Taiwan LED total output value of the world's first

Effect of Europe debt problem, coupled with the terminal market visibility of the global LED industry downturn, making the performance better than the market expected, the total output value of the annual growth rate of only 2.6%, but according to photoelectric Association (PIDA) analysis, the total production value of the main industry chain as the industrial scale, the total output value of Taiwan LED remained the world's first position.

PIDA analysis pointed out that the annual growth of the global LED industry, in 2011 the total output value of $16 billion 600 million, compared with $16 billion 100 million in 2010, only a slight growth of 2.6%. In terms of regional performance, in 2011 the total output value of Taiwan LED (plus the upstream epitaxial wafer / wafer) $4 billion 537 million (exchange rate 1:30), although the decline of 0.4% compared to $4 billion 555 million in 2010, but the total production value of the main industry in the chain as a measure of the scale of the industry, Taiwan LED industry scale ranks first in the world.

PIDA pointed out that from the regional competition, and Korean companies actively engaged in LED industry, and extending to the field of lighting, launched low-priced products, South Korea LED industry output this year compared with 2010 growth of nearly 5%, but the overall LED value of 3 billion 352 million U.S. dollars is still behind Taiwan and Japan; in addition, because the capacity of Korean LED currently in use and the scale of production is still less than Taiwan industry, so the cost considerations, still to buy LED component manufacturers in Taiwan.

However, due to the LED industry chain, Lei crystal package accounted for the largest and the core competition, so it is still quite intense, South Korea and Taiwan industry competition according to statistics, since 2012, LED lighting market penetration is expected to reach 50%, Taiwan, the South Korean government also strongly in LED lighting industry give their support.

South Korean street lights since December this year will be replaced by energy-saving LED lighting system. Korea Energy Management Association said that the LED street lighting system to replace the imported project at the end of November to the "clean development system" to complete the registration, by the city of Kwangju took the lead in the replacement project, there are about more than 9 streetlights have been replaced with LED lighting system. Han Hua Securities pointed out that, such as the current South Korea more than 270 street lamps for LED to assess the estimated future market size will reach 2 trillion won (about NT $52 billion 800 million).

Taiwan announced the Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of energy before the 2011 Taiwan has completed 696 thousand and 700 of the traffic signal lamp replacement, to replace the traditional incandescent lamp with LED lighting. Following the promotion of LED traffic signal replacement work, 2012 will increase budget 2 billion replacement and 5 of all the 14 counties of mercury lights for the LED lights, plus the original budget 180 million yuan to the city street in Keelung, Hsinchu and Chiayi to replace the 3 cities, Taiwan in 2012 will be on the road in LED street.