LED industry entered a rapid development stage

LED (light emitting diode) in the shadow of inflation in the first half of this year, in addition to some manufacturers because of special factors, the majority of profits are compared to the same period last year showed multiple growth. In August revenue LED vendor revenue has rebounded, and some manufacturers hit a record high, regular season effect has emerged, estimated revenue this year peak will fall in 10~11 months, the peak is expected to fall in the fourth quarter profit.

Notebook computer market outlook next year in the dual core CPU drive, are expected to show growth of more than 20%, once the LED backlight price approaching CCFL, LED demand will have hundreds of millions of business opportunities, if coupled with car and lighting equipment with LCD TV, LED industry is still at least two years of glory.

Applications as boundless as the sea and sky

LED component with two electrode terminals, by applying voltage between the terminals, the tiny current generated by the combination of positive and negative electron hole of the light. Because LED has low power consumption, small volume and environmental demands of the advantages, in recent years with the luminous efficiency gradually decline and improve the product price, applications gradually from 4 inches below the backlight, automobile taillights, expanded to 7 inches below the small and medium size display backlight, TV backlight, notebook and LCD third brake lamps, lights, front direction lights, lights and other instruments. International Securities Research Department pointed out that due to the high brightness LED brightness upgrade, making its share in 2004 LED market rate up to 62%, and LED for infrared optical communication market recovers slowly increase the growth of IrDA market, the current market share of only 16%. The current global market is still high brightness mobile communications as the main axis, accounting for about 48% of the high brightness LED market, followed by information display and automotive.

The evolution of LED applications, the mobile phone related applications and most of the year before entering the car taillights, began to take the four inch panel backlight last year, this year with the LED luminous efficiency, in the vehicle back light source, the third brake light using LED as the highest proportion, proportion in the steering lamp lamp and LED is still low, so in the future there is great room for growth, along with the LED technology promotion, product standardization, in addition to the headlights, either the source or the car in the car light, it will be a lot of replacement by LED.

Potential in the notebook market is amazing

In notebook panel backlight, 12 inch notebook as an example, the first attempt to Toshiba LED as a backlight, SONY in November last year to follow, but because the price is still high, the market is not yet universal. Originally expected in the second half of this year, NB application LED panel demand will start, but due to high crude oil, inflation pressure caused by the demand for future deferred.