Compound Semiconductor april 2010

LEDs  technology

Market analyst Strategies Unlimited predicts that the proportion of LEDs used for displays will grow substantially from 2009 (top) to 2012 (bottom)

The proportion of Taiwan’s LED production deployed in signs and displays will rise during the first few years of this decade. Credit: PIDA

Carbon-Reduction Action Plan, Taiwan’s central and local governments collaborated with a number of industry players. This led to an announcement in December 2008 to set up three exclusive demonstration areas, making it abundantly clear that the government wants to nurture the LED industry.

The three demonstration areas are located in Taipei city and include 228 Peace Park, Fuzhou Street and Nanyiang Street and its neighborhood. In 228 Peace Park, an LED lighting landscape, plus a garden control system and accessories, were adopted to showcase the impressive grand sight down at Kaidagelan Boulevard. Around Fuzhou Street, LED outdoor street bulbs were used to light up the roadway. In the neighborhood of Nanyiang Street LED lighting fixture were designed to beam down on the paving.

According to Chii-Ming Yiin, Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs, with years of subsidization from the government plus advanced technology improvement from business initiatives, the long-anticipated third revolution in lighting has arrived. Minister Yiin also claimed that Taiwan is leading the world in terms of LED production by volume, and it can drive the industry growth that began last year. What the government aims to contribute to this development is to draw up a well-arranged plan, including

national standards, enactment of regulations, and innovation awards programs.

In addition, according to Taipei City Government - one of the cities on the island that invests a great deal of money and effort in driving the environmental protection activities - the exclusive demonstration can act as a catalyst that spurs more effective follow-up commitments to energy- saving. Mayor Longbing Hao acknowledged that global warming is getting worse and will cause a great deal of harm, but this state of affairs can be mitigated if governments throughout the world, including Taipei, develop measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In Mayor Hao’s expectation, more than 140,000 incandescent streetlamps in Taipei city will soon be replaced with power-saving, LED-based bulbs.

According to LEDinside, an independent industry research institute based in Taiwan, the nation’s streetlight market offer a potential business opportunity valued at around NT $40-50 billion for local LED firms. The

According to Chii-Ming Yiin, Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs, with years of subsidization from the government plus advanced technology improvement from business initiatives, the long-anticipated third revolution in lighting has arrived

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