| Inf luenced by the economic
downturn, the
scale of Taiwan’s LED epitaxy
and packaging industry
only reached NTD 82 billion
(US$2.51 billion) in 2008,
around the same level as
in 2007.
This fell a long way
short of the expected NTD
100 billion. The revenue of
Taiwan’s LED epitaxy industry
in 2008 was NTD 32 billion,
representing a drop of
4% in comparison with the
prior year. The LED packaging
industry, on the other hand, had a low
growth rate of around 3% in 2008, reaching
NTD 50 billion (US$1.53 billion). Compared
with the growth rates in the previous two
years (see Fig. 1), this figure was not encouraging
for companies in the industry. The
four major markets of LED application are
signal lighting, indicator lights for electronic
products, cell-phone backlights, and
automotive lighting. Increasingly, LEDs are
being used for the purpose of energy saving
and carbon reduction.
Eying the huge potential of the LED
lighting market in Taiwan, and wishing to
encourage “green energy” industry development,
the Taiwan government has put a lot
of effort into promoting LED lighting technology
and creating national standards for
LED roadway lighting. The Ministry of Economic
Affairs (MOEA) has taken several
actions to bring together the strengths of
manufacturers, academia, research institutes
and industry associations to jointly
improve the competitiveness of Taiwan’s
LED lighting industry.
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This article was published in the Sept/Oct 2009 issue of LEDs Magazine.
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