Lumileds:LED has become the mainstream of the next generation of lighting has been set

PHILPS LumiLEDs solid-state lighting research (Solid State Lighting FELlow), said Dr. Geroge Craford, LED lighting lighting is expected to become the mainstream technology of the next generation, at least in the next 30 years, even more than this time, OLED lighting is still difficult to match.

Craford believes that at this stage not only the production of OLED lighting yield and technology bottlenecks have yet to be overcome, and its product reliability and product price is also an amazing noble 2 major problems.

Craford experience in the development of fluorescent lamps, for example, from the invention of the fluorescent lamp into the main lighting market, it took more than 25 years to import, so the development of LED lighting is still a long way to go. But it is not so easy to be replaced by new technology if it is successfully introduced into the market.

On the other hand, unlike the new 3C technology into the rapid introduction of new products, consumers are willing to spend a lot of money to buy 3C products, but the budget is spent on lighting products can be said to be preoccupied. The holding cost of LED lighting has been compared with the traditional light source is high several times, and OLED lighting is several times higher than that of LED lighting, so in a large area of the lighting market, LED still has its irreplaceable advantages, while OLED lighting may be used to consumers are willing to pay a premium for the special market, such as fashion design the high-end market.

Lumileds recently launched the 350mA input high power LED products current up to 100lm/W, and in the laboratory level, in January 2009 reached 150lm/W, the industry of second high level, after the publication of CREE 163 lm/W. Craford said it is expected in the next 3~5 years, is expected to mass production of 150lm/W high power LED.