White LED prices plunged Lite 08 years LED performance increase of 20%

Although the performance of the LED industry in 2007 is quite eye-catching, but the first half of 2008, the market appears to be in demand, before the optimistic estimate of the intensity of the substantial growth will also turn conservative. Lite on Technology Executive Teng Guangzhong said recently, white LED prices fell, the price is only half of last year, resulting in LED annual revenue is difficult to have a strong growth this year, Lite on technology performance LED revenue of NT $12 billion 700 million yuan (about 2 billion 895 million yuan), the growth rate is about 20%.

LED industry capacity in the near future oversupply. Teng Guangzhong said that although the supply capacity increased, but most concentrated in the low-end products, high-end applications is still difficult to expand, the industry price competition also affected LED falling prices, while the United States affected by the economic recession, the consumer market is also under the impact, the market tends to saturation.

Lite on technology with Avago (Annwa 2007 high-tech) infrared (IrDA) sector, the annual revenue of NT $LED for the first time exceeded 10 billion mark, to NT $10 billion 600 million to get into the LED packaging industry chief, the market had forecast 2008 Lite on technology LED business group than in 2007 revenue growth of more than 50%, revenue is expected to reach NT $15 billion yuan, even at NT $18 billion. Despite the poor timing, but on white LED product shipments continued to increase the proportion of. It is reported that white LED in the fourth quarter of 2007 accounted for about of SMD products in the second half of 2008 will grow to $50%.

Compared to billion light from June began mass production of LED backlight notebook computer products, notebook computer technology revealed that the backlight products will start mass production delivery from the second quarter, customers using Topview (direct type) packaging products, products shipped from small size low computer products were up to 14.6 inches, there are several products are certified, is expected to at the end of the year at least five products have been shipped.

Source: China Electronic Information Network