Strategies Unlimited: LED driver IC suppliers worldwide seize the market madness

According to market research firm Strategies Unlimited forecasts, LED Driver IC market size by 2010 revenue of nearly $ 2 billion in 2015 to reach nearly 35 billion U.S. dollars, an average compound annual growth rate of 12%. The agency pointed out, LED backlight required LED driver IC, will be the main growth market, popular applications, including edge-lit televisions and monitors, LED lighting is the next potential applications.

Strategies Unlimited estimates lighting LED driver IC market growth rate between 2010 and 2015 up to 40%; the challenges facing the field of technology, including dimming technology, power-efficient, power factor and price.

 1, the international IC manufacturers account for a large share of the market

As the LED driver IC to control the quality of light, so the chip quality and stability is very important. In contrast, the ability of international companies design better brand recognition and quality assurance has a high level, in this account for a large share of the market, but in terms of price, the LED driver IC, the cost of electronic products accounted for the proportion of terminal quite low, manufacturers usually do not consider the price as the primary, mainly on account of product features and product reliability to meet the requirements.

2, the world's top 10 LED driver IC suppliers accounted for 55% of value

Statistics show that the global top 10 of the LED driver IC suppliers accounted for 55% of the value of about 30 IC vendors and affiliated manufacturers shared the remaining 44%.

With the United States National Semiconductor acquired by Texas Instruments, Texas Instruments is the number one supplier of LED driver IC. Texas Instruments (TI) in 2010 with 17% market share. U.S. National Semiconductor Corporation (NSC) ranked second. TI and NSC combined company will be firmly occupy a quarter of the LED driver IC market.

3, Taiwan enterprises accelerate accounted LED driver IC market

Data show that in 2011, Taiwan's LED driver IC demand will reach 270 million, shipments will increase 128.4 percent. With the technology improved, Taiwan will be more excellent supply chain flexibility and lower prices, compared to the international IC manufacturers, get stronger shipments.

Therefore, the estimates in 2011, Taiwan's driver IC will reach 130 million, compared with 57.4 million in 2010 grew 128.4% significantly, which was significantly better than the same period 52.2% of international chip vendors growth rate.

 4, the Chinese mainland led driver ic supplier maintain a rapid growth

Due to the mainland local IC suppliers have good service and low prices, in the LED display driver and control areas, the mainland's domestic IC market is expected to share will be further enhanced.

For the Chinese market, iSuppli predicts, in the global economy and electronics industry settlement recession, China LED driver IC market will grow rapidly. In 2013, China LED light product market will reach $ 139 million.