LED and traditional lighting spreads fell to two times the indoor lighting penetration or upgrade

It is reported that since 2013 the traditional lighting manufacturers began to LED lighting, downstream terminal application end price competition will be more intense, the LED and the traditional lighting price has been reduced to 1.5-2 times, is expected to promote the rapid increase of LED lighting penetration.

The industry said, 3-4 month LED backlight market demand began to flourish, the first LED packaging factory production has been close to full capacity, and with the domestic packaging factory in TV backlight chip supply chain, procurement is further more cost-effective to domestic manufacturers.

In March the backlight demand and lighting orders gradually peatlands drive, Taiwan LED packaging business revenue grew 23.5%, LED chip business revenue fell 9.3%; the industry believes that chip enterprise revenue decline was mainly, chip manufacturers to improve market share, EPISTAR, canyuan first plant in March revenues were flat year on year, enter the 2 quarter to full capacity.

In addition, the enterprise REFOND and Dongshan precision, Mason technologies, Jufei, nationstar optoelectronics packaging companies also began to TV manufacturers quantities, 3 April packaging companies close to full production at the same time, LED backlight chip purchase began to turn to the high cost of domestic enterprises, promote the enterprise to enhance the rate of boot chip.

In March Cree launched the first $9.99 6W450lm LED bulb lamp, LED energy-saving lamps and spread to 2 times, while domestic manufacturers will launch a retail price of $6.99 the bulb, the industry believes that the terminal retail price decline will lead to interior LED lighting to enhance the penetration.