LED Industry: Global Race Amid Huge Business Opportunities
At the recent Xiamen-Taiwan Export Commodities Fair, Ma Yude, deputy director of the Ministry of Science and Technology and leader of the National Semiconductor Lighting Engineering Coordination Leading Group, pointed out that the vast application prospects of semiconductor lighting are receiving significant attention from both the scientific and industrial sectors. The combination of semiconductor technology with traditional lighting technology is poised to once again transform our world.
According to reports, semiconductor lighting, as a new high-efficiency solid-state light source, offers significant advantages such as long lifespan, energy efficiency, safety, and environmental protection. Its power consumption is only one-tenth of that of conventional lighting. Chen Lianghui, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, made the following calculation: “If one-third of incandescent lamps are replaced with semiconductor lamps, the country could save 100 billion kWh of electricity annually, which is equivalent to the annual power generation of the Three Gorges Dam (with a total investment of 180 billion yuan, and an annual output of 84.68 billion kWh).”
Industry experts predict that as the most promising industry of the 21st century, semiconductor lighting technology is expected to replace traditional incandescent, fluorescent, and halogen lamps, becoming the leading light source for energy conservation and environmental protection.
Domestic Industrial Cluster Effect
At present, LED technology is being increasingly recognized by countries around the world as a key to illuminating the future. In 2003, China launched the National Semiconductor Lighting Project and included it in the National Science and Technology Research Program for the 10th Five-Year Plan. This year, the National Development and Reform Commission will also invest 8 billion yuan to promote the industrialization of this green lighting project.
According to relevant officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology, China has already designated Dalian, Shanghai, Nanchang, Xiamen, and Shenzhen as the national semiconductor lighting engineering industrialization bases, aiming to form an industrial cluster with competitive advantages, supporting capabilities, and public testing services to drive the development of the entire industry.
