The Backlit Demand Increases - 2013 LED Chip Price Decline Reduces

To benefit from the demand for large-size TV and direct type LED-backlit LCD TV Product warming, LED chip price decline this year less than in previous years, the reduction from 20%, Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy LED chip plant operating pressure slightly slowed.

Epistar general manager Zhou Ming Jun, backlight chip products offer fall further limited space, although the first quarter is traditionally the low season, entering the season with the second quarter in succession, however, demand is expected to rebound, prices should also have some supporting role.

Zhou Ming Chun pointed out that South Korean companies Attacking LED lighting action is positive, and the South Korean companies also often take the lead in price competition, so the decline in value of the pressure of the lighting chip but rather greater than the backlight chip.

Insiders pointed out that, although Taiwan LED chip factory competitive force is still leading Korea, but competition in the packaging factory, the South Korean companies leading in Taiwan, including Seoul Semiconductor (SeoulSemiconductor) and LG (LG) under the LGIT, even also take the lead in bargain .
South Korean companies recently Attacking Japan LED lamp market at a low price strategy, it also raised the Japanese manufacturers rushed to find Taiwanese manufacturers fight against South Korea to form another form associated the table Kanghan phenomenon. In addition, a research organization pointed out that, the Korean brand late last year also the United States and Europe and the United States push low-cost LED bulbs products, and almost the lowest in the market.

However, the next another may affect the quotation trend variable is LED manufacturers in mainland production carve out the situation. Packaging factory, LED chips prices, or signs of decline, especially in the low-power and medium-power part, because this is the the mainland manufacturers market competition, and therefore decline in value often than the high power products to the more obvious.