Not for sale? Samsung LED turn into R & D personnel surplus expanded

Under the pressure of land factory price competition, once rumored Samsung Electronics will withdraw from the LED market, the sale of related business. But recently, Samsung LED successful turnaround, and the recruitment of new employees, that Samsung has changed his mind and did not intend to sell LED business.

Samsung back to the LED market moves frequently, recently released a new wafer level package (Chip Scale Package, CSP) LED module. (photo: Samsung)

BusinessKorea7 reported on, belonging to the device solutions (DeviceSolutions, DS) of the Samsung LED recruitment team, experienced R & D personnel, this is the last year for the first time since the hiring team LED downgrade downsizing show that Samsung changed his mind, and for gossip draw period, will not sell LED business.

Samsung LED to return to the market moves frequently, recently released a new wafer level package (ChipScalePackage, CSP) LED module, new packaging technology removes the metal wire connected to the base plate, the design is more simple, more competitive price. In addition, the LED team backlight module, but also for television, lighting modules, smart machines, such as LED flash. In addition, the team also intends to move forward in the future sensor market, such as image detectors, motion sensors, etc..

Last year, the South Korean media directed LED career has faced development constraints.

South Korean media ETNews reported last December 23rd, SKC also intends to integrate into the LED lighting business SKCLighting, is expected to be (2016) in March will be able to complete all the procedures. SKCLighting was founded in September 2011, SKC was that LED lighting market should be able to sustainable development, but did not expect the LED business operations are difficult to recover, since the establishment of the independent operation.

In addition, Samsung Electronics (SamsungElectronicsCo.) also in September 2015 will be downgraded to LED business department working group, while LGInnotec had hoped to become LED overlord, but now quietly put the sapphire wafer (SapphireWafer) to cause Sumitomo chemical (SumitomoChem) and Samsung joint venture subsidiary SSLM.

Report pointed out that land prices in the government with the help of LED chip, packaging, lighting and other industrial mass production, vicious competition led many enterprises were forced to downsizing or direct liquidation.

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