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In September last year, the Taiwan Ministry of Education organized a seminar, conference was proposed official to attend. The proposed official money by the proposed pilot demonstration inside the school in Taiwan: LED lighting vision of students, put all the lights replaced with LED torches. But this is only proposed official favor, while others voted against, we can imagine, this proposal ultimately failed to pass.

In the past, the visual health of the Taiwanese students was consistently good. For various reasons - including the increase in the pressure of student learning, poor lighting conditions, and so on. Today, 90 percent of students in Taiwan all have to wear glasses. Responsible for the total review of a school lighting National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Professor Xiaohong Qing in 1983, According to reports, at school, low lighting, illumination, reading very difficult, glare at the same time very serious, a great visual impact. Their approach was based on the standard of electronic ballasts to solve the problem of the screen flash screen flash to improve the environment, illumination, glare, screen flash have been improved, this has done very well in Taiwan, but also support the electronic The ballasts industry.

According to the research, blue and yellow phosphor, larger defects is Blu-ray 430-470 between the damage to the retina is relatively large, the current technology can be 430-470 lower, but even in this case, in the school inside the LED light source to improve classroom lighting or insufficient grounds, because it involves a security issue. Currently among the biggest problem is that Blu-ray damage to the eyes. Children before the age of 15 eye protection should be very careful, big people can not provide a bad reading, and injury to the student's visual health. Energy saving excuse for too inadequate to solve the problem of the light color temperature, or need time to assess. Should be careful and weight of the LED used in primary and secondary schools, taking into account the Blu-ray damage to the eyes, this damage is irreversible, not just adventure.

Not the pursuit of light effects, but be sure to pay attention to light environment. If do use LED lamp alternative classroom lights, a color temperature to reduce the second with the light to change, due to the China LED gadgets current price, promotion it may be difficult.

The cost is the most critical. For the moment, different LED products than traditional products, the cost difference between 5 to 10 times, and because of the major technical indicators but also to further improve, continue to adopt the new structure, new materials, new technologies, new processes, which undoubtedly LED costs bring new pressures. According to the request made by the United States SSL program, in 2015, integrated price of $ 2 / klm.

According to a survey of the number of cheap LED flashlight enterprises, most enterprises are hovering in the line of life, the fierce market competition has forced a new round of price decline, how can a firm foothold in the crazy price war, reducing costs is one of the important factors, the cost advantage of the enterprise will have a good survival capabilities and sufficient competitiveness, and thus long-term benefit from the development of the industry.

In addition, according to LEDinside's latest price survey reports for the fourth quarter of 2011 due to inventory clearing impact, LED average offer decreases about 10% and looking forward to the first quarter of 2012, fell sharply last quarter offer, coupled with new product introductions, estimated decline in the average offer is expected to shrink this quarter.

LED manufacturers, especially the middle reaches of the packaging manufacturers and downstream manufacturers, and are willing to cut prices in exchange for sales of upgrade. After the price increase sales, help manufacturers achieve economies of scale, thus increasing the bargaining power of upstream chip makers, the final price of the hedge down to reduce costs, maintain the manufacturer's existing profitability.

Need to be resolved is the LED lighting system reliability and reduce cost. Link part of the LED lamps, the epitaxial silicon, device packaging, drive power, cooling, lighting, etc., must be the reliability of the design, testing each to achieve a reliability index, in order to ensure system reliability, the LED lamps The life of 35,000 hours. To reduce costs, earnestly improve the yield, large-scale production at the same time, the focus on technological innovation, especially in the epitaxial silicon device packaging, lighting design, to constantly improve and innovate, so that the cost of LED lighting can greatly reduce, and in China LED lighting sales price within 15RMB/klm of 2015.

Whether you are a science fan or digital fans should not miss a closer look at the opportunities for large digital earth. Manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric design oversized luminous Earth, called Geo-the Cosmos, 10362 OLED display template consisting of spherical display, six meters in diameter and weighs 13 tons, the resolution of the million-pixel level, using the latest the OLED, resolution more than 10 times of the LED torches, enough to show the ever-changing weather on Earth.

