Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2010

The lights will be shining brightly at the HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition). As the largest event of its kind in Asia, and the second biggest in the world, it provides all the right connections to grow your business. There is a Seminar which representatives:

Dr Sun Tam, Director of Research & Development, Optiled Lighting International Ltd.
Mr Lawton Lee, Regional Sales & Marketing Director, Beghelli Asia Pacific, and
Mr Alvin Tse, Vice President, Philips Lumileds Lighting Company (Asia Pacific) have shared with us their idea on why we would have to go LED and Coming General Lighting of LED trend.

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Russia LED Business 2010-2020

In 2010, when many patents in the LED industry would expire. Chinese companies are expected to break through the shackles of the intellectual property rights from American, European, and Japanese giants. With the China Local government subsidize at least 50% of the cost, or US$1.5 million on average for each purchase of a MOCVD. And numerous Land space and electricity incentive support to the major LED makers. That will be a spring board for providing extra vibrant for China LED manufacturers to pursue it to be the World No. 1 LED manufacturing Centre in the coming three years.



Russia, on the other hand is not new for LED, they have been involving the LED research and development in the 60s, and they had an early successful light up of a Blue LED chip 10 years before Shuji Nakamura did it in 1993... Of course the life span and the light intensity is not able to comparing Shuji’s LED!! The Country is rich resources with oil and gas and in fact they electricity is not as expensive as Germany USA or Japan. Currently 1000KV/Hr of Electricity is rated for 3.5 Robles. (USD$0.166). However they have concern for the environment as they know that the mercury is coming with CFLs. The Russian Ministry of Economy Development has recently announced that starting from 2011 they would start to ban the sales for Incandescent light bulb, and to prohibit the sales of 75W or more incandescent light bulbs in 2011. Till 2014, no one can be allowed to sell Incandescent light bulb anymore.


The CFL production capacity is inadequate and price is high, Russia is now trying to build CFL factories with minimum annual shipment of 200M pieces. The sales of CFL is about 50M pieces almost relying on import. That the price is approx 140-300 Robles (USD$4.60 to USD$10.00) which is almost 2 to 5 times more expensive than those we can get in USA. On the other hand, we can see that there are thousands of building was over 100 years old in Moscow, the ceiling is high and that is expensive to change the light bulb when the fails. LED is the suggestion for replacing the Incandescent lamp.


Local Cities are moving forward progressively, Moscow, being a model itself to push forward for going for green product, starting 1st of Oct 2010, Moscow will not purchase incandescent light bulbs nor any other uncompromising illumination device meeting their energy saving requirement.


Starting 2007 June Moscow government advised to go for green programme to the enterprises, offering a generous 50% incentive support to that enterprise that can reduce emission. Up to now, there are many companies who has granted with the subsidizing programme. Now a lot of LED companies is being supported by Russian Government for LED manufacturing. And the trend for Russia is to Move from Incandescent directly into LED, skipping the CFL…


The LED would be a big energy saving programme in both China and Russia in the coming 10 years. Partly as they are being driven for adoption and being supported by the government.
Again, Russia and China, as the Supper Power will demonstrate that they have the capability to manufacture Super Bright LEDs to supply for their need and the export to other countries. Let's watch out!
 
Attached the former USSR Technlogy centre , R & D centre for LED Epitaxy studies
 
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Osram Zelion LED for Airfield Illuminations

Osram adds to its product portfolio of LED solutions for the airfield market on 21 Oct 2010.  OSRAM is the first brand manufacturer to offer a robust and flexibly deployable solution for long-lasting and resource-saving airfield lighting of the next generations.
Ever increasing volumes in passengers and freight in global air traffic also raises safety requirements. Efficient and durable LED modules such as Zelion H increasingly gain acceptance in these areas as sustainable and future-proof lighting solutions.

OSRAM called on its years of experience in the field of airport lighting for the evaluation assessments during the development of Zelion H: the standard test programme included operation life tests at maximum temperatures, and ultra low temperature and Humid environment as well as power-temperature cycle tests. In addition to these tests, the Zelion LED modules were also able to prove in the FAA Sinus Test (AC 150/5345-46C) their ability to withstand the severe shocks and vibrations of everyday airport use.

Many applications with just one module, Zelion H covers a wide range of different airfield applications with a single flexibly deployable four LED modules. The availability of two reflector models (6° and 10°) expands the suitability of these LED modules to almost all kinds of airfield lighting. They can be integrated into existing lighting systems by all reputable OEMs and are available in white, red, blue and green light colours.

