Wire factory into the field of LED lighting in 2009 can be expected

LED (figure left) to replace the cold cathode tube (figure right) trend has been established, so that the lead wire manufacturers have followed the cut into the field of LED, Taiwan, a number of manufacturers and customers have certified operations.

With the trend of LED to replace the cold cathode tube (CCFL) is gradually established, LED future business opportunities, attracting lead wire factory have cut into the field of LED. Especially in recent 1 years, rising copper prices, resulting in the lead frame of rising costs, gross margin in better LED lead frame field more urgent, China's Taiwan region including Shunde and Fu Sheng and client authentication operations have been launched to provide unified service; Long Hua mining strategy cooperation, investment process.

However, the above strategies, the relevant manufacturers at the earliest in 2009 to have significant benefits, but in the long term, with the application of LED self mobile phone, notebook computer (NB) to the automotive industry, the future size of the market is still considerable.

Wire rack industry focus on the potential of the LED market size is infinite, have entered the field of LED. Shunde since 2007 to set up a LED lead frame production line, and has cut into the remote control of the vehicle with LED wire frame, the factory SHARP (Sharp) as an important customer, single month revenue of about NT $7 million ~800 million. The company has recently entered into other 3C field LED wire frame, has now completed 5 plastic injection machine, will provide stamping, electroplating and plastic injection, such as the complete process, and LED packaging customers in the certification. Shunde pointed out that the second half will be added to the machine, the revenue contribution is expected to be the end of 2008, in 2009 there is a chance to show, is expected in 2009 there will be a real explosive force.

In addition, compared with the Shunde to provide unified service, Changhua intends to Taiwan LED lead frame by the leading manufacturers of cooperation, Changhua specializing in mold, stamping and electroplating a process, by the posterior segment of the strategic partners responsible for the plastic injection molding process, in May the company has begun shipping, hope to NT $10 million at the end of 2008 at the beginning of 2009, the scale of turnover. Relying on the advantage of the depreciation amortization of the machine, the company will be more competitive than its peers.

At the request of various energy saving, replaced by LED CCFL as backlight electronic products trend more obvious, at present the breakthrough lead frame industry by mobile phone, NB and other small size fields, the future is bound to extend to large size display, lighting, TV or automotive market.

Due to the current demand for related products, but the supply side is small, making the LED price is still high, the market penetration is very low. Even if the lead frame industry have been declared starting with LED, but the demand is far greater than supply, industry competition is fierce, and the demand growth rate is enough to compensate for the decline in the magnitude of price, so still have growth opportunities in the future.

Source: DIGITIMES