UV LED '09

Glossary

Definition, limitations and boundaries of the study

Executive summary

2007 & 2008 noteworthy news

Recent known funding for UV LED and AlN material companies

Traditional UV lamp business: Applications, players and main market metrics The UV wavelengths classification

• UV lamp main applications as a function of the wavelength
• Traditional UV lamps 2008 market segmentation and size
• Traditional UV lamp performance
• UV lamp power : From wall-plug power to the sample irradiation
• Output power as a function of wavelength
• UV power requirements per application and current UV LED positioning
• Traditional UV lamp pricing and current UV LED positioning in $/W
• UV lamp application characteristics, market price and accessibility for UV LED
• UV LED and UV lamp performance comparison table
• 2008 UV lamp market volumes and size split by applications

The UV LED market analysis

• The best conditions for LED market penetration regarding today specifications
• UV lamp to UV LED substitution : a different design approach
• UV lamp vs. UV LED: a different strategy and business model to build

UVA applications

• UVA main applications and niche markets
• UVA applications as a function of the optical output power and wavelength
• UV curing
  • The 2 major technical challenges for LED in UV curing: Heat management and light emission
  • How those 2 parameters are optimized by the industry?
  • UV LED curing main market parameters
  • UV LED curing main market metrics
• Medical phototherapy - Photocatalytic air purifiers - UVA LED industrial supply-chain examples

UVB/UVC applications

• UVB / UVC main applications and niche markets
• UVB / UVC applications as a function of the optical output power and wavelength
• UVC main market drivers
• Main challenges for UVC LEDs
• UVC disinfection applications
  • Disinfection requirements : UV dose
  • UVC disinfection requirements
  • UVC water disinfection. Market segmentation
  • Portable and counter top water consumer systems
  • Professional Point of Use (POU) systems
  • Residential & commercial Point of Entry (POE) systems
  • UVC air disinfection
  • UVC residential portable air disinfection
  • UV analytical instruments (spectrophotometers)
• Estimated accessible markets, growth rate, and time to market for UV LED - UV LED applications roadmap. Time to market
• UV LED market size in M$ to 2015, split by applications, outside of lighting
• Relative market shares of UV LED applications to 2015 - Conclusions

UV LED industry outlook

• UV LED manufacturers: main industrial initiatives
• Major UV LED chip manufacturer locations
• UV LED industrial supply-chain : From substrate to LED and modules, a worldwide coverage
• Estimation of 2008 UV LED manufacturer revenues and market shares
• Some known M&A and business agreements in the UV industry
• Spin-off from universities in the UV industry
• Conclusions: UV LED industry status and main trends

UV LED performance roadmap

• UV LED power : some definitions From wall-plug power to the sample irradiation
• Example of current main specs of UV A, B and C LEDs
• Main players and state-of-the-art for UV LED
• UV LED technical roadmap: past, present and forecast
• Optical power vs. chip-size and wavelength dependency. Some examples
• Price and lifetime evolution along with wavelength
• Conclusion: Output power and efficiency double every 2 years !

Single crystal AlN and AlN epiwafer industry outlook

• Why using bulk AlN to make UV LEDs?
• UV emission wavelength depends on the Al content in the AlGaN alloy
• Major AlN bulk substrate manufacturer locations
• Main companies and state-of-the-art for AlN bulk crystal
• Main R&D labs and state-of-the-art for AlN bulk crystal
• Main players and state-of-the-art for AlN epiwafers and templates
• Example of current available offers for AlN substrates
• Tentative roadmap for 2" AlN single crystal market price & useable area
• Conclusion

General conclusion

• UV LED business, a $1billion market?

Main company profiles in the UV industry

Nitride Semiconductors Co. Ltd; Nichia; CREE; Fox Group; SemiLEDs; UV Craftory; Sensor Electronics Technology Inc.(SET); Crystal IS ; HexaTech Inc. ; Fairfield Crystal Technology ; N-Crystals Ltd; University of South Carolina

Annexes

• Bulk AlN substrates by PVT: Crucible is a key component
• HT-CVD: From gases to AlN epi-ready bulk wafers
• Tanning market data
• UVC disinfection and purification
• Average UV dose required to inactivate selected pathogens
• Doping of AlN material at NTT (J)
• UV detector market