With a light intensity of 2000cd per Watt, which equals a 75 per cent energy reduction in comparison to a halogen solution (500 cd/W).

Additionally one 48W halogen lamp (24 kcd) can be replaced by only four LEDs with a total of 19W (38 kcd) which results in further saving potentials. Beside energy Harvest, but also has a significant contribution on the airport’s CO2. These systems make another contribution toward lower operating costs: Zelion H modules can be used continuously for up to three years. In terms of durability, this makes them far superior to other lamps, too, because the average service life of a halogen lamp runs to approx. 3000 hours, that of an LED solution to at least 25,000 hours. Imagine the busy airport does not allow the replacement of Failed halogen lamps, under an international airport runway, there might have thousands of such installation, that means that they will have to replace halogen lamp every week one of two!

ABOUT OSRAM

OSRAM (Munich, Germany) is part of the Industry Sector of Siemens and one of the five leading lighting manufacturers in the world. Largest in Europe. World Ranking in terms or Revenue is 2nd in 2009 and 2010. They have manufacturing Plants in Penang.

Source: LEDs magazine

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Audi A7 Head Lamps Go LEDs

A LED head Light does bring the car a vivid sleek lighting design, not just for sake of the outlook, and it ensures the safety for the drivers and passengers in the car. This head lamp design is smart and Bright, the whole head lamp is surrounded arays of DRL LED lamps. 

Audi R8 is the first one to use HBLED on his Head Lamp in end 2006.. that that has carry a new insight and trend for Automobile designs. These LED are being proven to be reliable over these years and becoming an options when you buy your Audi.

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LED Interior Lighting in Hong Kong

These pictures were taken in A Chinese Restauraut along Nathan Road, they are using 12 K2 LED as an array for a lighting Modules. The illumination on top of th windows are in fact Top LED light bars. If you are not informed, you could not tell the difference, meaning that the LED is working quietly to save power and Electric Bill for you and at same time provide the same cold white lighting for you.
The Owner of the restaurant is smart as this will save thousand of dollars a day for you. And the investment return may take 2 years only.

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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, (ASTRI).

Hong Kong Applied Science and technology Research Institute, ASTRI was founded by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administration Region in 2000 with a mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness in technology-based industries through applied research. In 2006, Astri was designated the HK research Development centre for Information and communications Technology by the Innovation and technology Commission with special goals to perform leading-edge R&D for technology transfer to industry. And It Acts as a focal point bring together industry and University R&D assets.

There is a material and packaging technologies group focus on developing high valued, net-generation technologies and products in the form of devices, component, modules and system integration that are differentiated mainly by material and packaging technologies. That would be an important support not just to Hong Kong, but the neighbored cities in the Pearl River Delta (PRD).

Since it’s established in 2005, MPT has launched 5 technology initiatives namely:
• Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
• Advanced packaging Technologies
• Photonics Components
• Micro-Systems
• Device Material

MT Group has now 108 staff; LED is one of the major development programme for them. Right now, they are focusing on he SSL, Indoor lighting, outdoor lighting, Phosphor printing, BLU for TV. Pico-Projector and Scanning Mirror.

So far they have achieved 131 US patents, 106 technology Transfer, 61 customers, 14 awards for Hong Kong, Korea, China, Japan and USA.

If you have any requipment of a technical support on the development of LED, either you want to build a new package, support an innovation idea for materialization under production environment.
You may also contact ASTRI at

Michael Wong, Senior Engineer, MPT Group
Direct line :852-34062750
email: michaelwong@astri.org

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Epistar's recent deveopment on LED for general lighting

Epistar's speculation that current LED 40W bulbs is USD$15, by time 2011 60W LED bulb will be USD$9.90. and will drop to USD$7.50, that would be about 5 times of the incandescent bulb with a penetration rate of 10%. The World’s LED penetration increases 1-2% that will be approximately USD$40B business.
It is the time for LED lighting, the largest market is the interior lighting, The RED LED efficacy is 168lm/W at laboratory, and We estimate that we would achieve the warm white efficacy of 130-150 lm/W in beginning of 2011. That would surpass the efficacy of cold white; their price can be almost the same.
Current situation is that the current cost of warm white LED is higher than cold white, whereas warm white is 30% less bright as cold white. Therefore, the efficacy and cost of warm white over cold white is the key factor for a higher penetration of general light application.

