The competition white LED continuous decline

Recent media reports, because the manufacturers of Taiwan and South Korea have entered the white LED market, the price of the five consecutive quarter of decline trend. After this news came out, the industry believes that the spot market will also be affected by the performance of white LED.

According to reports, 7-9 monthly wholesale price of LED white light 30-36 yen per unit price, down about 5% compared to 4-6. Prices are down 30% from a year earlier in the year to, compared with two years ago, with a gap of 50%. White LED was once dominated by Japanese manufacturers, but after entering the Taiwan and South Korean manufacturers, the more serious the price competition. In particular, Taiwan manufacturers flocked to the low price of the product will be sold to China's mobile phone market, the white LED market will also follow the global blue LED market, the parties have become the killing.

It is reported that the performance of the mobile phone market is not enough, the impact of blue, white LED from the third quarter of last year, began to face the pressure of heavy sell-off. Frustrated due to demand, after several consecutive quarters, Blu ray, white LED revenue growth is not seen.

LED in recent years has been under great pressure to fall, but on the other hand, the market has been the rapid development of the application, rising demand, so manufacturers mixed. On the white light LED market trend forecast, the industry believes that the worst of the times (2004) has passed. Engaged in grain production work Lei chip and canyuan photoelectric spokesman Wei Zhihong is optimistic that the current white LED price decline has narrowed, coupled with high power LED market in the second half of this year is expected to put up a pageantry to enter the market, LED development prospects can be expected.

In fact, in recent years, LED in communications, transportation and other fields continue to expand, demand all the way up. ISuppli Institute report pointed out that the LED market in 2003 grew at a rate of 30%, is expected to 2008 will reach $6 billion 800 million in size. Behind the high growth figures, however, LED is also filled with a decline in worry too quickly, so manufacturers are actively expanding the application market, as well as the whole way to share the risk and create a profit.

White LED in mobile phone applications, including the display backlight, call lights, flash and other demand is slightly lowered, but the estimated Bear Asia Stearns securities, in 2003 the global mobile phone to use each about 10.4 LED to 2006, each mobile phone is about to use 12.4 LED. Due to the mobile phone market has been difficult to find a good application of white LED, the current LED vendors have been actively looking for a way out, is expected to lighting applications will be a new way for white LED.