Distributors beachhead LED lighting market is intended for long-term

LED lighting has entered the application stage, it is only in theory does not fully achieve the desired numerical data. At present, the factors that restrict the promotion are still at high cost. For distributors, timely access to this market can seize the opportunity of the future.

LED (light emitting diode) lighting has the advantages of high brightness, long service life, energy saving and environmental protection. With the development of technology and the enhancement of people's awareness of energy saving and consumption reduction, its application has attracted much attention. Market research firm StrategiesUnlimited predicts that by 2012 LED lighting market size will exceed $5 billion. Over the past 3 years, many large distributors, such as the distribution industry giant Ai Rui, an insurance company, the United Nations General Assembly, increase your strong involvement in this market, so that the heat continues to heat up. However, after all, LED lighting is a new application, distributors of market opportunities really come?

Technology matures cost is high

To see an application of whether the market will develop quickly, should first consider whether the technology is mature. Ai Rui electronic Cmc Markets Asia Pacific Pty Ltd lighting solutions business director Wu Bingyan told "Chinese electronic newspaper" reporter: "for LED lighting has no what technology problems, just need to further improve the luminous efficiency and reduce energy consumption. "It has become the industry's general view, LED lighting has entered the application stage, it is only in theory and technology of data, such as depreciation, saving level in the application of detection does not fully reach the ideal value. Lin Chunjie, deputy general manager of the marketing department of the United Nations General Assembly, for example, to street lighting technology, for example, in theory, LED street lights in the continuous lighting for more than 1000 hours, the light flux will be maintained at the level of 97% before lighting. However, according to the 2007 LED street lamp products report analysis, found that some LED street light attenuation performance over the standard, 1000 consecutive hours, only on 80% ~ 86% level, therefore, LED lights still need breakthrough in brightness and stability. Although in these areas has not yet reached the desired value, but this does not affect the use of LED lighting, the dealer said the interview with the technical innovation, the indicators will be more and more meet the requirements.

To achieve efficiency and better energy-saving effect, heat dissipation is considered to be a major issue. Lin Chunjie said that the current LED technology will be the biggest difficulty in the above heat, electricity can be converted into light energy, light will produce radiation, heat dissipation is a key technology. Wu Bingyan also said that from the angle of practical application, especially for domestic manufacturers, should strengthen the heat dissipation and focusing the design of the study, these two aspects have a great influence on the heat resistance and brightness of LED, a great relationship with the durability and efficiency of the whole LED light, is very important for the design of the system.

The above problems for the application and popularization of LED does not constitute an obstacle to the real restricting factors of promotion in high cost. According to reports, the price is now used for lighting LED lamp is still about 5-10 times the traditional lighting. The higher the brightness of the LED lights, the higher the price, the cost is too high to make the majority of terminal brand vendors wait and see. Add you strong market Engineering Department of market development at LED market director Tan Huifeng said that due to the current in the lighting industry or the cost oriented, customer cost is the biggest consideration, LED lighting solutions and promotion of difficulty. So it takes time for the market to become more popular.

Application is still not a lot of popularity, distributors are now entering premature? Wu Bingyan believes that the distributors, to enter the market in time to seize the opportunity in the future. Because the design of the LED system vendors also need a longer cycle, if the time to wait until the market really began to enter the time has been too late. Tan Huifeng also said that although this is the future of the market, but not absent, if the establishment of LED lamps cost can be decreased rapidly, and the traditional lamp spreads between 1.5 ~ 2 times, LED is likely to have the opportunity to become the mainstream of the lighting, they will slowly waiting for the market prosperity.

Distributor opportunities

It from LED lighting products involved in LED, needless to say, the related electronic components distributors in the opportunity is obvious, such as LEDdriver (driver), LEDPowerSupply (power), LEDlighting (lighting) cooling substrate, LEDlighting condenser etc.. Many semiconductor manufacturers have mature products, including ADI, Freescale, NXP, TI and other large manufacturers, can also be very selective. Ai Rui electronics, the United Nations General Assembly, increase your strength and other companies are agents of a number of manufacturers of products, product lines are very rich.

In addition to electronic devices, some distributors also agents of radiating substrate and a condenser lens product line. Ai Rui electronics in terms of heat sink and condenser is a large number of agents, such as the condenser is the world's 5 largest supplier of the agents of the 3. About the product line, Tan Huifeng does not think distributors have a lot of opportunities, "he said in the heat radiating substrate and condenser, the customer is very high for the product customization proportion, not a unified standard products, not easy to do distribution. Wu Bingyan said that in the heat radiating material and a condenser lens on arrow not to focus on the application of the market is very narrow, the majority is to provide standard products, of course, if the customer in terms of customization needs support, they will also go to coordinate with the original, try to meet the needs of customers.

Despite the impact of the international financial crisis the demand growth slowed, but compared to other application fields, LED is still a bright spot in the lighting market. Wu Bingyan said: "although LED lighting