Nichia performance declined for two consecutive years, spent more than 1 billion 300 million pass on LD

The Nikkei News reported on 1, the Japanese LED maker Nichia (Nichia Corporation) plans before the end of 2020 in the investment of about 22 billion yen (about 1 billion 341 million yuan), to build a new plant in the plant in the current society, the production can be used in the projector light source, mirrors, headlights and other uses of the laser diode (LD, Laser Diode, LD) in 2020 will increase output to more than 3 times the current level. The new plant has been built on 1, the goal of production in February 2019.

Nichia reports, the main products for the LED, but due to the use of mobile phone / tablet smart LCD screen LED market slowdown, coupled with the lighting market in Taiwan, South Korea, and China manufacturers led to intense price competition, Nichia has 2 consecutive years of decline in revenue, profits are over results, so expect to foster additional value high LD into a new source of revenue.

Nikkei News reported in December 7th last year, SHARP (Sharp) has developed a green laser diode, and trial production in the production of electronic components of the Mihara factory, after the planned production through the Fushan factory, but the production time is uncertain.

Reported that SHARP currently has to supply red laser diode AV machine manufacturers, and did not sell, but has a blue blue laser diode technology, and the development of green products, will also allow SHARP to put together the primary colors, expects to expand sales. SHARP will be paired with red and blue products and sold to manufacturers such as projectors in the form of tricolor.

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