Lighting to take up 55% of global LED production value in 2015

As the market for LEDs PCB used in backlighting is approaching saturation, lighting PCB applications are expected to rise to 55% of the global LED PCB production value in 2015, according to chairman Frank Chien for LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Formosa Epitaxy. Production value for LED chips used in lighting in 2014 will double on year, while that for LED chips used in backlighting will remain unchanged, Chien said. However, the ASP (average selling price) for LED chips in 2014 is expected to drop by 10-15% on year due to continued price competition, and makers have to cope with price falls through reducing production cost and/or improving product mix, Chien pointed out. As China-based fellow maker Sanan Optoelectronics has acquired a 19.9% stake in Formosa Epitaxy, both companies will arrange order receiving on a complementary basis to maximize capacity utilization, Chien pointed out.

LED Lighting use metal core pcb, such as: normal single Aluminiu pcb, high thermal conductivity of COB MCPCB,it can reach 200W/m.K and also have copper base pcb.