise cross-border mergers and acquisitions is a fast accumulation of capital, the possession of resources, an important means of market expansion. On the eve of the era of LED lighting, to seize the line to enlarge the LED lighting market through mergers and acquisitions, which has become the consensus of the lighting industry professionals.Market weakness and promote mergers and acquisitions and upgrading2011 LED chip oversupply, the price fell significantly, while the application market has not yet been opened, the LED corporate profits generally lower in the second half, closed down by the LED manufacturers came to market penetration is still continued weakness, not only is China's small and medium-sized LED lighting manufacturers, and even abroad LED lighting brand manufacturers also felt the enormous pressure of the business.The first half of 2012, there will be more news out of the market of LED manufacturers, industry consolidation is inevitable. However, in the LED industry, upstream core technology is still foreign companies control. In the core technology, the huge profits the case of foreign companies controlled LED business development in perpetuity, small-scale distribution of concentration of industry status quo limits the development of enterprises, China LED companies rudderless. Fortunately, LED lighting times around the corner, also contributed to the upstream and downstream enterprises to jointly bypass grab market. In order to expand the competitive market area, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises with a capital advantage began to actively seek the integration of resources, in an attempt to integrate industry resources, expand the product line through acquisitions, in order to consolidate and enhance its market position through mergers and acquisitions in the way.Under the environment of this industry, the domestic LED industry M & A war intensified, the intention of the two-way cooperation between enterprises is increasingly obvious, Baotuan development will become a mainstream mode. At this stage, the international chip giant continue to downstream extension or find a package and application partners for strategic cooperation. Traditional lighting brands are actively transferred to the LED industry, from the whole industrial chain of the materials, epitaxial, chip, package, applied to the pipeline, brand integration, in order to have a share. As the LED package, the application of vertical integration of enterprises pay more attention to the double-headed development, on the one hand, seek independent technical research and development, upstream epitaxy, chip expansion; the one hand, using their own sales network, and actively building its own brand and channels.The LED industry has begun to scratch the "The acquisition of the wind"In 2011, the international lighting giant set off an LED "The acquisition of Wind", some of the strength of the enterprises through mergers and acquisitions, combination, vertically integrated industry chain and strengthen its market position. Following last August Depp technology finance the acquisition of the LED lamp factory Pacific, September 23, 2009 Texas Instruments, the formal completion of the acquisition of National Semiconductor, Osram, GE Lighting, CREE, Philips, Japan Endo lighting, Berlin, Germany, the LayTec companies have spread news of the acquisition is intended to obtain technology or to enter the LED market.LED corporate giants look to the future in 2011, and continue through the acquisition, consolidation, expansion, and internal integration, and other means to accelerate the LED lighting layout to give the market confidence in the future market of LED lighting, and also show that LED lighting is another big Times is not far off.Industry consolidation will undoubtedly become the industry trends and the strong stronger and the situation has been fully manifested. Both for technical and for the integration of channels, all in order to meet the imminent era of LED lighting. GE Lighting announced in September last year, the formal completion of the acquisition of Lightech company.Domestic enterprises, the acquisition of foreign companies will be an increasingNVC lighting, solar lighting, really bright lighting, BDO Runda lighting and other various corporate acquisition, China lighting enterprises in overseas mergers and acquisitions have not really new. The industry believes that China is now the second largest economic entity, the state-owned enterprises and private enterprises strength very fast in the world. Acquisition of resources integration is one effective way for enterprises to grow, overseas mergers and acquisitions in recent years and was active in the trend. The data show that in 2011 Chinese enterprises in overseas mergers and acquisitions and 126, accounting for 10.2% of the total number of mergers and acquisitions. The amounts disclosed in 78 cases involving an amount of up to $ 23.428 billion, accounting for 41.5% of the total transactions, the average M & A amount of $ 300,000,000.The industry pointed out that domestic enterprises, the acquisition of foreign-funded enterprises in the lighting industry is very normal. The first lighting companies in China has been the integration of resources, awareness of the development of mergers and acquisitions; two lighting companies in China after years of development, already has very strong economic power, have the ability to achieve foreign acquisitions; the development of LED lighting the need for integration of resources, complementary advantages, alone development would clearly fall into the "exhaustive, and all things to not fine," an awkward position to achieve the integration of the industry is a very good approach to development through the acquisition of such acts. I believe there will be more excellent lighting companies to participate in the acquisition of foreign-funded enterprises.

