The Shanghai Super-Silicon Layout Liangjiang New District LED project will be put into production in the second half of the year. Yesterday (2nd), the management committee of the Liangjiang New Area announced that through the cooperation and support of well-known high-tech enterprises in China and old Taiwanese companies, the Liangjiang New District will create a complete LED industry chain. It is estimated that by the end of 2013, people will be able to buy "Chongqing" LED lamps that are one-third cheaper than the current prices.

Shanghai Super Silicon Semiconductor Co., Ltd. is currently the only company with 8-inch wafer polishing production line and large-size sapphire growth technology production line in China. The products include semiconductor silicon materials, LED sapphire materials, composite semiconductor materials, MEMS and other specific materials. Chongqing Super Silicon Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd., as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Super Silicon, has completed the construction of the 200-mu LED production base in the Shuitu Hi-tech Industrial Park. It will be put into production later this year and the total investment will reach 1.5 billion yuan. It is reported that the LED bases in Liangjiang New District are integrated into production and independent research and development. After the initial production, the monthly output will be about 300,000 pieces, and the final output will be 600,000 pieces per month.

According to Shi Yu, general manager of Chongqing Super Silicon Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd., LED chips on the domestic market are almost all from the Taiwan region of China, as well as foreign companies such as Korea and Japan. Domestic chip companies are very few, and they have no advantage in performance. "The lack of core technology is the main reason leading to the cost reduction of domestic LED lighting."

Huang Bingliu, general manager of Chongqing Guanghe Lighting Equipment Co., Ltd., also stated that at present, LED companies in Chongqing are mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the packaging, application, and other industrial chain. Substrate, epitaxial wafers, and chips in the upper and middle reaches are rarely involved. This has become the biggest weakness of the city's LED industry development.

Shi Yu revealed that he is currently introducing a well-known Taiwanese company as a partner of the super silicon LED production base.

Taiwan’s upcoming introduction of the Liangjiang New Area has a history of producing LEDs for more than 30 years. It is the only company in Asia that can mass-produce graphic substrates through nanometer lamination technology, and can solve key epitaxial wafers and chip technologies in the field of LED production. With more than 160 invention patents, it is a global leader. Previously, Zhou Lei has been a supporting company for Shanghai's super silicon. Shi Yu said that the entry of Taiwanese companies will bring the latest core technologies and R&D personnel, and will fundamentally fill the gaps in core technologies. More importantly, after mastering and core technology processes, they will conduct independent research and development, in addition to reducing multi-channels. In the logistics sector, technical innovations can significantly reduce LED costs.

He estimates that after a year or so of production, the public can purchase LED lamps that are one-third cheaper than they are now, and their brightness will increase by about 30%. In the next three to five years, it will be possible to reduce the cost price by about 50% and create a green lighting industry that can save energy and reduce consumption.