LED upstream operations of the major companies in the United States to build a new plant

Domestic suppliers factory expansion, construction and frequent movements, from north to south in a busy scene. Xiao Bian learned from foreign media, the original foreign manufacturers did not idle, Cree, ilumisys, BridgELux have also set up a new plant in the United states. What is the impact of this round of foreign plant movement will eventually bring about the impact of the country is not clear, but there is no doubt that the explosive taste of the battlefield is getting stronger.

Cree plans to invest 135 million to build 150-mm LED wafer production factory

Recently, Cree company has announced in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina (RTP:Research Triangle Park) to build a 150-mm LED wafer production factory, and is expected to 2013, the staff will be increased to more than 250.

The newly built LED wafer factory is located in Cree's existing Research Triangle Park, and Cree will produce 150-mm LED wafer, in terms of size, is more than two times the existing wafer. Cree said that with the increase in the number of single wafer LED, making LED lighting products more cost-effective. The newly built LED wafer production line is scheduled to be completed in the next few quarters, with the aim of introducing the first batch of products to be produced by June 2011.

According to an article in the Local Tech Wire article Cree said the company will invest $135 million for the construction of the new production line. In this article also mentioned, Cree is considering investing $392 million in the United States, Durham, North Carolina LED production, while also considering the preparation of production plants in China and Malaysia.

Ilumisys will set up a new plant in Michigan

Altair Engineering Company lighting company ilumisys has bought 136000 square meters of the site to build factories in Michigan, Troy. The plant will become the headquarters of ilumisys, research and development and future solid state lighting manufacturing business.

At the beginning of this year, ilumisys company has economic growth from the authority of the state of Michigan (the MEGA:Michigan Economic Growth Authority) received a sum of $4 million worth of tax deductions for research and development, Michigan LED lighting technology and solid-state lighting production and operation.

Will set up a new factory in the United States Livermore

According to the latest news in California said, maker of the LED (Bridgelux Inc. Bridgelux) will set up a new factory in the city of Livermore in California.

The company proposed at the beginning of this year, the company has moved to new premises in Livermore from Sunnyvale, Puri company headquarters and main manufacturing operations will be located in Livermore. Bridgelux enterprise marketing director Brian Fisher said that as of this year, the company has employed approximately 50 employees by the end of 2011, the company plans to add 100 employees.

Fisher said that the company will eventually have about 800 employees in Livermore inauguration, Fisher also said, the majority of our employees will be responsible for the production and manufacture of technical support work".