LED sapphire substrate demand recession USI photoelectric Q1 profit greatly reduced the 95%

This year Q1 LED sapphire substrate demand and unit price compared with the same period last year recession, the ACME in the first quarter from industry invested subsidiary of USI photoelectric profit greatly reduced, ACME reported a USI optoelectronic the firstquarter profit contribution of only NT 13.8 million yuan, greatly reduced by 95.44% compared with 303 million yuan in the same period last year.CROSS parent company in Taiwan plant and Kunshan plant losses are caused by single-quarter pretax loss of NT $ 2.24 million yuan, is fortunate to have income tax benefit 253 million New Taiwan dollars, the company's single-season barely hold a profit of about 30 million New Taiwan dollars, almost in the loss of the flat edge. However, ACME, said the second quarter of passive components and sapphire results will be compared to the first quarter upturn, the single-season should be profitable.ACME, said The USI photoelectric operation has stepped out of the bottom in the third quarter of last year and began covering the stock, the customer from the fourth quarter of last year, while the first quarter, although the Lunar New Year holiday off-season factors, but also to see the backlight source market demand slowly warmed, and now, into the second quarter, market demand has joined the lighting needs, the USI photoelectric visibility of orders already seen in June.CROSS USI Optoelectronics has developed a 120kg crystal growth furnace, to become one of the major supplier of the global large-size sapphire orders stepped out of the domestic market, and by the customers in North America, Japan and South Korea, Therefore, the outlook is fairly positive.

Taiwan's government intends to invest NT $ 100 billion loan to support the LED energy-efficient lighting

April 24, the leader of the Taiwan region south to visit environmental protection and energy saving indicators manufacturers including the leading power supply Delta Electronics, LED epitaxial crystal power plant, which is the first time that authorities announced that the hike electricity prices since May 15,supporting measures for the authorities to respond to electricity price hikes.Ma Ying-jeou said that public sector demonstrates the adoption of LED interior lighting, and LED lamps included in the procurement project of the "Regulations for Priority Procurement of Eco products", the authorities will provide NT $ 100 billion loan, of which 80 billion yuan for the purchase of energy-saving equipment to large enterprises loans, 20 billion yuan with 1 percent interest, to give interest subsidy for SMEs to buy energy-saving equipment. He also instructed the Ministry of Economic Affairs Yanni program as soon as possible, grants consumers to buy the feasibility of LED lamps.Ma stressed that the authorities take the lead in investment in environmental protection and energy conservation, including to replace all traffic lights to LEDs, Taiwan is the world's second traffic lights LED of the region, second only to Singapore. The next step is to promote Taiwan set the LED lights, authorities invested less than 30 billion New Taiwan dollars in the next three years, replacing 326,000 LED street. And replacement of the authorities organ exit signs, refuge light, fire light, Ma Ying-jeou said that 2012 will be fully using the power-saving LED application products.