Geo-the Cosmos hang Japan's future at the Science Museum in Tokyo in mid-air, the organizers set up around 13 interactive touch-screen and LED wrist watch, real-time display around the world to collect images and related information, including the charts of 311 Japanese earthquake, tsunami, seismic waves, but also directly from the Earth orbit meteorological satellite, to receive real-time satellite cloud data. Let the viewer, if not into space from the space angle saw this blue planet season replacement, the endless sight to awaken the consciousness of people caring for the earth to protect the environment.

Tokyo Design Week, Hiranao Tsuboi shows his own design lava LED watches (Minimalist wholesale LED watch). When the watch is not lit, it looks like a metal bracelet, there are two slightly larger metal box in the middle.

All the secrets in this: When the LED wrist watch is lit, dark red light through the metal emitted light emitting from the cracks of rocks, like boiling magma is thick and Smart. Even more amazing is that each number of strokes just fit the gap between the piece of metal.

November 23, 2011, the European Commission announced its approval of the Dutch company Philips (Philips) acquisition of Spanish outdoor lighting group IndustriasDerivadasdelAluminioSA (hereinafter referred to the 'INDAL') plan. It is understood that, INDAL Group, previously one of the world's five largest lighting manufacturers.

 December 15, Philips invested 25 million euros to build the wholesale China LED lighting center in Chengdu, to increase investment in China. In the past few years, Philips is the global layout of the depth of the LED lighting industry chain. In the field of lighting market segments, following the 2007 acquisition of ColorKinetics (the first company to produce complete integrated LED lighting system), the 2009 acquisition of New Zealand professional entertainment lighting company, Selecon, Italy LED lighting design company IltiLuceSpA acquired a force in 2010 (Group) Co., Ltd. (LEDs, traditional entertainment lighting and lighting control solutions for the design, manufacture and distributors).

    The field of drive control in lighting, Philips 2009, the acquisition of U.S. TeletrolSystems and Australia Dynalite re-acquisition of the Danish the Amplex company's street lights control of the business in 2010 as part of the Lighting Electronics business, and the existing Philips outdoor lighting business to provide support.

Recently, Samsung Electronics said it is considering buying LED joint venture formed by the rest of Samsung Electro-Mechanics, but has not yet made a final decision, did not disclose more details of the acquisition of aspects of time, offer. Samsung LED was founded in 2009 by Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electro-Mechanics to invest 290 billion won (about $ 200,000,000) formed from two companies 50:50.

    The Samsung overall LED business in the downturn of the industry into the unit from the upstream grain package to achieve vertical integration of downstream light bulbs, and play their own brand, displayed in the lighting field to challenge Osram, Philips first-line brand determination.

    Addition, an international lighting giant Osram are also stepping up the pace of integration of resources. Recently, Osram official announcement from the joint venture partners since November 9, 2011 acquisition of TraxonTechnologies, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to Traxon) the remaining shares. Osram relevant responsible person said, through this acquisition, the company will further enhance the strength of its fast-growing professional LED lighting solutions market.

    A few months ago, Osram has completed the planned acquisition of German the Siteco companies and technology companies Encelium. The Encelium the company's CEO AnthonyMarano said: 'Osram has become a leader in LED lighting solutions, whether it is in the modules, lighting, control, installation and maintenance services are among the leading plus the Encelium the software technology ability to forge a positive new growth strategy to achieve the existing and new markets to further penetrate.

    Germany Siteco company's acquisitions, the outside world generally believe that, consider to the company in the commercial and public place lighting the field of market advantage, combined with Traxon company to provide solutions in the store lighting, architectural lighting, entertainment and hotel lighting field, the future of Osram in professional The breakdown of lighting the field of market dominant position.

    From the international point of view, the international companies to accelerate the layout of the wholesale LED torches market through the acquisition and expansion, the internal integration means that the enterprise confidence in the future market of LED lighting.

As of 2010, 81 cities in China have been installing LED street lights over 500,000. China's policy on the promotion of LED street lights as follows:

First, China has released the "12th Five-Year Plan of the urban green lighting, the goal is to improve the quality and energy-saving standards of the city lighting, reducing lighting energy consumption, and greatly enhance urban green lighting and China LED lighting promotion. Accelerate the development of semiconductor lighting, renewable energy and other new products, new technology demonstration and extension work, to achieve the development pattern of urban lighting.

