Global LED manufacturing equipment spending will fall 18% in 2012
According to an agency research report, global LED manufacturing equipment spending is expected to fall by 18% in 2012 after a 36% increase in 2011. The agency also said that in 2012 global LED monthly production capacity will reach 2 million wafers (based on 4-inch wafers), an increase of 27% over 2011.
After several years of rapid expansion, the MOCVD market is expected to reduce its sales by 40% in 2012, which will cause the overall LED equipment spending to decline for the first time in five years. In addition, non-MOCVD equipment expenditures (especially lithography, etching, testing and packaging equipment) will rise in 2012, mainly due to manufacturers beginning to improve line efficiency and improve product design.
Although the demand for high-brightness LEDs continued to rise in the solid-state lighting market in 2011, the growth of HB-LEDs (40% of the overall application market) for LCD TV backlights was not as good as expected. According to industry estimates, by 2020, global sales of LEDs for solid-state lighting will increase from the current $2.5 billion to more than $30 billion.
The agency predicts that in 2012 China's LED equipment spending will reach 719 million US dollars, ranking the highest in all regions; followed by Taiwan ($ 321 million), Japan (300 million US dollars) and South Korea (260 million US dollars). In 2012, Taiwan's LED production capacity will account for 25% of the world, followed by the mainland (22%). In terms of new plants, a total of 29 new LED plants were built in 2012, and it is expected that 16 new plants will be launched in 2012.
　　
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