According to DOE’s estimation, the cold whet LED target efficacy is 113 lm.W in 2009.
The OEM cost is USD$25 for 1,000 Lumen, Warm white LED target efficacy is 70 lumens, OEM cost if USD$36 for 1000 lumens. They speculate that by 2012, Cold white efficacby is 170 lm/W OEM Cost of USD$6.00 for 1,000 Lumens. Cold White LED efficacy is 128 lm/W, OEM cost is $11.00 for 1,000 Lumens.

Recent finding on Epistar’s LED development is moving farther than what DOE can expect. The HV LED has shortened the technology gap between cold white and warm white LEDs. Their warm white LED was able to attain 110 lm/w in 2009, much higher than the other major players of 80 lm/W level. They expect that they will achieve 130 lm/W soon in 2012.

Compare with a 60W incandescent bulb that deliver 800 Lumen. The fact is when LED Efficacy is 100 lm/w, a 12.5W LED may have 50% electrical energy would be dissipated in form of thermal energy. Once if we can improve the efficacy to 150 lm/W, we need only 6.6W LED bulb, we just have 6.6W LED heat energy for the light bulb to deliver. In this LED, the power dissipation is 14.W. Only under this development. LED can be used extensively for replacement of the incandescent Light bulbs.

Epistar said that when the LED replacement bulb is just two times the price of incandescent, that the market to accept LED will be going up to 25% of adoption rate.
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BEA, the World's largest Door Sensor Manufacturing Company

BEA is a Belgian company founded in 1965 that is active worldwide in the sector of people and vehicle detection. BEA headquarters is located near Liege in Belgium and develops, manufactures and sells products in whole Europe. They have approx. 200 staff with manufacturing centre in Beijing and Belgium.

The technologies we are using are Doppler effect (radar), active and passive infrared and loop induction. These technologies enable the to propose movement and presence sensors for various types of applications.

BEA, recognized for pioneering and international fame, is considered the leader of the market for the detection of automatic doors with market share of more than 40%. The Sensor may consist of more than 16 IR chips and sensor chip array for motion detection. The chips have to be placed at a finely packed pre-determined position. The World No.1 Door sensor company using all ASM LED die bonder and Aluminum wire bonder for the interconnect for their sensor chips. This ensures the door sensor is made with the best equipment from the market for best quality at a reasonably low cost.

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Huge Demand for MOCVD, tester and Sorter machine for LED companies in China.

The LED industry was barely back-end packaging for many years in China supported by Taiwanese LED houses to put their factory in China since end of 80’s such as Liteon, King Bright, LEDtech, Everlight, Mainbright.

Support by the Chinese Government that has introduced the “National Semiconductor Lighting Project’ in 2003, selected certain Special Economic zones such as Dalian, Shanghai, Nanchang, Xiamen and Shenzhen for this LED technology development. China has delegated enormous financial support in this energy saving programme including illumination by Semiconductor, the LED industry was boosted with tremendous growth. In China mainland, there are over 1,100 LED package Plants and 2000 LED application system and 68 wafer and chip fabrication plants included those are under construction and as planned.


In 2009, the gross product revenue of LED chips was 2.3 billion RMB which has increased 21 percent compared with 2008. The gross product revenue of LED packaging was 20.3 billion RMB in 2009, an increase of 10 percent over 2008 even in the notorious economy crisis.


There were 68 LED wafer and chip fabrication companies in the mainland, including 45 companies that are under production or in pilot run. Over 85 percent of the companies running GaN-based wafers and chips. There are another 19 new wafer or chip manufacturers under construction, 18 of constructing LED fabs which will cover both epitaxial wafer and chip fab. In total, 48 LED fabs engage in epitaxial wafer process exist in the China mainland. Amongst these companies, many of them are Taiwanese Investment.


These are some of them:
Elec-Tech Optoelectronics has investment of 3.5b RMB, LED Chip, Package and Lighting products, the new plant has 150,000 sq metres under construction. They ordered 130 sets MCCVD from Aixton and Veeco with 100 sets in WuHu Plant and 30 in YangZhou Plant.


Kunshan Government (51%) and Genesis Photonics (49%) in Kun Shan City, with first investment of USD$60M of total $270M, 25 MOCVDs will be installed by Dec 2010. Yangzhou Government has subsidized USD$1.46M for each purchase of MOCVD. They will start run in Q3 2010.