Second, China has launched a LED street lamps and solar integration demonstration project. LED street lamps and solar can be integrated, the reliability and efficiency of street lights in the integration of applications will increase. Yushu in Qinghai Province after the earthquake, the electric lighting of the entire city is almost entirely paralyzed, and only one main road, solar LED street lights in the epicenter of the earthquake and immortal, and thus rare lighting at night for the next rescue. If there is no solar LED lights, and some relief after the earthquake, there may be difficult to expand.

Third, to promote LED lighting demonstration project. Through the demonstration of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ministry of China Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Transport has launched a demonstration project of LED lighting applications, and improved a series of standards, such as the urban landscape lighting, street lighting, modify some outdated regulations that impede China LED Gadgets applications .

The fourth is the introduction of the mode of energy service companies, and promote the overall development of the LED street lamp market. Municipal services, the company's budget is limited, apply lighting modifications need to re-declare the increase in the budget cycle requires more than a year, and increase the financial burden. After the intervention of the energy service companies, municipal services, the company can not pay, only the savings under the tariff was placed under the energy service companies. China has introduced duty-free preferential policies for energy service companies, the banks are willing to loan to them, EMC combined with the LED is a good promotion model.

As the overheated investment in China has thousands of wholesale China LED lighting business. Foshan, for example, the number of the LED business development from double digits to more than 300 now, 80 percent of Foshan traditional lighting companies transferred to the LED industry.

However, last year, a series of SME failures, the plight of SMEs presented in front of people. The surface is a shortage of funds, but in-depth analysis, in fact, the technical deficiency caused can not be sustainable development. Products of these SMEs is low quality, short life, high maintenance cost, even if just swallow a sum of money, and immediately spit it out.

The listing is only a means, not an end, not the end. The company is listed, the pressure will be greater, only has the core technology for security, in order to come out on top in the capital markets.

    LED industry investment in the state of the Great Leap Forward in 2010, especially in the upstream industry chain, huge capital investment, based on the needs of up to expectations and low levels of repeat too much investment. LED industry in the second half of 2011 compared with a grim situation. LED industry outlook is bright, a lot of opportunities, but the light of the funding is not enough, the carrier of the investment must be a clear market positioning technology have obvious advantages, sound business management.

    Company to raise funds to complete and have plenty of money, should combine their situation, highlighting the advantages, gradually fill a vacancy should not be blind expansion. Materials, equipment, optical, thermal, or in manufacturing, design and other sectors, and only has some technical advantages so that can have a foothold.

Market research agency IMS Research states, regulations and electricity are steadily rising drive the LED lighting market is the rapid rise is expected to drive sales of power supply to reach four billion units by 2016, with a total of up to 10 billion dollars.

IMS senior market analyst at Ryan, Sanderson, said, to replace the residential use from low-power LED (Retrofit LED) light source and wholesale LED torches to LED full set of high-power commercial and industrial lighting such as street lights, all kinds of LED lighting solutions for applications demand is rapidly increasing.

The beginning of the development of the LED light source and lighting market, manufacturers face challenges in power electronics technical expertise, and thus open the doors of opportunity for power supply manufacturers. Sanderson pointed out that the new LED lighting power requirements, depending on power rating (Power Rating), the LED or the number of LED light string and use the environment design factor. These design requirements, plus LED lighting is currently no clear standards, LED lighting manufacturers need to hire professionals or power supply manufacturers, to strengthen the power electronics professional and technical.

It is worth noting that some large-scale LED lighting manufacturers such as Philips, through subsidiaries or the acquisition of power supply manufacturers to create the associated technical competence; makes some power supply manufacturers relegated to the situation of being acquired, in part the business opportunities of the power supply also these vertical integration of large companies are eating.

IMS Research, a market analyst Jonathon Eykyn said, with production line of the power supply LED lighting manufacturer, to seize the China LED lighting market can only be designed to be simple, low-cost and high demand products, such as the LED to replace the light source; in high power applications more complex power supply design, power supply outsourcing have actually more cost-effective. Accordingly, IMS Research forecasts that the power supply manufacturers will have more than half of the market share in 2016.

