Automotive LED huge market potential three giants have their own style

All LED headlights this upcoming Audi R8 will be equipped with AutomotivELighting (headlamp), which provided by OSRAM LED (OSRAM) and Lumileds. This will be followed by LexusLS600h, in front of the second models using LED. LexusLS600h Koito is used in the headlights and arias (Nichia) LED.

OSRAM, Nichia and Lumileds (the company for daytime running lights in (daytimerunninglights) LED is in a leading position) the three vendors in the LED technology in the forefront is not accidental, they control the global car market LED. In addition to the supply of headlights used LED, the three companies in the taillights and other high-value automotive LED market, in the dashboard and other car applications, but also the largest share.

The three companies with rich experience, and automotive applications than mobile phone, MP3 player and TV on LED durability and brightness (in some applications) have higher requirements, so that other suppliers to pose a challenge to the big three. Although Toshiba (Toshiba), Annwa (Avago) technology and Everlight and many other suppliers to the automotive industry sales of LED, but its sales less.

Market research company IMSResearch in its report estimated that OSRAM is the largest supplier, in 2007 23% share in the LED light vehicle market, followed by Lumileds and Nichia, the share was 16%. However, Lumileds and Nichia largely do not compete with each other. IMS analyst explained: Lumileds LED is mainly used for off the shelf applications, while Nichia's LED mainly for car applications. And there are regional differences in their supply chain, for example, Nichia in Europe to sell car oriented applications LED is not much, and OSRAM is very strong in the market (both inside and outside the car application). "

In the next 10 years, with the field of competition from the car and the car taillight used to that situation may change. Lumileds, OSRAM and Nichia all offer high brightness and high quality LED, these products are very suitable for front lighting applications. Due to the next 10 years, the market potential of the headlights LED huge, need to wait and see which giants, or even outside the giants of the manufacturers, in and in 2009 the most limelight and win the most headlights market.

Source: International Electronic Business