Inspur Hua Guang in Wei Fang Shan Dong, with additional 20 MOCVDs purchased and is installed in Q2 2010. Shan Dong Government subsidizes them USD1M for each of the MOCVD purchase.


Cree Hui Zhou, set up a plan for Chip fabrication including lapping, dicing, testing and sorting, Construction in progress, they will not expand their Penang sorting capacity with their OEM Globetronics, all the expansion will be made in Hui Zhou factory onwards as there is no more space and Malaysian Government incentive on Cree.


Their equipment demand would be tremendous and we believe that they will need additional 500 LED laser scribing and blade sawing machine, 2,000 Prober machine and 2,500 Map sorter machine in 2010-2011.


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Samsung Nano TV using Field Emission Display FED

Samsung will apply Carbon Nano tube CNT on the Field Emission Display FED as Nano TV light source. Now it is undr prototype building stage.
According to South korea Electronics news, Samsung Electroncs will use so call Carbon Nanotube (CNT) as the light source for the so called Nano TV in 2012. The Nano TV can greatly improve the Contrast. The Power consumption is even lower than the LED Backlight unit TV.

FED’s theory is in fact the cathode ray discharges although the back plate. That would emit electronics that bombard the Phosphor to emit light on the Tube. Samsung has set up a Smart Backlight group with 500 staff whilst Cannon and Toshiba has left this technology due to high cost for manufacturing.
Samsung thinks that FED manufacturing can be done by using 60% of PDP process, with lower cost of improved manufacturing. Lighting intensity is better than CCFL and LED. Luminous intensity can reach 15,000 cd/m2 which is 50% better than LED. And local dimming is made possible. Life time is same as CCFL of 30,000 hours. They are improving their thickness now. Samsung VD (Video Division) will determine how fast the Nano would be commercialized. Let’s watch out.
We believe that we could see the commercial Nano TV by earliest end 2012 and to see the new FED as on your next TV.

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ASM MS100, the Fastest LED Map Sorter in the World

AS we know the LED market is hot and there seem had a slight slow down since End August and I believe this is some kind of Production and Product Adjustment as some excessive stock has been made.

We can see that there are more than 250 MOCVDs to be installed in China in the coming 9 months. So as a consequent, there is a need for a super High speed Map sorter to support this up stream LED sorting market.

The Clean room is going to be more expensive with land space is limited for expansion for some LED manufacturer.
Hence, A Compact, Hi Speed LED Map Sorter is needed…

MS100 is a high speed map sorter with Cycle time of 120ms (net UPH of 30K) that could beat the fastest Map sorter in the market. Currently the fastest Cycle time for map sorting a LED is approx. 175ms. That is what ASM MS899LDA and MS819DLA can achieve. MS100 is new generation map sorter machine  with a Cycle time of 125 ms... That is another 30% gain in Speed and UPH (Unit Per hour).
This Map sorter is using the latest Motion technology which delivers a direct couple Bond head with dual Arm pick and place process. That is to say whilst the Bond head is picking a die from the wafer, the bond arm is placing a die previously been picked up on the binning Mylar. Thus to ensure that the speed is 2 times faster than the previous in theory. But practically there is a lot f processes can not be elimintaed, so the Cycle Time would be 125 ms only. Some smart software has been embedded to ensure the right accurate search for Reference dies and good placement accuracy.
The average placement accuracy is about +/-1 mil and die rotation is within 1 degree range…

Another advantage is that the Vespal Hi Temp collet will enjoy a very long life time… That is a 2 times longer than all the market players. Don't forget that each time you change the collet, the machine has to be idle and 5 minute collet changing time that actually took away your 2,500 dies output. As an average the collet life can have 600K times. This is because the bond head impact force is low, and the Bond head design has been optimized with such a good low impact force on the collet, and on the die surface, thus the die is being protected from the “Micro Crack” problem which is the headache for down stream quality issues. That can not only kill the yield, and also the order as no Automaker would accept this kind of quality defects.
 In short, this MS100 LED Map Sorter is fast at 125ms Cycle time for 10mmx10mil LED chips, compact. That saves your clean room cost. Fully automatic with wafer Cassette input and output, 100 bin graded available... Hi MTBA for more than 2 hours.
Ultra Low TCO (total Cost of ownership) as there is no troublesome ball screws which is prone to contaminate your expensive blue chip when their lubrication grease will be evaporated into your clean room and your chip at the end of the days!

High Collet life time which save money for you Every Day and Every Shifts.

 Make a Wise choice when you are going to consider the Map sorter Purchase.

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