Cross-strait LED industry cooperation usher in new opportunities

LED luminous efficiency continues to break through the limitations of traditional light sources, LED display and lighting industry to provide technical assurance. According to the latest report, LED luminous efficiency has reached 120lm/W, is expected in the next 3~5 years is expected to reach 200lm/W. With the continuous breakthrough of LED technology, the cost of continuous decline, high brightness, high brightness LED market potential will be released rapidly. High brightness LED market applications include large screen LED display, backlight, landscape lighting, automotive lighting, general lighting, etc..

From the high brightness LED market start time, LED display market to start early, the current development is relatively mature, the huge demand will bring great boost to the LED industry; followed, backlight, landscape lighting, auto lamp market started, the growth is very good; the general lighting market efficiency and the cost of the luminescence of LED higher, is expected in 2012 will gradually move toward large-scale applications, it is worth noting that the general lighting market demand once released, the entire LED industry is the most significant pull.

Lack of upstream core technology to restrict the development of the industry

LED is a semiconductor related high-tech industries, the upstream chip development and manufacturing is often the key to the entire industry. This critical role is not only reflected in the upstream chip performance and price determines the performance and price of the downstream products, but also reflected in the chip suppliers often control the entire industry patents and standards.

For China's domestic LED industry, if the lack of high-end chips, then the packaging chain in the industry chain will be out of touch. The reason is very simple, first of all, because of China, imitation ability is very strong and is in line with the international patent protection system is not so mainstream manufacturers will not be foreign chip packaging foundry safely handed over to mainland enterprises, Taiwan enterprises not only fine production can well control the production cost, and the patent protection system is relatively more transparent that is more likely to be foreign acceptance, so the package generation factory mainly gathered in the Taiwan area or lack of research staff in Southeast asia. Secondly, with the development of technology, the upper and lower reaches of the upstream and downstream enterprises to enhance demand and capacity. If this part of the Chinese enterprises are not fully controlled, then the remaining application of China is obviously become a castle in the air, the entire LED industry will be as DVD, the home appliance industry as hollow. This is obviously not what we want to see.

Breakthrough in cross-strait economic and trade relations bring new opportunities

From the internal point of view changes, great changes have taken place in the economic and trade relationship between both sides of the Strait in 2008, nearly ten years of interruption of the ARATS and SEF resume negotiations, has reached the six cross-strait economic and trade exchanges and cooperation agreement, cross-strait direct and two-way "three links" basically, to create a new page of cross-strait economic and trade relations between the institutionalization of consultation. From the external changes, although the global financial crisis and the recession of cross-strait trade growth has brought great impact, but in a crisis we are seeing new opportunities for cross-strait economic and trade cooperation, especially for LED such a high growth, market prospects, the two sides have a strong complementary advantages of industry. In the standard formulation, industrial chain collaboration, technology and personnel exchanges cooperation and other fields have a brilliant future.

Comparison of the two sides of the LED industry found that the common ground between the two sides of the LED industry is that the policy is very seriously, and gave great encouragement and support; both sides of the LED standards are to be further improved. The difference is that the mainland has a broad market and low production cost advantages, Taiwan has a more mature capital market, more advanced LED technology and rich production management experience, the two has a very good complementary.

Three suggestions on the LED industry cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits

First, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the technology industry to create a win-win situation. As mentioned earlier, upstream chip technology is the core factor restricting the development of China's LED industry, breaking the technology and patent control in Europe and the United States is the only way for China's LED and high-tech industries. Through the two sides to strengthen exchanges and enhance cooperation will greatly accelerate the development of China's LED industry. The mainland has a large number of scientific research institutions and personnel, Taiwan has a good industrial chain supporting capacity and production capacity, so the two sides have a good foundation to learn from each other and promote mutual cooperation. As long as the two sides enhance cooperation in technology and industry exchanges, the establishment of mutually beneficial exchange and cooperation mechanism, will promote the common progress of cross-strait LED industry.

Second, the establishment of cross-strait industrial alliance to jointly develop industry standards. Technical cooperation is the focus of cross-strait cooperation in optoelectronics industry, hoping to start from the standard. At present, Taiwan has 17 LED standards, while the mainland has only 7 LED standards, so the two sides of the LED standard cooperation space is very large. The two sides should promote the coordination of LED lighting standards, including terminology, test methods, life, LED street lamp development standards, etc.. Specific means through the establishment of cross-strait industrial alliance, and ultimately the formation of the mainland, Taiwan, Hongkong multi cooperation mechanism. And set up a working group on both sides of the LED industry standards, regularly carry out cooperation and exchange activities, jointly develop the industry standards in line with the common interests of the two sides, against the monopoly of multinational groups, the strength of China's LED industry.

Third, strengthen cross-strait industrial chain collaboration, improve the international competitiveness of the industry. The two sides in the construction of the LED industry chain there is a huge complementarity and broad space for cooperation. The terminal brand and industrial chain supporting capacity of the mainland and the manufacturing technology and production quality in Taiwan