LED industry ushered in a new wind, lack of "core" into the biggest obstacle

Incandescent lamps light up the lives of mankind in the 20th century. With the advancement of technology, the 21st century will be dominated by LED lights. LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are semiconductor electronic components that convert electrical energy into light energy. With the emphasis on green environmental protection, the application field of LED products is gradually increasing. The LED industry has also been listed as one of the seven strategic emerging industries in the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”.

In order to further improve the overall development level of the industry and guide the healthy and sustainable development of the industry, recently, 13 ministries and commissions including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly issued a notice on the “13th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Semiconductor Lighting Industry” (hereinafter referred to as “Planning” 》). It is reported that the "Planning" aims to guide the development of China's semiconductor lighting industry, foster new economic kinetic energy, promote lighting energy conservation work, actively respond to climate change, and promote ecological civilization construction.

According to the "Plan", by 2020, China's semiconductor lighting key technologies must continue to break through, product quality continues to improve, industrial concentration gradually increased, forming more than one LED lighting enterprise with sales exceeding 10 billion yuan, cultivating one or two internationally renowned Brand, about ten domestic famous brands. At the same time, it will promote the application of OLED lighting products to a certain scale, laying the foundation for the development of a large country from the semiconductor lighting industry to a strong country.

Ye Fen, a researcher at China Research Institute, said in an interview that the publication of the "13th Five-Year Development Plan for the semiconductor lighting industry" pointed out the development route for China's semiconductor lighting during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, which is of great significance to the development of the LED industry, especially Technological breakthroughs and innovations. The introduction of "Planning" is not only conducive to the advancement of domestic LED lighting industry technology, but also to promote the competitiveness of the domestic LED industry. At the same time, the rise of emerging industries such as 5G communications and the Internet of Things will also bring new opportunities for the development of the LED lighting industry.

China's LED industry has made significant progress

At present, semiconductor lighting is receiving widespread attention and attention from all countries in the world. Many countries are based on national strategies for system deployment, promoting the semiconductor lighting industry to enter a period of rapid development, and the global industrial structure is being reshaped.

During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, with the joint promotion of multi-sectoral and multi-initiatives, China's semiconductor lighting technology innovation and industrial development have achieved remarkable results. In terms of industry scale, in 2016, the overall output value of China's semiconductor lighting industry reached 521.6 billion yuan, an increase of 22.8% compared with 2015. Although it has decreased compared with the average annual growth rate of 30% during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, However, the growth rate is still slightly higher than the 21% in 2015.

At the key technical level, the gap between China's semiconductor lighting industry and the international level is shrinking. In 2016, the industrial white light LED industrialized light efficiency has reached 160lm/W, and the industrialized light efficiency of the power type silicon substrate LED chip with independent intellectual property rights exceeds 150lm/W. In 2015, the invention of "silicon substrate high-efficiency GaN-based blue light-emitting diode" technology made China the first in the world to realize the industrialization of silicon substrate LED, and opened up the third route of international semiconductor lighting technology.

In terms of product penetration rate, in 2016, global incandescent lamps accelerated their elimination, and LED has become the mainstream light source for lighting. China's domestic LED lighting products output of about 8 billion, an increase of 33%; domestic sales of about 3.8 billion, an increase of 35%. The domestic market penetration rate of LED lighting products (the domestic sales volume of LED lighting products/the total domestic sales volume of lighting products) reached 42%, up 10% from 2015.

In terms of the standardization system, China's semiconductor lighting standard testing and certification has made progress. According to incomplete statistics, China has released 47 national standards for semiconductor lighting and 33 industry standards. It has actively carried out pilot work on group standards and actively participated in the ISO/TC274 standardization work of international organizations.

In addition, according to the financial report of listed companies, in the first three quarters of 2016, the total operating income of 26 A-share listed companies with LED business was RMB 45.1 billion, an increase of 33% compared with 2015. The sum of the operating income of the top ten manufacturers in terms of operating income accounted for 8% of the total output value. The industrial concentration of China's semiconductor lighting industry has steadily increased.

Many shortcomings plagued the industry forward

With the support of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", China has become a major semiconductor lighting country, and during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, from the big to the strong, it has become the main theme of development.

Some insiders said that China's LED industry is the world's number one, but "big but not strong", but also lacks well-known brands. More importantly, there are obvious technical shortcomings in the basic fields such as materials.

Meng Linkang, general manager of Xi'an Jinlin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. said in an interview that the current lack of core technology in the development of China's LED industry, product patents are monopolized by Europe and the United States. Although the LED industry in China has developed rapidly in recent years, the product quality, product quality is low, and the technical level is homogenized. Moreover, there is a large flow of talents in the industry, and there is a serious shortage of high-end leading talents and R&D talents.

