Medium power into the new kingdom of the LED darling

Recently, there has been a rising trend in mid-power. With the maturing of technology, the price reduction is likely to replace the low-power LED mainstream.

Before 2009, the light sources used in LED lighting products mainly consisted of low-power devices and high-power 1W imitation lumens. 20mA and 5mm LEDs were the most widely used LEDs and were a very substantial resource. In addition to long production history, mature technology, and high degree of automation in production inspection, the 20mA, 5mm LED can not only improve the performance of light maintenance to be comparable to or even surpass that of high-power white LEDs. Compared with high-power white LEDs, 20mA and 5mm LEDs can also be improved. Produces higher light efficiency. Especially in low-power general-purpose lighting with a wide range of high-end, more efficient, low-cost system superiority. And with 20mA, 5mmLED has been able to produce system light efficiency 100 lumens per watt level bulb, compared with high-power white LED bulbs, 20mA, 5mmLED has an absolute cost-effective advantage. In general lighting applications with low lighting levels, 20mALED technology has obvious advantages over other light sources in terms of light efficiency and cost performance. Compared with the direct cost per 10000 lumens of 20mA, 20mm, 5mm LED, incandescent and compact fluorescent light sources with luminous flux of 100lm, the result is 20mA, and the cost of the 5mm LED lamp is much lower than that of the incandescent lamp and the compact fluorescent lamp. At that time, the high-power LED luminous efficiency could not match that of traditional light sources (such as fluorescent lamps, high-intensity discharge lamps, etc.), and the use of low-power full-scale technology was also the occupation of the general lighting market.

After 2010, with the adoption of medium power devices such as 2835, 5630, 3030, 3535, and 5730 gradually in the field of lighting fixtures and the rapid development of integrated packaging and COB packaging devices, the main light source of LED lighting fixtures has gradually been used by medium and high power devices. replace.

The growth in market demand for LED low-power devices will continue the slowdown in growth in 2012. With the explosive growth of the lighting market demand, the medium and high power packaging market will have blowout-type demand. The market demand is strong and the product's high gross profit rate has become the main reason why most LED packaging companies are frantically entering the middle and high power packaging field.

Medium- and high-power devices are cost-effective, of which the 2835 and 5630 (0.2-0.5W) series products will use less than 50% of the above-mentioned devices at the same power, and the cost of the corresponding lamps and lanterns will be reduced significantly, becoming a medium and low-power lighting fixture. First choice; COB package, integrated package because of the overall high light efficiency, good spot, low cost to become the best choice for high-power lighting fixtures.

Among them, in medium and low-power lighting fixtures, the use of medium-power device light sources not only consumes more than 50% fewer devices than small-power devices, but also costs less than the cost of low-power light sources.

In medium and low-power lighting fixtures, medium-power package devices have gradually replaced low-power devices as the primary light source option.

As of the end of the first quarter of 2013, more than 70% of the light sources used in small and medium-power lighting fixtures were selected for medium power packaged devices.

Among them, fluorescent lamps used in fluorescent tubes, bulb lamps, panel lamps, ceiling lamps, ceiling lamps, etc. use 75% or more of medium-power devices such as 2835, 5630, and 5730; downlights, spotlights/PAR lamps, track lights, and desk lamps. More than 80% of the light sources used are COB package, integrated package, 1~3W imitation lumens and other high-power series.

The 3528, 5050, 3020, 3014, and F5 straw-hat series devices were the most demanding devices on the market before 2009. As of the end of the first quarter of 2013, a small number of devices were still used in fluorescent tubes and bulbs. In the field of small- and medium-power lighting fixtures such as corn lamps, corn lamps and candle lamps, most of them are widely used in landscape lighting, such as light strips, soft/hard light strips, light strings, and indications.

According to data, mid-power LED output exceeded the high-power LED for the first time in 2013. The mid-power LED series of the package specifications 5630, 3030, and 2835 are increasing with the input of manufacturers, and new generations of products are coming out one after another, and prices are expected to continue to decline after supply increases.

The demand for LED lighting rapidly increases. As prices continue to decline, manufacturers are still facing cost control pressure. The high cost performance of mid-power LED has also become the mainstream specification of the market. After the introduction of the medium-power 5630 series, it is widely favored by lighting manufacturers and applied synchronously. In backlight products, Korean manufacturers have introduced the second-generation 5630 products, which have high current characteristics.

After the 5630 specifications shined in the market, the 3030 series introduced by Japan's Japanese manufacturer Yasushi Chemical also ignited the market demand. The performance of the 3030 series with 0.5 watts to 0.9 watts was the best, plus the most competitive price. Look, the best value for money, including South Korea's Seoul Semiconductor Packaging Plant, Taiwan's vertical integration plant Longda have followed up to launch 3030 package specifications products.

Chinese LED manufacturers have not missed this wave of mid-power LED trends. In addition to the mid-range power specifications of the 5630 and 3030, land-based manufacturers stormed the 2835 specification with high-current characteristics, and the flagship can be used in both lighting and backlighting markets. Korean manufacturers are also eager to introduce 3528 package specifications to seize medium-power LED business opportunities.

Judging from supply and demand and price trends, mid-power LEDs experienced a shortage situation in the second quarter of 2013. However, as Taiwan, South Korea, and China’s LED factories have aggressively cut into the mid-power market, the overall supply has increased. Power LED prices also continue to decline as supply increases.

The price of medium-power LEDs has continued to decline, and the price war in the lighting market has not been eliminated. This may be one of the rises of medium-power LEDs. Judging from the recent market demand performance and the action of the big manufacturers, medium-power replacement of low-power is an inevitable trend.