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Germany in the automotive semiconductor market, which play an important role in the global market share of 1/4. Trade and investment institutions set up by the German government expert, Jonathan Schoo, compared with Asia or the United States, Germany, the semiconductor market is more diverse,automotive and industrial semiconductor performance is excellent, and the growth of promising LED lighting. The auto industry to go (2011) Annual arranged 37% of semiconductor sales in Germany accounted for 24% of industrial applications, data technology (server / IT network) accounted for 27%, communications, consumer electronics only account for 9% of 3%.

Europe as a whole, the two types of semiconductors for automotive and industrial last year’s fastest-growing, the extent of 7.3% and 5.2%, the needs of both are from Germany. LED lighting sales in Germany,2010-2016′s estimated to grow by 25 percent, which will drive demand for semiconductors. Subsidiary of Siemens (Siemens) OSRAM OSRAM GmbH, LED lighting giant, the size of the global lighting business after Philips (Philips).

Cree said, the company’s new XT-E LED and the earlier advent of the new silicon carbide (SiC) technology platform, to solve the biggest obstacle to large-scale deployment of LED lighting applications — the initial investment cost.

Cree new XT-E LED lumens per watt (lumens per watt, LPW) performance than the company’s existing with XLamp XP-E LEDs more than double in the temperature of 85 ° C up to 350mA current conditions 148LPW. XT-E LED size is only 3.45mm x 3.45mm, available in almost all types of lighting applications.

Cree said the XT-E white LED is the next generation of Cree, Inc. XP-E high-efficiency LED products, because customers with the development of the components of the lighting system, this requires only 3,000 hours of XT-E LED LM-80 test data, can Energy Star compliant, rather than the conventional 6,000-hour test. XT-E LED come out, Cree further breakthroughs in the field of lighting obstacles to innovative products accelerate customer adoption of LED speed.

Cree, 350mA, 85 ℃, the XT-E white LED provides 148 lumens and 148LPW cold white (6000 K) performance, or 114 lumens and 114LPW the warm white (3000 K) performance. The new components are now available for sampling, and is already in production.

LED after another import indoor and outdoor lighting market, LED lighting prices also declined substantially, but the uneven quality has also led to numerous problems, it was noted around one after another set of LED lighting specifications, a number of mandatory lighting standard from 2012 onwards on the road, will be expected to speed up the elimination of malignant inferior competition, thereby bringing about the LED lighting market reshuffle effect.

LED lighting applications has become increasingly common and diverse, the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Bureau of Standards in recent years have worked a number of LED lighting standards, norm-setting pace of following LED street leading countries in the world announced the end of 2010, enacted three common LED interior light standard, including LEDT8 straight tube lamp, LED Spotlights light steel frame light (including flat-panel lights), the industry pointed out that the relevant standards has been set, but the LED street lamp After years of promotion, until 2012 is expected to expand the installation, as the Government import slowly add to budgeting operations, is estimated to be 2013 to 2014 is expected to release procurement tenders.

However, due to regional differences in climate and environment is too large, industry standards have not yet entered the national standards project despite the development of LED industry in full swing, by province respective dominant promote regional LED lighting standards established, but according to the Development and Reform Commission recently LED lighting technical specifications, indoor LED downlight is expected to grant financial program technical specifications finalized in 2012 under the impetus of the continent’s second Five-Year Plan, the Central announced LED interior lighting is expected to expand the implementation of priority projects.

As for the LED lighting products enter the EU must be certified by CE, while taking into account the electromagnetic radiation on the human body may cause harm to the EU also announced in 2013, to enforce the standards of the human body electromagnetic radiation safety norms.

With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in October 2011, the new version of the solid-state lighting and light products listed on the specification, the industry pointed out that the recent concern of the LM-80 light decay test, expected to be enforced from April 2012 onwards, in the new specification on the road, the future North American market, lighting manufacturers will give priority to buy validated by the LM-80 LED products into the U.S. market in the future, for non-validation of the Taiwan LED packaging and grain plants, terrorism will be subjected to hinder.

Subject to the LM-80 light fades verify 6,000 hours of testing, time-consuming as long as six to eight months, part of the LED industry is of the view that the LED product specifications and technology with each passing day, after as long as several months, LED lighting verification standards may turn to change, therefore this certification still hold doubts, but the Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute, said that the LM-80 is considered the ticket to enter the U.S. market, manufacturers must report certificate issued by the LM-80 (LED lumen maintenance) trials in order to achieve the Energy Star label, North America Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has also set out the LM-80 light attenuation testing standards, not only for the LED application products provide measurement standards, to provide consumers with quality assurance, will become common testing standards in the world.

According to the China Semiconductor Industry Association, February 6, the LED manufacturer Cree has slowed down the pace of the transfer to the larger wafer fabrication, in order to maintain a higher plant utilization and profitability.

Although the LED lighting market is growing, but still in its infancy, the excess of the LED chip supply chain inhibited the overall demand and caused prices fell.

