LED prospects are bright, the US and Japan governments strongly support LED development

Due to its obvious advantages in energy efficiency and environmental friendliness, LED technology is being applied more and more. In particular, the recent ban on the sale of incandescent lamps in the United States, Canada and Europe has LED to an upsurge in the replacement of LED lighting equipment, thus stimulating market demand growth. At present, overseas enterprises are generally optimistic about the development prospect of LED lighting market in 2014, and it is expected that this field will become the focus of future business and growth momentum. US government support increased. Starting in 2014, the United States and Europe will gradually ban 40 W-60W incandescent bulb. This policy has enabled LED lighting products to be more widely used and stimulated LED lighting manufacturers to accelerate production and further increase LED lighting penetration. At present, the U. S. government is gradually increasing its support for LED lighting, and by increasing subsidies for lighting products with Energy Star certification, the price of LED lamps will drop. The US Energy Star project has been implemented since 1992 to guide consumers to choose energy-efficient products. Consumers who purchase Energy Star products will enjoy tax cuts or direct subsidies from the project. In this context, the us led manufacturer Cree (CREE) Other companies are optimistic about the development of LED lighting market in 2014, and expect the sales growth of replacement lamps to become the next business focus and growth momentum. Cree is a major LED product manufacturer in the United States. It was established in 1987 and listed on the Nasdaq market in 1993. Its lighting products have material technology and advanced white light technology, which is in the position in the industry. Cree will release its last quarter earnings report on January 21. The company expects revenue to increase to 4-in the last quarter, boosted by strong demand for LED lighting-4. $0. 2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24, gross profit reached 38, an increase of 1. 8 percentage points. In the past year, the stock price of Cree has risen by 85, and the current market value has reached 7. 5 billion US dollars. In Europe, where the market is relatively mature, although there is no large-scale subsidy policy for LED industry, the high local electricity price makes there a continuous demand for commercial lighting and outdoor building situational lighting applications. Industry insiders expect that the market will continue to show steady growth in the next few years with the influence of the comprehensive ban on incandescent lamps. Major LED lighting companies in Europe include Osram (OSRAM). The company was once a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens and left Siemens system for independent development in last July. Its products are widely used in public places, offices, factories, homes and automobile lighting fields. The company's share price listed in Frankfurt has risen 94. 5% in the past year. Japan's early penetration rate is high. In Japan, where the energy crisis is particularly prominent, the growth rate of the LED industry is amazing. As early as 1998, Japan started the 21st century Light Plan, an industrialization project, and became one of the early countries that issued policies to support LED development. In addition, Japan is also a country that has banned incandescent lamps. With the large-scale support of the Japanese government, the LED industry has developed rapidly, and the penetration rate of LED lighting products has increased at an exponential rate. Especially on 2011. After the 11 earthquake, with the promotion of energy-saving measures caused by the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, the penetration rate of LED lighting in Japan has increased significantly. According to statistics, the current penetration rate of LED bulbs in Japan is 60-70, high. Japan's representative LED lighting manufacturer is Riya chemical (Nichia). The company was established in 1956, developed the world's blue LED in 1993, and subsequently realized ultraviolet- The commercialization of yellow nitride LED and white LED has greatly expanded the application field of LED. South Korea, which also relies heavily on energy imports, also regards energy conservation as one of its important development strategies, thus paying more attention to the development of LED industry. In particular, as one of the largest mobile phone producing countries, South Korea's domestic demand for mobile phone backlights has driven the development of its LED industry. Among the three major LED manufacturers in South Korea, Samsung LED and LGInnotek are backed by Samsung and LG, respectively. Although Seoul Semiconductor Company is relatively independent, it is not inferior in the technical field, acriche, introduced by the company in recent years, is a semiconductor lighting technology that can be directly applied to AC plugs without converter.