Study to highlight LED advantages

Intertech has begun a new programme to assess global market opportunities for light emitting diodes.

Intertech has begun a new programme to assess global market opportunities for light emitting diodes (LEDs).

The study, entitled "A market and technical assessment of light emitting diodes for lighting and display applications", is underway and will be completed in March 2003.

It will include comprehensive data and narrative on the global LED supply chain, technology status, applications, R and D roadmaps, comparisons to other light sources and display technology, costs, economics, environmental impacts, standardisation metrics, and system design issues.

"Over the last 10 years, the LED market has evolved significantly, experiencing annual growth rates as high as 47%", commented Dr Hugh Olmstead, Intertech's LED Programme Director.

"With product sales forecast to approach $2.7 billion by 2006, LEDs are transforming entire product classes - such as large screen displays, cell phones, PDAs and wireless devices.

LEDs dominate the North American exit sign market, claim 20% of the traffic signal industry, and are making fast strides into the automotive and aviation sectors, where they provide colourful, durable and stylish lighting effects", Dr Olmstead noted.

"Advances in nanotechnology, compound semiconductor materials and enhanced manufacturing techniques are enabling a new generation of high brightness blue and white LEDs", commented Dr Olmstead.

"The success of LEDs lies in their longevity, energy efficiency, durability, low maintenance cost, and compact size.

Replacing conventional lamps with LEDs in the United States alone could generate energy savings of up to $100 billion by 2025, saving 120GW of electricity annually.

The study will address the specific technical, business and market barriers that must be surmounted to achieve these savings".

One extensive section of the study will provide detailed information on all the major international market players, including materials manufacturers, LED and LED lighting manufacturers, fabricators, distributors, conferences, associations and web and literature resources.

This section, along with other data and contact information, will also be excerpted and distributed as a separate, stand-alone directory, "The LED lighting and display guide and source directory".

Kathryn M Conway, an award-winning author who specialises in energy efficient lighting, will develop the study and the directory.

There are substantial "early-bird" discounts for orders placed by 28th February 2003.

These two, unique LED publications will be of particular value to: solid-state lighting manufacturers; advanced lighting designers and architects; traditional lighting industry company executives and R and D staff; organic light emitting material and device manufacturers; epitaxy and fabrication equipment suppliers; substrate, chemical and other suppliers to the LED/OLED industry; government policy makers and energy efficiency advocates; and market analysts, venture capitalists and investment bankers.

The programme will provide a thorough assessment of LED market developments, near- and far-term applications, regulatory drivers, and competing technologies, plus updates on the technical advancements in LEDs that make them a real challenge to traditional lighting technologies.

Subscribers may request customised consultations on these and other topics so that they can optimise their position in this growing market.

For the directory, custom imprints are available in quantity orders - a highly appreciated way to introduce the world of LEDs to customers and colleagues.

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