Some thoughts on the LED bidding project of three ministries and commissions

In August 30, 2010, the national development and Reform Commission Office, office of housing and urban construction department and the office of the Ministry of transportation jointly issued the "notice concerning the organization to declare the semiconductor lighting application demonstration project, and in November 10th the semiconductor lighting products should be open tender for demonstration projects attracted a total of 94 finalists. Home lighting production enterprises from all over the country to participate in the competition, 28 companies shortlisted. The tender has aroused extensive attention. It is the national level following the "ten city lights" pilot demonstration project to promote the application and demonstration of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and promote a specific measures of health and orderly development of the semiconductor lighting industry, whether it is from the choice of products or indicators to determine the industry that has a wind vane significance. But behind the tender also exposed a lot of problems, in this regard, Nanjing Aladin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. vice president of LED technology to fly to wake up with its unique insights.

Bidding is a assault exam candidates uneven Technology

Judging from the bidding situation, many manufacturers involved in bidding, many enterprises have reached the requirements of the tender, but many manufacturers did not meet the requirements. The problem may be mainly technical indicators did not meet the requirements, which reflects the difference in the level of technology of each company, which has been released several times before the product inspection statistics can also be seen. This shows that the application of the product is not a simple assembly, there is a difference in the level of technology, we have to recognize the reality of the objective situation. LED lighting application is a system application, including the structure, electronics, materials, devices, optics and lighting technology. And the product of the great span of the tender, the requirements are different, to be successful in this bid, it must have a comprehensive understanding of the relevant knowledge and grasp, which can be said to be a surprise exam.

There are many factors affecting the results of the tender, the most important may be the usual accumulation of technology companies. LED lighting start time is not long, many enterprises to understand some basic principle and application after that master LED lighting way, with the idea of people or companies can easily into errors, it is key time that can't do anything, and I do not know where the problem.

At present the development of the whole industry is very fast, each enterprise will feel that resources are not enough, the mobility of personnel is also very large, the attitude of knowledge to talent is still at the level of manufacturing enterprises. Now is the technology and capital competition, more and more enterprises if we can early some standing in LED lighting is to treat this tender, a new industry highly respect talents, increase the technological input, there may be more manufacturers can enter the list.

From the winning list, the majority of enterprises focus on street lights, tunnel lights, which represents the application of LED products in the domestic promotion we can have the opportunity to see the main products and business models in the field of municipal engineering. In other projects, there is no clear way to promote the application of the idea, which also requires some government support and guidance on other types of products in the market direction of exploration.

Advantages and disadvantages of high index

From the tender requirements, the national level has been placed on the LED lighting products with high expectations, hoping that its technical indicators can reach the international advanced level and can replace the current mainstream lighting sources and lamps. LED lighting industry enterprises need to adapt to this expectation, consider how to pay attention to the performance and quality of attention from the production, how to strengthen the accumulation of technology, improve product performance and quality.

The technical specifications of this tender represent the requirements for high performance and high quality lighting products. From the lighting point of view, the mainstream of LED products in the future should have to meet this requirement. From the LED industry, we present the technical indexes of the mainstream LED light source of the particles themselves also have a great deviation and high quality lighting, not only reflected in the light effect, color range, color tolerance requirements and color index requirements are still need to improve the place. It is also expected that the domestic LED packaging enterprises stand in the perspective of lighting to do packaging, otherwise there may be no way out.

But the demonstration project should be set up such a high threshold is also controversial, high threshold is not conducive to fully mobilize social resources, small and medium enterprises is a big blow to innovation. At present, the State encourages the development of small and medium enterprises, in this sense, the appropriate lower threshold may have a very good sense of scientific and technological innovation.

Moreover, China's chip factory and packaging plant is indeed difficult, foreign patent siege, domestic technology is the threshold. If we can not grasp the good, may put their own market submissively. On the basis of the current chip and package level application products, we still need some encouragement and guidance. For example, the tender, I do not know how much the proportion of CREE will be accounted for, but it can be said that the domestic chip and packaging business is unlikely. Based on the state to promote the industrial upgrading of the project point of view, the promotion of some of the economic application of LED products may be more in line with China's current situation.