Mid Power LED EMC/PCT/Flip-Chip Fight for Market Share

LED package manufacturers are expanding EMC production capacity. After improvements to PCT lead frame materials, LED package manufacturers plan to introduce PCT products into the mid power market. Flip-chip products are also making their way in the 2014 mid power market.

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With the LED lighting market booming and LEDs in backlight spec changes, the mid power spec market had taken center stage within the LED industry this year, already surpassing the high power market in initial output value. LED drivers with EMC lead frames can reach 1-2W power output which can supply the mid power and mid/high power LED market. LED package manufacturers are expanding EMC production capacity. After improvements to PCT lead frame materials, LED package manufacturers plan to introduce PCT products into the mid power market. Flip-chip products are also making their way in the 2014 mid power market.

EMC products have become a rising star this year amid the emerging mid power market. Nichia has released the popular EMC 757 series on the market this year. With EMC products able to be employed in direct-lit backlighting and the lighting market, as well as rapid price declines, LED package manufacturers have begun expanding EMC product development and production capacity.

Nichia has come out on top among LED package manufacture for EMC production capacity, with single month production reaching 800KK. Following close behind is Chinese LED package manufacturer Lighting Optoelectronics with 2700KK. Among Taiwanese LED package manufacturers, AOT single month peak production reached 1200KK. The recent acquisition of China Electric, GIO Optoelectronics has a single month production capacity of 80KK and Everlight reached 60KK. Each manufacturer plans to continue with EMC production capacity expansion in 2014.

PCT lead frame driver power has increased from 0.7W-1.2W through improvements by Taiwanese and Korean manufacturers. This has not only distanced PCT and PPA lead frames but also pushed PCT into the once EMC dominated 0.7W01.2W market. High cost/performance ratio (C/P) PCT products have also become an important mid power product line for some LED package manufactures in 2014.

Initial output value for the mid power market has already surpassed high power in 2013. Philips Lumileds originally focused on the high power market, but in 2013 turned their attention towards mid power. Philips Lumileds has already launched several mid power products and plans to also use a smaller flip chip with better lumens per area, wider beam angle, and five-sided emitter in the mid power market in 2014, showing how much importance the company places on the mid power market.

Mid Power LED EMC/PCT/Flip-Chip Fight for Market Share

Philips Lumileds Plans to Introduce Flip-Chip Technology into Mid-Powered LEDs

LED Forum Taipei 2013: Philips Lumileds Plans to Introduce Flip-Chip Technology into Mid-Powered LEDs. Its Asia Regional Marketing Director says Large volume of mid-powered LED are applied in downlights and panels.. Indoor lighting applications for downlights and panels is hoped to turn to...

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Mid-power LEDs performance in 2013 has been stellar. Mid-power LED has become the mainstream for interior lighting, including retrofit bulbs, remarked Sean Zhou, Asia Regional Marketing Director, Philips Lumileds during the LEDforum Taipei 2013. Large volume of mid-powered LED are applied in downlights and panels.. Indoor lighting applications for downlights and panels is hoped to turn to mid-powered LEDs in the future. The Philips Lumileds flip-chip high voltage currents and small sized packaging can achieve better luminosity (lm/w) and price/performance ratio (lm/$) through. The company plans to introduce flip-chip technology into the mid-power LED market in the future.

It is evident that mid-powered LED product line is drawing most attention from the market this year. Zhou pointed out mid-powered LEDs have become mainstream for interior lighting and is already largely applied in retrofit bulbs, downlights, and panels. Mid-powered LEDs can even be seen applied in outdoor lighting, there are cases of the product being used in street lights now. It is still unclear as to whether mid-power LEDs or high-powered LEDs will become the mainstream because different lighting fields require support from different power products.

Philips Lumileds plans to introduceflip-chip technology to mid-powered LEDs in the future. The first chip-scale-package product LUXEON flip-chip by Philips Lumileds made the package size nearly equal to the size of the chip. Reducing the size of the package is conducive towards increasing flexibility of application designs, and can reach a better luminosity (lm/w) and price/performance ratio (lm/$) performance through high voltage currents and small sized packaging.

The company’s LUXEON flip-chip use of inverted CSP technology can omit the wiring process. This not only allows the product to achieve high voltage and at the same time reduces package size, while increasing package density. Philips Lumileds is optimistic about the flip-chip’s advantages in luminosity efficacy, lm/$, and package size. The company plans to use flip-chip technology in mid-powered LEDs.

About Philips Lumileds

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Philips Lumileds Lighting Company is the manufacturer of a wide range of high-power/high-efficiency light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It is now a fully owned division of Philips Lighting. LumiLeds Lighting B.V. was formed in November 1999 as a joint venture between Philips Lighting and Agilent Technologies, a spin-off of Hewlett-Packard. At the time of formation, it was an equal partnership with each company owning a 50% share in Lumileds Lighting.[1] In August 2005, Philips acquired a controlling stake in Lumileds when it purchased Agilent’s 47% share of the company for $950 million USD. This resulted in Philips owning 96.5% of the company with the remaining 3.5% owned by employees. In December 2006/January 2007, Philips acquired the remaining 3.5% of the company, making Lumileds a fully owned subsidiary of Philips Lighting.

Philips Lumileds Plans to Introduce Flip-Chip Technology into Mid-Powered LEDs