Sapphire wafer orders recovery later market conditions improve

Light-emitting diode (LED) upstream material sapphire substrate supplier Rubicon Technology, Inc. CEO Raja Parvez 9 in the U.S. stock market after the close of a press release pointed out that the 2011 fourth quarter (October-December), facing the LED supply chain inventory the dilemma of excess, which also led to the limited demand for sapphire substrates, the pathway needs a temporary decline in the sapphire substrate prices also led to a sharp drop in the second half of 2011.However, Parvez said that the LED market in the near future demand will remain limited, the main cause of supply chain continued to adjust inventory, but the order of 2 inches with 4-inch wafer in the first quarter of 2012 has started to recover signs, while the sapphire substrate on silicon (Silicon on Sapphire) radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) market demand for large-size wafers is rising. In the state of the channel inventory improved, continue the LED backlighting and general lighting market penetration, the Rubicon is expected to sapphire substrate market improved significantly in 2012 or later.According to the news release, Rubicon has the largest customer for the large-size sapphire silicon wafer signed the latest contract, amounting to U.S. $ 20 million, this is the reference value of shipments for the period June 2012 to December 2012. The previous contract had been due by the end of December 2011.Parvez pointed out that the company are excited to be able to continue in 2012 to become the supplier of the 6-inch wafer customers; other LED chip manufacturers are turning to large-size substrate to enhance the efficiency of the occasion, the Rubicon is bound to benefit greatly. However, due to the LED chip capacity utilization has not yet reached the fully open state, large-size LED sapphire silicon wafer from the market conditions turning point there is still a good few months time.According to the press release, the 2011 fourth quarter during the Rubicon agreed to adjust the 6-inch wafer is about to expire contract selling price and the volume is mainly on account of current market conditions, but also to establish long-term supply relationships with key customers, while the Rubicon in charge As early as November 8, 2011 had referred to this situation. As a result, the Rubicon 2011 Q4 revenues are expected to be in the range between 1,900-2,000 Million U.S. dollars, lower than the previous estimate of 2,000-2,300 million U.S. dollars. Rubicon is scheduled to be released in February 23, complete financial results for Q4 2011.Rubicon 9 in the normal trading hours gained 5.18 percent, to close at $ 12.58, the highest since January 23 closing high; was down 0.64 percent, to $ 12.50 after-hours. The other LED stocks in the United States on the 9th synchronization Jin Young. LED upstream grain manufacturing maker Cree Inc. rose 4.41 percent, to close at $ 29.82, a record closing high since November 8, 2011. Metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) equipment supplier Veeco Instruments (Veeco Instruments Inc.) was up 2.58 percent, to close at $ 28.28, the highest close since November 11, 2011, a new high.

2012年6月11日星期一

Drive power for high reliability LED subway lighting escort

Last year, much appreciated in Beijing Shangdi Beijing package cable-stayed bridge lock lighting project, the LED lighting project just successfully completed the Beijing subway station, once again attracted the attention of the whole city, the capital of the bright night scene Adds a brilliant. After the completion of the project, the annual saving one million degrees for the Beijing Metro. There is no doubt that this is an economic benefits (saving electricity), to obtain social benefits (energy) projects.Highly reliable - LED public lighting key pointsAccording to reports, the Beijing-Baotou Bridge subway station lighting project, all with the latest high-tech products - high-brightness LED lighting. Compared to traditional street lights, high brightness LED lighting has a high energy, to prevent light pollution and light interference, heat a small, fast response and many other advantages, is the best choice for outdoor public lighting. With increasing emphasis on energy saving and environmental protection, LED lights are gradually replacing the traditional incandescent lamp, widely used in the field of public lighting.Strict selection of raw materials to ensure that the project foolproofTo complete a successful lighting project, In addition to a number of bidders using the optimal solution to obtain the right to project contracting, in the implementation process, the use of quality materials to ensure that the project satisfactory completion of indispensable. "Although part of the LED street lights in some places just loaded up lighting effects well, but soon getting dark, or did a few months 'dead light' phenomenon. Our contract lighting works are basically from installed up to now has been running very well. "Shenan Group project manager, said the city of outdoor public lighting set landscape lighting and functional lighting in one of the very strict requirements on the reliability of power supply, lighting quality, and light source technology. Stable and durable in order to protect the project performance, application security project team in every aspect of the design and development process, the stringent requirements and strict quality control of raw materials, careful selection of suppliers, good quality control in the production process.Reliable "heart" of the drive capital of the nightAs the core components of the protagonist of the works of LED lamps, LED drive power is also known as the "heart" of the LED lamps, and its quality directly determines the quality and service life of a street lamp. The Shenan project responsible person said that the existing high-power LED driver power supply, low efficiency, short life, and reliability of the problem, how to choose the "heart" of the LED street lamp has become critical to ensure that the project successfully completed.It is understood that in the package Bridge of Beijing, the Beijing subway station lighting project and the recent number of lighting engineering the Shenan group and highly reliable LED street smart drive solutions provider - Shenzhen Moso Power Supply Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to Moso) to to MOSO provide Seven series of products for LED outdoor lighting and landscape lighting, including the Jupiter series of single-channel constant current source, the Mercury series of low-voltage-driven multi-channel constant current source.The Shenan project leader said, before MOSO Shenan how to choose reliable LED drive power has done a number of options, but because the power of choice with more problems caused by a lot of losses. Later MoSo more than three years since its high-reliability products to protect the Group one another successfully completed project. "We have MoSo given all power MOSO power for long-term partners." By combining the strengths of the MOSO, Shenan Group handed in a copy of a satisfactory answer to the government and people.

