TSMC, UMC start LED plant layout

LED market heat continued warming, Taiwan is also stepping up the layout of the wafer planes, wherein, TSMC is located in Hsinchu LED lighting R & D center, convened a number of facility engineering firms in the Chinese New Year Eve, proceed to the first phase of the project preliminary planning, is expected in the fourth quarter of the equipment into the plant, the relevant industry revealed that TSMC active layout LED patent, recently in the research and development also began to step up the pace, and plans to mass production, fear will cast the shocker on LED industry. TSMC said that the company does want to start the internal, but the time has not yet determined. UMC focuses on the layout of the mainland, with the vigorous development of the LED industry is more and more fierce competition, wafer planes.

TSMC announced in 2009 to invest $46 million in the layout of the LED industry, but the details of the confidentiality of the home, only to disclose self production capacity, but no timetable. Industry pointed out that TSMC is located in the first phase of the project Hsinchu LED research and development center, has recently invited facility industry consultation, scheduled for March, negotiation and contracting, tentatively scheduled for the fourth quarter to the first quarter of 2011 will be the equipment into the plant, according to preliminary planning, will place the 8~12 MOCVD machine taiwan.

TSMC active layout LED patents in recent years, including venture capital VTAF company's investment in the United States LED maker BridgeLux, recent recruit talent, and the R & D center nearby settled Hsinchu, over the years the TSMC LED factory plans only heard, until recently officially prepared, TSMC is quite cautious in LED layout display the size of the first phase of the project, and the Department of Taiwan LED industry compared to the other is not large, but the symbol of the self production plan was officially launched, the base has a vast territory, to further expand production capacity.

Compared to TSMC with bamboo as the center, UMC, layout, by the end of 2009 at UMC Jining science and Technology Park groundbreaking ceremony, and a new source of new energy industry in the framework of strategic cooperation with Shandong Province, 5 years is expected to create the largest LED epitaxial wafer industry and new energy industry base, will focus in advance in the LED substrate, epitaxial wafer, packaging, product application, to create a complete industrial chain of LED.

With the 2010 LED TV driving the development of LED Shirupozhu, 2011 LED lighting will continue, Taiwan will affect the layout of the wafer planes of LED industry, much industry attention.