2009 global LED packaging plant revenue rankings released

From the Taiwan based research firm LEDinside statistics, total revenue in 2009 the global LED packaging factory reached $8 billion 50 million, compared with 2008 growth of 5%. One of the most dramatic development for the support of the Samsung Group in SamsungLED, the revenue ranking by 10 in 2008 soared outside the world's top fourth in 2009, becoming the world's fastest growing LED vendors.

To individual manufacturers revenue observation, earlier cut large size LED backlight market suppliers, revenue growth trend in the financial tsunami, such as South Korea, Seoul, Japan SamsungLED semiconductor manufacturers TOYOTA and other manufacturers synthesis. In revenue rankings, 2009 Nichia is still the world first. Followed by OSRAMOpto. and CREE and other traditional LED manufacturers, manufacturers in Taiwan, billion light are also on the list of the top 10.

Although the first half of 2009 the industry affected by the financial turmoil, the majority of manufacturers in general revenue has fallen sharply in 2009, but after Q2, the large-size backlight demand appeared, driven by the rapid LED industry back to temperature, so most of the LED manufacturers and revenue in 2008 last year, flat or higher.

From other regional competition observation, forming industry competition the bigger trend, no group support, or no particular technical cost and competitive advantage of manufacturers, not easy to survive in the supply chain. With South Korea has the world's largest manufacturer of panel production capacity, brand and sea, therefore it will be the biggest threat to global LED manufacturers.

If the area to observe, Japan's global output still crown, Taiwan manufacturers with 17% market share ranked second. While South Korea's market share rose from 9% in 2008 to $15% in 2009, ranking the world's top third.

2009 global LED packaging plant revenue distribution