LED Chips Maker
As the core unit,LED Chips technology's development leads the direction of LED Lighting market. Currently there are 3 groups in this market,performing "Matthew effect".
The first Group: (Japan,Europe,America as the representatives)
5 biggest Chips Manufactuerers: Philip/Lumileds(Netherland),Cree(America),Nicha(Japan),Toyoda Gosei(Japan),Osram(Germany),Also Sharp ,Toshiba,Panasonic included.
The Second Group: (Taiwan, Korea as the representatives)
Sanan ------- Chips and LEDs are totally different.There are LED chips factories and LEDs Encapsulation
factories ------- Epistar, Edison, Cree, Bridgelux are commonly used.But be aware Edison and Bridgelux major in LEDs Encapsulation instead of Chips.
| Layout | Main Enterprises |
|---|---|
| Japan | Nicha, Toyoda Gosei, Sharp, Toshiba, Panasonic |
| Europe | Osram, Philip |
| USA | Cree |
| Keroa | Samsung, LG, Epivalley, Seoulsemiconductor |
| TaiWan | Epistar, AOC, Huga, HL, ED |
| China | Sanan |
Different Performances by Epistar and Toyoda Gosei On MCOB LED products
| Chips Brand | Epistar | Sanan | Toyoda Gosei |
|---|---|---|
| Power | RC | IC |
| Chips From | TaiWan | Japan |
| CRI | >70RA | >80RA |
| Warranty Years | 2 Years | 3 Years |
| Light Depreciation | Unstable | 1% in 1250Hrs |
| Quality of wholesale lamps | Unstable | Stable |
| Focus | Price | Quality |
| Sales Marketing | East/Southeast Asia etc. | EU/USA etc. |
| Advantages | Profit in a shot time | Reputation in future |

