IMS Research:LED applications will be more and more direct lighting

LED is used more and more every year. In the industry, it is well known that more and more LED products are produced for direct lighting, not for backlighting or indicator applications. British market research firm IMS Research in recent months, interviews with major LED manufacturers, the vast majority of respondents have confirmed this point.

Each year, the brightness and luminous efficiency of LED products is increasing, so the product is more suitable for lighting. Luminous efficiency of 100 lumens / watt or more products will become increasingly common in the next two years. IMS analyst, Jamie Fox pointed out: most of the major LED vendors have been released or have plans to launch such products. Many of these products are for lighting purposes. "

LED lighting and signal display market is very diverse, including torches, building lighting, road lighting, traffic lights, road signs and signal display. The market will show a steady, two digit growth, higher than other LED segments, such as automotive, consumer goods market. IMS predicts that in 2013 LED lighting and display components revenue will be more than $3 billion, accounting for 30% of the entire LED market, and this figure in 2006 was only about $10%. At the same time, general lighting products (for home, office, factory interior lighting), although still only a small part, but the importance will increase year by year.

About IMS Research

IMS Research is the world's leading market research and consulting firm focused on electronics and related products. The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom, and has branches in Dezhou, Austen and Shanghai, china. IMS Research regularly publishes detailed reports on various types of electronic products market. Report covers the field of research, including consumer electronics, wireless, automotive electronics and other nine areas.