Taking stock of hot events in the UV LED industry in 2019read count [186] release time：2020-03-12 20:07:00
According to TrendForce LED The "2019 Deep UV LED Application Market Report - Sterilization, Purification and Water Treatment Market" released by LEDinside shows that in 2018, the global UV The LED market size reaches US$299 million, and it is expected that the market size will reach US$991 million by 2023, with a compound growth rate of 27% from 2018 to 2023. Looking forward to the application market demand, in addition to the stable growth of the curing market, surface/air sterilization and purification, still water sterilization, and flowing water sterilization will be the main growth drivers in the future.
As a subdivided application field of LED, UV LED can be said to be in its infancy at present, and the market has not yet been widely used. It has great market potential in the future. Therefore, it has attracted more and more manufacturers to join the UV LED product camp, greatly broadening the technology and applications of UV LED.
Looking back on 2019, what new technologies and applications will emerge for UV LED? What layout does the manufacturer have? To this end, LEDinside briefly sorted out the 2019 and UV LED Relevant events for the readers’ enjoyment.
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Drones equipped with UV LED provide comprehensive sanitation services for public transportation
According to reports, a Korean design team installed UV LEDs on drones to spray ultraviolet light for sterilization and disinfection in subway stations and trains.
Source: Yanko Design/Pinterest
Equipped with sensors and UVC LEDs, the drone flies smoothly around the station and emits UV LED light in the subway, efficiently and effectively cleaning surface bacteria while purifying the air.
The smart water cup has a built-in UV-C LED system, which can automatically sterilize and disinfect up to 99.9%
On July 30, French design brand NOERDEN launched a smart water cup with a built-in UV-C LED sterilization system that can automatically disinfect water and also has a drinking water reminder function.
NOERDEN said that this water cup, called LIZ, has a smart touch-responsive lid with built-in UV-C LEDs that can eliminate up to 99.9% of harmful viruses and bacteria. Users only need to tap the lid twice to start the sterilization process. The UV-C light will sterilize the entire empty cup or the water in the cup by decomposing the DNA of bacteria and viruses. Once this process is completed, the LED indicator light will stop flashing.
Source:NOERDEN
German researchers develop UV LED disinfection module to disinfect bottle caps
German researchers have developed a UV LED-based disinfection system to purify brewing water and clean the caps of bottled beer and soft drinks.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Ilmenau Institute in Ilmenau, Germany, collaborated with UV technology solutions provider PURION to develop a UV LED purification module for bacterial disinfection during the beverage bottling process.
UVB LEDs help treat psoriasis and vitiligo
RayVio’s XR 308 nm UVB LED is reportedly the key to improving treatment options for psoriasis and vitiligo.
"Ultraviolet light treatments for psoriasis and vitiligo have been limited by the size and cost of the devices and risks to surrounding healthy tissue," said Yitao Liao, chief innovation officer and co-founder of RayVio. Excimer laser systems solve the problem of therapeutic targeting and avoid damaging healthy skin, but the equipment is larger and very expensive. Our 308nm UV LED can be used in small handheld devices that are easy to carry. ”
Integrated UV LED on door handle for self-disinfection
According to reports, two graduate students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have designed self-cleaning door handles. According to the report, the two graduate students were inspired by the SARS outbreak in 2003, when the virus was spread through contact. They designed the self-cleaning door handle to stop the spread of infectious diseases and improve public health.
Source: James Dyson Award
The research team used a thin photocatalytic coating activated by UV LEDs to break down bacteria on the substrate surface. Since a consistent UV light source was needed, they added a generator that provides a steady current to light up UV LED light , and this process can be achieved by opening and closing the door. Light is reflected in the clear glass door handle to activate a coating on the outer surface, allowing the door handle to disinfect and clean itself.
UVC LED enters laboratory applications: water can be disinfected directly at the point of use
AquiSense, a Nikkiso company that specializes in UV-C LED water sterilization applications, announced the development of a unique product for SUEZ that uses AquiSense's patented UV-C LED water treatment technology to directly disinfect water when used in critical laboratory applications.
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The world's first high-power mass-produced UV LED chip production line was officially put into production
According to the Development and Reform Commission of Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, the annual output is 30 million UV rays. LED chip Zhongke's Lu'an deep ultraviolet LED project was officially put into production in July. This is the world's first high-power mass-produced ultraviolet LED chip production line, marking the rapid advancement of Changzhi City's LED industry toward the 100 billion level goal. Its commissioning has brought the LED industry in Changzhi City into a new stage of clustering and high-end development, and also means that Shanxi Province has an international and open ultraviolet optoelectronics industry cluster.
Using UVC LEDs in space, US company AquiSense Technologies participates in 10 aerospace projects
In September, it was reported that AquiSense Technologies, an American UV LED disinfection technology company, announced that it would participate in 10 aerospace projects.
These projects include keeping growing systems clean in space greenhouses, reducing the maintenance burden of biofilm formation in enclosed environments, and disinfecting astronauts’ drinking water on the International Space Station.
