LED market bleak South Korean companies complain incessantly

South Korea led LED leading manufacturers Samsung and Seoul semiconductor (Seoul Semiconductor) can not stop the market recession, the third quarter LED market performance just passable, worsening the future prospects of intense darkness without light.

Samsung LED third quarter revenue of 358 billion 200 million won (about $325 million), at the beginning of 2011 to the third quarter, the cumulative revenues of only 956 billion 200 million won (about $866 million), is expected to total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011 included approximately 2010 1 trillion and 320 billion won (about $1 billion 197 million) a. Samsung LED did not disclose the business interests of the third quarter, but it can be determined that the amount is much lower than the breakeven point, the expected high growth trend in early 2011, reaching less than half of the target.

Seoul semiconductor also published third quarter performance, revenue and operating profit respectively is 166 billion 100 million won (about $151 million) and 6 billion 800 million won (about $6 million 160 thousand and 800), compared to the same period in 2010 reduced by 40% and 85%, reduced by 20% and 62% compared with the second quarter. Seoul semiconductor revenue expectations, from the beginning of the 1 trillion and 100 billion won (about $998 million) was revised down to 735 billion won (about $667 million), operating profit more from 130 billion won (about $118 million) substantially revised to 34 billion won (about $30 million 838 thousand). Although turnover growth of nearly 20% compared to 2010, but decreased operating profit of $1/3.

Samsung LED and the operating status of the Seoul semiconductor poor performance, and the backlight module (Backlight Unit) market deterioration can not get rid of the relationship. Especially in the aftermath of the global economic crisis, the lighting market had to cut consumer demand. Seoul semiconductor executive Pei Chengxun (Translated) said that the current lighting industry accounted for the proportion of the overall revenue of Seoul semiconductor increased, is expected to achieve revenue and revenue in the future will gradually balance. However, it is difficult to predict the market boom, it is necessary to develop new technology and improve the production model, in order to promote the growth of enterprise performance.