It is understood that the lack of core technologies in the LED industry is mainly reflected in the high-power LED chips. At present, China's LED enterprises are mainly in the middle and lower reaches of the industrial chain. Core chips, especially high-power LED chips, still need to rely on “imports”, so enterprises will be limited in terms of pricing power. The lack of "core" has become the biggest obstacle to the development of China's LED industry. Similarly, key technologies such as device fabrication and system integration are also the weaknesses of China's LED lighting companies.

In addition, Meng Linkang told reporters that the current basic standards for LED industry in China only refer to international standards, and have not been studied in light of their own actual conditions. Therefore, the standards and testing systems developed are not comprehensive enough. This has caused a mixed bag in the market, which has caused some unscrupulous enterprises in China to take advantage of the situation. In order to occupy the market and continuously reduce the cost, the products are sold at low-end prices, causing other manufacturers to follow the trend, resulting in the disorderly intensified industry, and the product quality can not meet the market demand. It is difficult for manufacturers to improve their innovation capabilities.

In addition, the interview was informed that the current LED industry in China is developing, but also faced the problem that the application function of the product is too single, the value and price are not consistent, and it is seriously out of the actual, the quality of the product and the parameter list are different. Compared with foreign companies, China still has a large gap in the scale of its industry. According to public data, in 2016, Op Lighting achieved a total operating income of 5.477 billion yuan and Sanan Optoelectronics achieved sales revenue of 6.273 billion yuan, which is regarded as two leading enterprises in the domestic industry. However, according to the financial report released by Philips Lighting, only in the first half of this year, revenue reached 26.7 billion yuan.

In fact, good products never lack market. The question is whether the product has value, whether the value of the product possesses the development of the times, whether it corresponds to the value orientation of the user, whether the product promotion is authentic or not, and whether the product value can be reflected in the user's use of the product.

Core technology is the key to industrial development

In view of the fact that the core technology is the first element of the industry's forward development, the “Planning” has given corresponding countermeasures in terms of the lack of core technology.

The "Plan" proposes to support the research of semiconductor lighting fundamentals and common key technologies through national science and technology plans (special projects, funds, etc.), accelerate the research and development of key technologies such as materials, device preparation and system integration, and develop OLED lighting material design, device structure and preparation. Research on key common technologies for industrialization such as technology. Through industrial transformation and upgrading funds and industrialization demonstration projects and other channels, we will vigorously promote the silicon substrate LED technology and product application with independent intellectual property rights. The guiding products are improved and enhanced by focusing on the improvement of light efficiency and various photoelectric indicators, improving the light quality and light quality of LED products, and creating a safer, more comfortable, more efficient and energy-saving lighting environment. Strengthen the research and development and application of automated production equipment for LED lighting products to improve product production efficiency and quality. Promote technology integration and application demonstrations such as smart lighting and emerging applications.

Ye Fen said that the above content will bring about breakthrough development for the development of the industry. Of course, the premise is to ensure effective implementation.

In addition, he said that the breakthrough of the industry should focus on the cultivation of talents. He suggested that colleges and universities open LED-related courses, relevant institutions to carry out training and examinations on relevant knowledge, and cultivate a group of highly skilled professionals. At the same time, we constantly optimize the talent team structure of the LED industry, increase the introduction of technical personnel at all levels, attract foreign talents in various forms, and contribute to the development of China's LED industry.

In terms of the standardization system, he believes that standards and testing systems suitable for China's industrial development should be developed. When necessary, a detection system slightly higher than the international standard can be proposed to raise the threshold to promote the healthy development of China's industry. Then we need to continuously improve the detection capability and level of China's LED products, build a certification sharing platform, and actively participate in the formulation of international standards, so that we can know each other and win.

In addition, it is noted that the Plan also encourages household applications. Actively carry out the application and promotion of LED lighting products for urban and rural households, and improve lighting quality and light environment. Strengthen the online and offline display experience, standardize the distribution channels such as e-commerce and store purchases, encourage businesses to carry out “trade-in” activities, and promote the application of LED lighting products for residential households. Expand applications in emerging areas. Select special places such as high altitude and severe cold to carry out demonstration of semiconductor lighting applications in different places, different fields and different environments. Expand the application range of LED lighting products and promote LED applications in smart lighting, agricultural lighting, health medical lighting, automotive lighting, cultural tourism, water treatment, visible light communication, etc. to meet different application needs.

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