LED market growth slowed

Mobile phone keypad and display the high brightness blue and white light emitting diode light-emitting diode (LED) due to the strong demand, and support the market. But the market growth is slowing, LED manufacturers began actively looking for new markets.

2007, big screen TV and LCD display is in emerging markets high brightness blue and white light-emitting diodes, light emitting diode configurations and different different types (RGB, white) will be used. ISuppli expects that by the end of 2007, the price of the 1W white LEDs used on the large screen LCD will be reduced to $1.2.

Also improved, high brightness LEDs of different colors to create a new market areas, including the automotive industry and lantern industry. ISuppli expects that by the end of this year, the amount of white light-emitting diode 1W its purchase price will be reduced to $1.5. In addition, iSuppli also believes that in 2007, the light will be led into some of the edge lighting market, such as street lighting and car market.

Due to the new production line of continuous production in Taiwan and the mainland, high brightness blue light-emitting diode prices continue to slow down. ISuppli believes that in the first half of 2007, the market average selling price per quarter will be a bit slow decline. Due to the fierce competition in the price of mobile phones, the market has become less attractive, many large high brightness blue light-emitting diode suppliers began to look for new markets.

Source: China Power Grid