LEDs ♦ news digest ProPhotonix has a new joint
broker XCAP Securities has been appointed as joint broker by ProPhotonix
ProPhotonix Limited, a designer and manufacturer of LED light engines and laser diode modules, has appointed XCAP Securities plc as its joint broker with immediate effect.
ProPhotonix Limited, headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire, is an independent designer and manufacturer of diode-based laser modules and LED systems for industry leading OEMs and medical equipment companies.
In addition, the Company distributes premium diodes for Opnext, QSI, Ondax, Sanyo and Sony. The Company serves a wide range of sectors including the machine vision, industrial inspection, defence, sensors, and medical markets.
ProPhotonix has offices and subsidiaries in the U.S., Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
LED market revenues to peak
before the saturation Between 2013 and 2017, market penetration is expected to grow from 2% to around 10% in 2014 and 25% by 2017
The value of the market for HB-LEDs used in general lighting applications is likely to peak in 2017 before dropping away as the cost of the technology falls sharply.
That’s according to IMS Research market analyst Jamie Fox, who told delegates at a euroLED event, that the “best years” for LED vendors selling into the general lighting market would be 2013 - 2017.
Over that period, market penetration is expected to grow massively from its current unit level of around 2%, to 10% in 2014 and 25% by 2017. And although the cost of LEDs is likely to fall quickly over the next five years, that won’t be enough to hold back the value of the market for LED chips in general lighting until after 2017, Fox indicated.
But from 2018, saturation will take over and the falling prices of LEDs, combined with reduced rates of lamp replacement thanks to their long lifetime, will see the market for LEDs used in general lighting begin shrinking.
Speaking at the same event, European marketing director at chip producer Bridgelux, Tom van den Bussche, said that the switch to a Silicon platform would cut costs by 75%. This would be partly through the lower price of Silicon, but also through enabling a larger (8-inch) platform that takes advantage of obsolete Silicon wafer manufacturing fabs whose owners have now largely moved on to 12-inch Silicon.
Van den Bussche added that Bridgelux, fresh from another $20
million injection of venture funding that brings its total capital raised to more than $200 million, could be in production with GaN-on-Silicon LEDs by the end of this year.
Tom van den Bussche and Jamie Fox will be giving more in depth expert opinions on the future of LEDs at this year’s euroLED conference, between 13th and 14th June, NEC, Birmingham, UK.
Van den Bussche was on this year’s euroLED advisory board, which helped to build the conference agenda, bringing together a great line up of speakers to discuss market forecasts, new technology launches, regulations and standards and much more.
Other speaking companies include Philips Lumileds, Nichia, Osram, Cree, GE Lighting, European Commission, Luckgar, Forge Europa, Tridonic, Future Lighting Solutions, City University, LUX-TSI LTD and Helvar.
Aucksun Opto orders five Aixtron reactors to make HB- LEDs
The company says it will return to Aixtron in the future to help with its plans for ramping up the production of gallium nitride based materials
Aixtron SE has a big MOCVD system order from Huaian Aucksun Optoelectronics Technology based in China.
The new customer, Aucksun Opto, has placed a contract for five Aixtron multiwafer MOCVD systems which will be dedicated to the growth of GaN-based materials for HB-LEDs.
The order for two AIX 2600G3 IC reactors, both in a 49 x 2-inch wafer configuration, and three AIX2800G4 reactors, each in a 60 x 2-inch wafer configuration, was placed in the first quarter of 2012 and delivery will take place in the second quarter of 2012.
Kai Chen, General Manager of Aucksun Opto, comments, “We are familiar with the very high quality of service and equipment we can expect to receive from Aixtron, and their MOCVD systems will provide the perfect solution for the development and production of wafer materials for HB-LEDs. This is an
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