ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new database report "Opto/LED Fab Watch". With the rise of eco-friendly or “green” lighting, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are now in the spotlight. While LEDs represent a more efficient lighting solution, the cost of implementing LEDs in general purpose lighting has been comparatively prohibitive. However, with the push from government regulations and on-going technology advancement, the adoption of LEDs in major lighting applications is expected to quickly rise in the coming years.

The exploding demand forecast has propelled LED Chip manufacturers and also new players to invest in new facilities and to expand capacities.  The Opto/LED Fab Watch database tracks and lists Optoelectronic and LED chip manufacturing facilities worldwide. Our data reveals key information on fab capacity, technology capability, location, products, Wafer size, expansion plan, investment amount, and more. Currently, the report contains information on 168 Opto/LED fabs worldwide with 86 LED fabs and 82 opto-related fabs. The database shows Japan as having the largest number of Opto/LED fabs with a total of 42 facilities in this region. The regions with the most LED fabs are Taiwan (40%), Japan (23%) and China (22%).

While LED manufacturing has long employed 2-inch wafer substrates, SEMI’s Opto/LED Fab Watch shows that increasing numbers of LED fabs are adopting 4-inch wafer substrates and some have even migrated to 6-inch sapphire substrates. With the adoption of larger wafer size, LED manufacturers can further reduce cost and significantly expand capacity.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications' web site. View the report: Opto/LED Fab Watch.