Epistar will double production of AlGaInP LED

According to Epistar, executive vice president of JouMing-Jun, Taiwan's LED maker Epistar doubled AlGaInPLED production in 2008 from 80 million units in 2007 to 1.5-1.6 billion units this year.

Ultra high brightness LED current output reached 80 million units, Epistar is a leading manufacturer of AlGaInP LED, the overall product also includes the output of the 1 billion 60 million standard brightness chip,

The company will expand the monthly output of nitride LED in 2008 from 800 million units 10.1-10.2 million units. Jou Ming-Jun pointed out that the application of LED backlight in portable devices, especially in emerging markets, low price portable devices will rise by 40%. LED backlight penetration will rise from 3% to 08 10-15%. The LED backlight for the 7-10 inch panel will rise from 07 in to 08 in the year of 65%.

Epistar saw a high power LED street light and special lighting products in 08 years is expected to grow by 70%-80%.

Although LED applications have a positive outlook, but he pointed out that there are some risks and uncertainties in the LED industry, such as LED backlight technology is not mature enough and LED street lamp standard issues

Source: China Lighting Trade Network