Cree has already begun the transfer of wafers from 100mm (4 inches) to 150mm (6 inches), which will help to strongly increase production and productivity, and lower chip prices. But Cree CEO ChuckSwoboda said will delay the transfer in order to control costs. Transfer to the larger wafer manufacturing is expected to be in the next three to six quarters.

Cut-off in the 2011 Christmas, the last three months, Cree has achieved a total revenue of $ 304 million, an increase of 18%, mainly due to the Cree recently acquisition a RuudLighting of. However, the Cree LED product sales in the period fell 8 percent.

The quarter, the Cree lighting products sales reached $ 95.7 million in the quarter between the acquisition of Ruud Lighting sales of approximately $ 20 million.

Swoboda said: “The second quarter results reflect our lighting product lines, strong and indoor and outdoor product sales strong growth in this continuing difficult market environment, the results prove that our strategy is feasible.”

LED manufacturer SemiLEDs said, a very significant trend of the emerging market for solid state lighting a sharp decline in the average selling price of the LED chips continued. This is good news to potential consumers, help to improve the application of LED products in the field of general lighting, but the chip maker is significantly adverse.

Decline in LED chip prices caused Cree Cree announced its GAAP net income of $ 12.1 million, compared with $ 49.8 million a year ago, a substantial decline. The gross profit margin dropped to 35 percent from 47 percent in the same period last year.

Swoboda admitted that the market is indeed more difficult, he expected sharp decline in the average selling price of the LED chip will allow some manufacturers in the industry to be eliminated. Swoboda said: “Although the LED market situation is difficult to make our results as the previous year, but also stimulated the lumen reduction in the prices, and promote the adoption of the LED, and may force the weaker vendors to integrate or exit the market.”

Swoboda also introduced the the Cree latest products XLampXB-D. XLampXB-D size is half of the previous product, the lumens price is available on the market before the LED twice, can significantly reduce system cost in almost all lighting applications. XLampXB-D Cree traditional SiC substrates, cold white can achieve up to 139 lumens per watt, warm white light can be achieved up to 107 lumens per watt. Swoboda said the XB-D is released by the Cree in the past two years, the most important of the LED chip. Cree plans in June (the current fiscal year last month) will be the first XLampXB-D chip commercial design into production.

U.S. President Barack Obama to actively promote green energy policy advocates to invest 150 billion dollars to expand the green building program for 10 years, to encourage research and development of clean energy, and its vision to create the United States to become the global benchmark of scientific and technological power. Development of zero-energy building (the Zero Energy, Building) is one of the goals of the U.S. government energy policy …

Luminous efficiency of warm white LED components on the market in 2010 to 93 lm / W, slightly lower than the set target of 96 lm / W in the development plans of the U.S. Department of Energy 11, but higher than the 10-year version of the development plan set a goal of 90 lm / W . U.S. Department of Energy is expected to warm white LED components luminous efficiency of 253 lm / W in 2020, 2.72 times the market in 2010 luminous efficiency of warm white LED components.

U.S. Department of Energy in the 2011 version of the solid-state lighting development program to provide warm white LED components foundry target price from $ 18/2010 klm, 2012 to $ 7.5 / klm to the 2015 and 2020 were reduced to $ 2.2 / klm and $ 1 / klm.

Luminous efficiency of cold white LED components on the market in 2010 to 124 lm / W, lower than the set target of 134 m / W in the development plans of the U.S. Department of Energy program, it is expected that in 2012, cold white LED components luminous efficiency of 176 lm / W in 2015 to 224 lm / W, up to 258 lm / W to 2020, 2010 products, the actual luminous efficiency more than 2 times.

The plan is expected to cold white LED components OEM price from $ 13 in 2010 / klm 2012 to $ 6 / klm, a drop of 53.8 percent in 2015 amounted to $ 2 / klm, lower and lower until 2020 when $ 1 / klm.

Due to technical development, the luminous efficiency more rapidly than expected, the U.S. Department of Energy in the 2011 development plan set by the warm white LED components luminous efficiency, luminous efficiency of cold white LED components, the annual target compared with the previous version to upgrade, and cut warm white LED components OEM target price for each year.

February 1, the U.S. Department of Energy has released the latest last two years, the Maiha Dayton FDR Drive LED lighting research table. The study revealed that LED lighting is longer than high pressure sodium lighting life and low cost, but the actual return process is long. Test data show that the LED lighting than high pressure sodium lighting to save 26-57% of energy. But the initial investment costs are high, test lamps generally return period of 8-16 years!

In 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation selected four companies (LSI Industries, the LED Roadway Lighting, Elumen Lighting, Networks, and the Beta LED) LED lamps on the Roosevelt fast-track installation and testing of investigation. After two years of survey data shows that the highest output of the high pressure sodium lamp lumens can reach 13003lm, the output of the LED lamps lumens 6296-8181lm, but tests have shown better beam control of the LED lamps.

