Epistar LED chip is expected to total sales accounted for 60%

By strong demand for large size LED panel light white LED backlight, Taiwan Epistar company expects overall sales in 2006 of the AlGaInP LED chip will account for 60%. Epistar company Nichia red LED orders. Japan to buy furniture to further improve the red chip Epistar LED orders. Epistar refused to comment on these conjectures and that customer is confidential. After the acquisition of UEC company to enhance the company's overall Epistar AlGaInP LED chip production reached 12 units per month, in addition, Epistar is currently in the world of high brightness blue LED chip market share of 15-20%. Compared with the ordinary white LED, using high brightness blue LED chip with yttrium aluminum garnet phosphor coating, RGB LED (600R+1200G+600B phosphorescence) has better color uniformity and wider color gamut and color temperature can be adjusted flexibly. However, the white LED based on primary colors is 200% more expensive than the white LED based Blu ray LED, which is usually seen in less than 7 inch and 7 inch backlight panels. RGB LED disadvantages including its high price and overheating, is expected to be through the company's R & D capability and reduce production costs to overcome, believe in the future of RGB LED will become a major source of large size panel backlight.