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The most recent issue also tracks LED consumption by panel supplier in the notebook, monitor and TV markets where LG Display consumed the most LEDs in notebooks in Q3’10 and is expected to lead in Q4’10. In monitors, LG also led in Q3’10, but Samsung is expected to lead in Q4’10. In TVs, Samsung led in Q3’10 and is expected to lead in Q4’10. Samsung led in total LED consumption in Q3’10 and is expected to lead in Q4’10 at over 2B LEDs while LG Display is expected to lead for all of 2010 at nearly 6B LEDs consumed.
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Formosa Epitaxy LED Wafer Plant Operational
The Taiwan-funded mainland plant in Yangzhou currently accommodates 25 MOCVD reactors. The plant specializes in LED manufacturing for backlighting, consumer electronics and general lighting.
A plant in Yangzhou invested by Taiwan LED locomotive Formosa Epitaxy formally began operations on December 18, 2010.
The new plant has registered capital of about CNY 600 million, with first-phase investment of CNY 1.2 billion, and mainly specializes in the production of LED wafers that are mainly used in flat-panel TVs, consumer electronics, and lighting.
Twenty-five MOCVD reactors have been installed, and the number is expected to reach 50 by the end of 2011. At that time, the plant will become the largest Taiwan-based LED wafer plant in Mainland China. The local governments in Mainland China granted 40% to 60% subsidies to the equipment purchase and the city government of Yangzhou offered subsidies of about 52% of the total investment.
Wan Dianfu, the chairman of the Shenzhen LED industry federation, disclosed that the plants in mainland currently planned to import about 1,466 MOCVD tools. This is equivalent to the total imported worldwide in 2006.
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E&A LED Facility To Bring Jobs to Central Texas
The plant will produce energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lights. Construction is expected to begin early 2011 and take six months to complete.
Energy & Automation (E&A) will break ground on a 30,000-square-foot facility to manufacture and assemble LEDs (light emitting diodes) in the Luling Business/Industrial Park on U.S. Highway 183 in Luling, Texas.
The new site will be called LED Manufacturing Inc. and provide energy-efficient, long-lasting lights for residential, commercial and industrial consumers across the country.
“We look forward to putting people to work producing the highest-quality LEDs on the market which will reduce consumer energy costs and decrease the number of future power plants,” says Energy & Automation COO Greg Klepper. The company is leasing a 12,000-square-foot site in Luling during construction, expected to begin early 2011 and take six months to complete.
Luling Mayor Mike Hendricks says E&A will create much-needed jobs and help stimulate the Central Texas economy while building environmentally friendly products. The company will hire 50 employees initially with plans to potentially double the workforce in 12 months. “Luling offers a talented workforce, a convenient location and a business environment conducive to a company’s success,” he says. “We look forward to supplying the country with a new generation of green energy through LED Manufacturing Inc. in Luling.”
The City of Luling and the Luling Economic Development Corporation teamed together with E&A to construct the manufacturing facility, working in conjunction with the Texas Department of Agriculture to secure a Texas Capital Fund Real Estate loan to help finance the project.
“The Texas Capital Fund is a smart investment that rejuvenates the economies of Texas communities,” Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said. “This award will help enhance economic development in Luling, proving that great things are possible when
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