White LED is authorized popular off the market price war?

Recent European lighting and LED maker Osram (OSRAM) to Taiwan again released white light is authorized, Taiwan manufacturers have 4 won the OSRAM authorized, plus the day before Li Zhou made Japanese manufacturers of phosphor supply power, Taiwan has a total of 5 companies from the white patent threat. In the case of white light authorized everyone, the industry therefore doubt that this initiative represents the white light market will therefore be booming door? A number of manufacturers to invest in white light may lead to price war?

It is understood, past Taiwan manufacturers because of white patent issues, not international white product launch, only a handful have relatively white OSRAM authorized manufacturers. Today, after the other packaging plant was authorized by the white light, many people believe that the LED packaging factory to obtain white light authorization, white light products can also be immediately contributed to the performance of the results, the impact of the white light LED market stability. Since Taiwan and South Korean manufacturers have entered the white LED market, white LED prices have continued to decline for five consecutive quarters. According to media reports, 7-9 monthly wholesale price of LED white light 30-36 yen per unit price, down about 5% compared to 4-6. Prices are down 30% from a year earlier in the year to, compared with two years ago, with a gap of 50%.

White LED was once dominated by Japanese manufacturers, but after entering the Taiwan and South Korean manufacturers, the more serious the price competition. But for the price of white LED changes, but also the industry believes that there is still a long way to go from the empowerment to the benefits, this may not affect the stability of the white light LED market in the short term.

Ye Yinfu, chairman of the board said that the white light licensing process to make white light products are also stuck with a lot of technology, design, efficiency, and even a lot of problems with the blue light crystal. He even believes that billions of light from the white light has not yet fully exposed the effectiveness of empowerment. And at the end of last year, OSRAM white light authorized by the macro Qi, also believes that the contribution of white light to the fourth quarter of this year will be fermented.

Some of the packaging industry also believes that with the phosphor, how to rely on their own technology and can be made with Nichia white brightness compared to the product, there is a certain threshold, but also depends on their good fortune. White light products in the market, the demand has not been rapid growth. Therefore, from the light product price competition into a great distance.

But people in the industry, although white is authorized, got a white ticket market, but OSRAM the ticket price is not low, the past LED packaging industry was once a cart to describe OSRAM licensing fees for many, it is understood that OSRAM white authorization must first pay a $200 million licensing fee and then each shipment of product, price of 4-7% pumping Premium Plus OSRAM to buy fluorescent powder, the price is not every packaging factory can bear. Therefore, although the white LED market moves frequently, but the short-term market is still stable.