International LED giant to accelerate expansion in China snatch the Chinese civil lighting market

2010 to 2015, the global LED industry grew 16%; LED lighting growth rate is six times the growth rate of the LED industry. Expected in 2012, the global penetration rate of LED lighting is 13%; 33% in 2015. The civilian market for the global LED lighting has been launched, and five times the size of the commercial market. China accounted for 17% of the global lighting market, promising China LED commercial lighting market has also started, Europe and the United States and Japan and Taiwan more than LED giant is hoping to grab hundreds of billions of cake.Wang Jian, general manager of GE Lighting Asia Pacific Region LED products, revealed that following the formal operation two weeks ago, Chengdu innovation center in July, Xi'an Innovation Centre will be established, "the west will bring us a great opportunity". Innovation Center for LED and other energy-efficient lighting products, design, sales."LED lighting civilian market has already started." Osram GmbH, a middle, lighting distributors, has requested the goods into the LED. "The biggest problem is the price and standard LED Bulb Lamp, some seven yuan, some 10 yuan, 70 yuan and some consumers do not know how to choose, there is no single standard to compare the selection."Factories in China or to expand production capacity, a way to reduce costs. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Asia Asia Pacific sales vice president, Chen Kun and said that the slow development of the first half of this year, the Chinese government recently decided to arrange 22 billion yuan of financial subsidies to promote energy-saving lamps and LED lighting. May 25, Osram, signed a contract with Wuxi in the local New LED assembly plant will be the end of 2013 put into operation, the main business of the shell of the LED chip package. "This is mainly in order to develop the world's largest lighting market, providing ordinary obviously, automotive lighting and industrial lighting products, and also for the overseas market."Matsushita Electric light business planning Wengyi Peng also revealed that the beginning of this year, Panasonic has started to sell LED lighting in the Chinese market. August and September of this year, Panasonic will also cut into the LED light source market in China. LED light source facility, established in Hangzhou will expand production capacity, Panasonic LED light source production in China accounts for its global production capacity of more than half. "This is mainly to reduce costs, to seize the Chinese market."Everlight is Taiwan's largest LED packaging companies, and investment in the upstream Epistar LED chip factory last year, the official promotion of LED lighting brand billion light. Greater China lighting business, Deputy Director the Lijian Nan said that in recent years, Everlight in Shanghai, Chengdu, Jiangsu Tianmu set up joint venture factories of the three LED lighting."China accounted for 17% of the global lighting market, the outlook is very impressive," said Li Jiannan, the upgrading of the domestic electricity, LED lighting, saving 80%. Moreover, the price of energy-saving lamps on the rise, as the rare earth used by government regulation and increase costs; the price of LED lights on the decline. The spread of LED lights with energy-saving lamps, from the current five-fold the end of this year, narrowing to three four times. "While we layout the government procurement market, such as LED street lamps; the other hand, improve the channels of distribution of the various provinces and cities this year, domestic sales outlets to reach 3000".