LED backlight prices continue to fall into the era of meager profit foregone conclusion

According to the survey report ledinside latest price display, the first quarter of 2011 by the market demand to warm as fast as expected, and the influence of large size panel and LED lighting inventory adjustment and other factors, LED products continue to face pressure drop, including the size of backlight and lighting applications of LED grain and packaging products, the first quarter price fell almost across but at present, the price may not be the lowest point (expected follow-up LED backlight and low period). Show that in 2011 the size of the LED backlight products continue to move towards the low profit stage is a foregone conclusion.

Although from the beginning of March this year, the purchasing power of LED backlight has gradually increased, the market is expected to decline in the second quarter of this year, LED prices should be slowed down. However, LEDinside believes that with the second half of the new capacity out of LED grain, many LED manufacturers in mainland capital plus the ability of low order LED chip and package has improved a lot, estimation part of LED backlight products will set off a wave of more intense price competition.

As for the high-power LED lighting applications market, LEDinside pointed out that the short term there is still downward pressure quotes. At present, the focus is on Japan's post disaster reconstruction needs, whether in the second half of 2011 fermentation, at the same time, governments in the energy saving and emission reduction pressure, whether it will launch another wave of energy-saving subsidy policy.

According to the survey, the first quarter of this year, the average decline in the price of LED grain 15%-20%, but in accordance with the size and specifications are different, the price decline is different, some small size LED grain prices fell even more than 30%.

LED package, LED package price decline in backlight applications is also inconsistent, the TV backlight using LED package products or up to 10%-15%, high power LED packaging lighting applications due to the inventory adjustment effect, price decline in more than 15%-20%.

However, notebook NB and monitor Monitor applications LED packaging fell by about 3%-5%, the decline is lighter, mainly because the relevant product specifications tend to mature, coupled with the past two years, the price has fallen to the bottom. Mobile phone backlight LED package price decline in the first quarter is only about 3%, the main demand is stable, only affected by seasonal adjustments.