UK semiconductor manufacturers the Plessey ready to start the production of high brightness wholesale LED lighting products. Manufacturing will be adopted in a study by the University of Cambridge technology concern.

Plessey has a 6-inch wafer fab in Plymouth, UK, and the recent acquisition of a Cambridge University spin-off company CamGaN. Through this transaction, Plessey the CamGaN Company and silicon-based GaN (GaN-on-Silicon) LED wafers (epi wafer) manufacturing-related intellectual property rights and CamGaN three employees work for Plessey.

At this stage is uncertain Plessey will introduce what kind of products in this highly competitive, high-brightness LED market, Rye, that the processing of silicon die and the LED devices are likely. Can now be determined, Plessey intend to purchase a large number of metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor for large-scale production of wafers in their own factories.

Plessey's chief engineer John Ellis said, so far, high brightness LED grown on large size silicon substrates to achieve the biggest technical challenges faced in the commercialization of the lattice mismatches between GaN and silicon substrates. Plessey's GaN-on-si, new technology overcame this challenge by the Plessey technical expertise, and by 6 inches automated processing equipment that cost will reduce the advantages of high brightness LED lighting products to ensure that Plessey's leading position in the industry.

LED industry believe that the transfer to the silicon substrate to achieve low-cost, high yield, high-performance lighting applications, device manufacturing technology necessary evolution. But not everyone agrees.

Even so, the LED lights to replace the traditional light bulb still has a high cost. Humphreys, Professor, Cambridge, said: "At present, LED light bulbs cost £ 40, but we hope that by leaving the cost of LEDs grown on silicon substrates decreased five times."

In fact, the LED replacement lamp costs down quickly, which means that the Plessey will need to face an equally rapid changes in the cost targets. Market research firm IMS Research in the October 2011 report pointed out that a 60W wholesale LED Gadgets average retail price of $ 36, but its price up to $ 70 in Germany and in Taiwan, but less than 20 dollars.

Message of February 6, 2012, European Commission photoelectric listed as a key enabling technology, the European Commission is making great efforts to promote solid-state lighting (SSL) large-scale expansion in Europe, in order to reduce energy costs, and promote the LED light bulbs industry developments.

The European Commission is expected in 14% of the EU region the share of consumption of lighting in the world, accounting for 19%. But this proportion rising rapidly in European cities, the lighting of these areas accounted for half of the total electricity consumption, which means that the energy demand of the development of high-efficiency LED will have a major impact.

But in many cities government this awareness is not enough, some awareness of the city is facing other challenges. In the Green Paper, the Commission said: "A lot of cities are reluctant to solid-state lighting is widely used in the field of outdoor lighting, this is mainly because of the relatively high upfront investment costs and a tight annual budget of conflict. There are also some other reasons, such as quality certification system and the lack of specification development standards. "

For residential customers, there are similar difficulties. The European Commission said that sales and production of solid-state lighting will bring a revolution. The Green Paper proposes to provide financial incentives for residential customers to purchase and installation of solid-state lighting, and gas, power and communications, lighting can also be the form of services, rather than simply through the purchase of SSL light bulb. In this way, the lighting company can take on the cost of installation, and then return on investment from the savings in energy use.

AU Commission forecasts, lighting and services market to the intelligent lighting systems and services, the changes will have a major impact. A growing number of lighting companies will enter the lighting market, resulting in the lighting industry consolidation. Customized solutions will be the lighting industry is a growth opportunity.

Europe Philips and Osram, the two major world's leading lighting companies and the LED manufacturers, solid state lighting development is still relatively slow. The European Commission believes that other countries, especially China, Korea and Japan, the strong support of the government and national strategies to promote the wholesale LED Gadgets rapid development.

McKinsey & Company, a recent report shows that in 2010, the global lighting market size of about 52 billion euros, of which Europe accounted for nearly 30% of the share. 2020, the global lighting market will reach 88 billion euros, and then rising with the share of developing countries, only 25% in Europe.

The European Commission said that Europe must address the current barriers to the development of solid-state lighting and help the European lighting industry to stay ahead of global competitiveness.

        Osram and Philips is the main representative of the European lighting technology and industry, but in other countries outside Europe and the company is rapidly advancing the development of LED solid-state lighting, the European fear of being left behind.