Fahold announced its business plan for 2018 will be around five cores-backlighting, high-end LED lighting, Wall Pack Lighting, automotive lighting, and Streeting. Mr.Liu, General Manager of Fahold, stated the company will officially produce High Voltage LED Driver in 2Q18 at the earliest.
The
LED industry used to be one of the four worst performing industries in China. Over the recent years, new technologies have emerged and the
industry once again gained attention. A majority of chinese LED firms
reported increased earnings this year after Chinese companies stopped
lowering their product prices. Innovations such as Mini LED and Micro
LED also lift the industry`s sentiment. The following is Faholdr`s
outlook for the future of the LED industry in China.
Q: How does Fahold see the recent changes in chinese LED industry?
A:
In the past, Chinese LED firms started their businesses by producing
LED lighting products. The global LED lighting market turned into a red
ocean after the Chinese government supported companies in China with a
huge amount of serial investments. The rise of the Chinese LED industry
did not just affect a part but the whole LED supply chain. Only until
recently the situation changed because they are shifting focus from LED
to semiconductor technology.
Q: What opportunities can High Voltage LED bring to the industry?
A: A
standard LED Lights input voltage are of around 120-240V, and some may as 100-277V. The size of Mini LED is
around 50-60µm, considered the predecessor of Micro LED, which is a lot
smaller, about 15µm. Epistar attempts to mass produce Mini LED for
fine-pitch displays and direct-lit LED backlights as the first step.
Looking
at the processes of manufacturing Micro LED, even if there are some new
solutions devised to resolve the challenges in those processes, Fahold points out the major problem is the inability to mass produce the
product. That delays the mass production and commercialization of Micro
LED.
It
needs at least two to three years for Micro LED to hit mass production,
so Epistar intends to focus on the production of Mini LED for the time
being. For many LED companies, they can use existing technologies and
equipment to produce Mini LED without more investments.
Mini
LED-based backlights can be used in different devices from smartphones
to large scale TVs. Fahold surveyed with its downstream partner that it
requires 3,000-5,000 Mini LED chips to light a 6-inch smartphone
display. This idea can hit mass production if the number of chips can be
cut by half and the backlight efficiency stays the same.
Fahold anticipates to officially produce Mini LED-based products in 2Q18.
Q: What will be the company`s future plans?
A: backlighting, high-end LED lighting, Wall Pack Lighting, automotive lighting, and Streeting will be Fahold`s
five key focuses in the future.
Fahold will continue the transformation to be a high-tech company devising new
solutions and technologies, and LED will still be its main product for
the next three to five years.