Nationstar Optoelectronics comprehensively deploys the UV LED market
Nationstar Optoelectronics has launched new UV products one after another, and has now completed a comprehensive layout of UV-A/B/C products, including mosquito trap/manicure series, industrial curing series and sterilization, phototherapy, purification series. The products are widely used in sterilization, phototherapy, curing, photocatalyst, plant growth, mosquito trapping, manicure and other fields. It is reported that the market feedback is good and it has established cooperative relationships with many well-known manufacturers.
Formosa Plastics Group and Nikkiso set up a joint venture to enter the UV LED market
In October, Formosa Plastics announced the establishment of a joint venture with Japan's Nikkiso to enter the UV-LED market. The first product of the cooperation between the two parties was a water purifier, which has been put on the Formosa shopping website.
Formosa Plastics Group is optimistic about the growth of UV-LED in sterilization markets such as air filtration and water filtration, and has cooperated with Nikkiso Company for the first time to develop water purifiers. Formosa Plastics invested 3.6 billion yen, while the other party invested in technology. Both parties held half of the shares. Nikkiso provided the upstream epitaxy, which was packaged by Formosa Plastics' affiliated company Fomako, and finally entrusted external manufacturers to design and make the finished product.
Kaineng Health partners with Acuva to develop next-generation UV-LED water treatment applications
In October, Canature, a listed company in the domestic residential water treatment industry, announced that it would cooperate with Acuva Technologies to provide UV-LED water treatment technology solutions.
The first in the UV curing industry! Jiuri New Materials successfully landed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board
On November 5, Tianjin Jiuri New Materials Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Jiuri New Materials") issued an announcement announcing its successful listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Founded in 1998, Jiuri New Materials is the photoinitiator production supplier with the largest output and the most complete varieties in the country. The photoinitiator business has a market share of approximately 30% and has global influence in the field of photocuring agents.
Sanan Optoelectronics Plans to raise 7 billion to develop high-end semiconductors, including special packaging business
On November 11, Sanan Optoelectronics issued an announcement announcing that it plans to raise a total of no more than 7 billion yuan to invest in the semiconductor research and development and industrialization project (Phase I). The construction mainly includes three major business segments and public supporting construction. Among them, the three major business segments are: gallium nitride business segment, gallium arsenide business segment, and special packaging business segment.
After the implementation of this fundraising project, a research and development and production base will be built in four product directions including high-end gallium nitride LED substrates, epitaxy, and chips, high-end gallium arsenide LED epitaxy and chips, high-power three-color lasers, and special packaging product applications. The main products include high-end gallium nitride LED epitaxial chips, high-end gallium arsenide LED epitaxial chips, RS red/infrared products, Mini/Micro LED chips, and automotive LED lighting ,plant illumination LED chips, high-power lasers, solar cell chips, etc.
Guangpu Co., Ltd. raises approximately 1 billion to develop into smart lighting/UV LED and other fields
In December, Guangpu Co., Ltd. issued an announcement announcing that it planned to raise a total of no more than 1,030.8036 million yuan (inclusive) through a non-public offering of shares to invest in the development of intelligent lighting, UV LED and other fields.
Guangpu shares believe that investing in the industrialization of UV LED will help the company further expand its business scale and cultivate new growth points. UV, the product of this fundraising project Relying on the functional characteristics of curing, exposure, disinfection, sterilization and purification, LED is expected to further expand the built-in disinfection, sterilization and purification application scenarios of home appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, water dispenser tanks, direct drinking water dispensers, air purifiers, smart toilets, vacuum cleaners, smart trash cans, tableware cabinets, crispers, thermos cups, etc. It will complement the current LED signal indication and display application scenarios in TVs and computers, as well as LED home lighting application scenarios, and implement the long-term development strategy of "big health + big consumption".
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American researchers develop nanowire UV LED, which increases light intensity by 5 times
Nanowire experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a UV LED that, thanks to a special type of housing, can produce five times the light intensity of similar LEDs based on simpler housing designs.
Image source: compoundsemiconductor.net
National Sanitation Foundation includes UV LED technology in drinking water treatment standards
According to reports, the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF International) has updated drinking water treatment standards to provide a more effective way to treat microorganisms in drinking water. The revised NSF/ANSI 55 standard: "Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment Systems" sets new standards for the use of UV LED technology to achieve microbial reduction treatment, and provides new test methods to verify manufacturers' products.
【Conclusion】
Compared with traditional applications such as lighting, backlight, and display, the UV LED market is relatively small. However, considering its future growth and high gross profit, many domestic manufacturers are investing in the UV LED market, including Nationstar Optoelectronics, Hongli Zhihui, Jingneng Optoelectronics, and Tiandian Optoelectronics. I believe that as more and more manufacturers enter the market, many technical bottlenecks will gradually be overcome, product performance will be further improved, and prices will become more and more "people-friendly", allowing UV LED to better serve the public.
