Eight LED manufacturers profiles

1, CREE

The famous LED chip manufacturers, CREE company in the United States, products using silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN), silicon (Si) and related compounds as the foundation, including blue, green and ultraviolet light emitting diode (LED), near ultraviolet (RF) laser, RF and microwave devices, power switching devices and is suitable for the research and production of silicon carbide (SiC) wafer.

2, OSRAM

OSRAM is the world's second largest manufacturer of optoelectronic semiconductors, products with lighting, sensors, and image processor. Headquartered in Germany, R & D and manufacturing base in Malaysia, about 3400 employees, sales in 2004 was $4 billion 590 million.

OSRAM's most famous product is LED, only a few millimeters in length, a variety of colors, low power consumption, long life

3, NICHIA

The Japanese company Nichia, the famous LED chip maker, founded in 1956, developed the world's first blue LED (1993), the world's first pure green LED (1995), in the world built with subsidiaries.

4, ToyodaGosei

ToyodaGosei TOYOTA synthesis, headquartered in Aichi, Japan, produces auto parts and LED, LED accounts for approximately 10% of revenue,

The white light LED, which is developed by TOYOTA and Toshiba, is a combination of UV LED and fluorescence, which is different from the combination of blue LED and fluorescence.

5, Agilent

As the world's leading LED supplier, its products for automotive, electronic information boards and traffic lights, industrial equipment, cellular phones and consumer products, such as a large number of products to provide efficient and reliable light source. The high reliability of these components usually ensures that the device does not have to be replaced during the service life of the device. Agilent low cost dot matrix LED display, a wide variety of seven segment code display and Agilent LED light bar products have a variety of packaging and color options.

6, TOSHIBA

Toshiba semiconductor is a major supplier of automotive LED, especially the dashboard backlight, car radio, navigation systems, climate control and other units. The technique used is InGaAlP, wavelength from 560nm (PureGreen) to 630nm (red). Recently, Toshiba has developed a new technology UV+phosphor (UV + fluorescence), LED chip can emit ultraviolet light, after the combination of a variety of light emitting phosphors, such as white, pink, green and other light.

7, Lumileds

LumiledsLighting is the world's high power solid state lighting LED and the leading manufacturers, the products are widely used in lighting, TV, traffic signal and general lighting, LuxeonPowerLightSources is the patented product, combined with the small size of traditional lamps and LED, long life characteristics. Also offers a variety of LED chips and LED packages, there are red, green, blue, amber, white and other LED.

LumiledsLighting is headquartered in the United States, the factory is located in Holland, Japan, Malaysia, built by Agilent and PHILPS joint venture in 1999, PHILPS acquired the company in 2005.

8, SSC

Seoul semiconductor is South Korea's largest manufacturer of LED lighting technology, and is one of the world's eight manufacturers (source: StrategiesUnlimited--LED market research company).

The main business of Seoul is the production line of LED semiconductor assembly and customization module products, including the use of AC driven semiconductor lighting products such as Acriche, LED, top light side light LED, LED, LED and slice plug-in piranha (super light LED). Products have been widely used in general lighting, display lighting, mobile phone backlight, television, laptop computers, automotive lighting, household goods and traffic signals, etc..