Organized by Reed Exhibitions Japan in the fourth next-generation lighting technology exhibition (Lighting Japan), Toshiba LED Business Division Director and Koji Sato said, LED lighting 311 in Japan after the earthquake of 2011 to accelerate the popularization, LED light bulb sales in 2011 the amount was revised to 31 million pieces, more than originally estimated four percent.

Koji Sato said the Japanese government subsidies for energy-saving products, and also in the consumer side of the purchase grant, vigorously push from central to local government, LED has a long life and environmentally friendly energy-saving advantages of LED lighting market in Japan is expected to continue a high turnover to grow.

He believes that the original 2011 estimated market size of Japanese LED bulb about 22 million pieces, after the earthquake, people redevelopment, change the purchase of numerous LED bulbs, estimated sales this year will reach 31 million units, growing Sichengyishang. Toshiba LED Bulb 2011 monthly sales from 2.8 million in June, a substantial growth in sales in December to 4.8 million, the annual growth rate is three-fold increase.

Replace traditional light bulbs with the growing popularity of the market, LED lighting will be toward the future with combination of building materials, and intelligent control of high value-added trends.

Provide data and analysis software patent analysis of Japanese Patent Result announced, LED lighting, the analysis showed that the relevant patent, Sharp in the field, “the overall strength of the patent,” ranked in the first place. Section 2 of Nichia Chemical Industries, No. 3 Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands.

The 1993 survey targeted at the end of November 2011 in Japan Patent Office patents related to open 7822. Patent Result of the company’s own use of indicators in the “now” and “the end of 2008,” two time points assessed for a patent. Assessment results show that Sharp in 2008 ranked No. 5, is now top of the list

Patent Result worth noting that the company is CCS company. Although the number of patent applications the company is only 39, but more concerned about the high of the patent, the overall strength of the No. 11. In addition, Toshiba Lighting Technology from 45th in 2008 to No. 7, a small silk production run by No. 24 to No. 15 in rankings are significantly increased.

Global LED manufacturing equipment spending 36% surge in 2011, it is expected in 2012 will decline 18%. The agency said that in 2012 the global LED will reach monthly capacity of 2 million wafers (calculated in 4-inch wafers), representing a 27% increase in 2011.

MOCVD market after several years of rapid expansion, expected 2012 sales of 40% will be greatly reduced, thereby allowing the overall LED equipment spending the first decline in five years. In addition, non-MOCVD equipment expenditures (particularly lithography, etching, testing and packaging equipment) will rise in 2012, mainly due to production line manufacturers began to improve efficiency and improve product design.

Although the 2011 high-brightness LED solid state lighting market demand continued to rise, but for LCD TV backlight HB-LED (40% of the total application market) growth is as expected. According to industry estimates, by 2020 global sales of used solid-state LED lighting from the current $ 2.5 billion to over $ 30 billion big.

The agency predicted that mainland China’s LED 2012 equipment spending will reach $ 719 million, ranking the highest in all regions; secondly Taiwan (3.21 million), Japan (3.00 million) and South Korea (2.60 million). 2012, Taiwan’s LED production capacity accounted for 25% of the world, followed by the mainland (22%). In the new plant, the 2012 global total of 29 new LED plant, expected by 2012 there will be another 16 new plants on line.

U.S. President Barack Obama to actively promote green energy policy, advocates launched a U.S. $ 150 billion investment in 10 years of green building program to encourage development of clean energy, and its vision to build the U.S. as the global benchmark for green technology power. Development of zero-energy buildings (Zero Energy Building) for the U.S. government’s energy policy objectives …

2010 warm white LED devices on the market for the luminous efficiency 93 lm / W, slightly lower than the 11 version of the U.S. Department of Energy Development Plan set out 96 lm / W target, but higher than the 10-year version of the development plan targets 90 lm / W . U.S. Department of Energy 2020 is expected to warm white LED luminous efficiency of device 253 lm / W, the market for the 2010 warm white LED luminous efficiency of 2.72 times the component.

U.S. Department of Energy in 2011 edition of solid-state lighting development plans, setting warm white LED OEM components from the 2010 target price of $ 18 / klm, from 2012 down to $ 7.5 / klm, 2015 and 2020 were reduced to $ 2.2 / klm and $ 1 / klm.

On the market in 2010 cold white LED luminous efficiency of device 124 lm / W, lower than the U.S. Department of Energy Development Plan set 134 m / W target, plan, expected in 2012, when the cold white LED luminous efficiency of 176 lm components / W, in 2015 to 224 lm / W, up to 2020, when 258 lm / W, the actual luminous efficiency of the product in 2010 more than 2 times.

The plan is expected to cool white LED components from the OEM price of 2010 $ 13 / klm, from 2012 down to $ 6 / klm, a drop of 53.8% in 2015 up to $ 2 / klm, lower and lower by 2020 to $ 1 / klm.

As the technology development, luminous efficiency faster than expected, the U.S. Department of Energy Development Plan in 2011, set warm white LED luminous efficiency of components, cold white LED luminous efficiency of each component compared with the previous version of the annual target upgrade and downgrade the annual warm-white LED target price OEM components.