In an interview, BridgeWatkins, chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a PLC manufacturer, said that 20% of the world's electricity is used in lighting. If all the lighting equipment can be converted into LEDs, the ratio can be reduced to 4. %. He also pointed out that the general lighting market is as large as $100 billion.

Watkins pointed out that in the future, the company will install chips in LED bulbs to create a smart LED lighting market with a new operating model. For example, in the future, people will be able to turn on smart street lights for 15 minutes using a mobile phone password (PIN). Watkins said that Bridgelux mainly wants to place the LED on a chip and sell it in the form of an array of lighting engines (sellingyoualightengineinanarray).

In addition to the above functions, these LED light bulbs linked to the network can include functions such as brightness control, on/off, color enhancement, wireless remote control, smoke detection, music playback, and network functions, all of which can be used by the chip, Watkins said; However, many of these features are too costly. Watkins pointed out that he is more interested in Wi-Fi and WiMax and hopes to capture the lamp holders in consumers' homes with energy-efficient environmental solutions.

The "Helieon" perpetual lighting module developed by Bridgelux and electronic connector manufacturer MolexIncorporated is the world's first plug-and-play perpetual solid-state lighting module that integrates high-efficiency precision lighting and socket solutions to accelerate innovation and assist in solid state Lighting enters the mass production phase. The system can be easily replaced or upgraded after installation, eliminating the need to remove a full set of lighting, while high system efficiency allows the unit to operate at greater than 50 lm/W.

Bridgelux issued a press release on March 24th stating that Helieon can be used in indoor and outdoor lighting systems, with a wholesale price of less than $20 per unit and a life expectancy of more than 10 years. It is scheduled to ship in May (2010). Bridgelux CEO Bill Watkins said in a press release that Helieon will quickly break the myth that solid-state lighting is not yet mass-produced.