First published in Lighting - The Third Revolution, a Cleantech Infocus publication, May 2010. Copyright Cleantech Investor Ltd
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Arima Optoelectronics (AOC), part of the Arima Group, was founded in 1998 and listed in Taiwan in 2003. The company’s core competence is in MOCVD technology and it aims to be a high quality UHB LED and LD dice and epitaxial wafer provider. AlGaInP-based red LED production constitutes close to 80% of AOC’s capacity, while InGaN-based blue LEDs account for around 10% of revenue.
In December 2009 AOC entered into a joint venture with the local Government of Shanxi Province, northern China, to build a high-brightness LED chip manufacturing facility. The plant will offer LEDs for backlights, targeting China’s major television manufacturers. AOC will invest $17 million for a 40% stake in the plant, and has a contract for providing technical know-how valued at $39 million. Production is expected to start in the third quarter of 2010, with annual capacity of 1 billion high-brightness LED chips.
AOC had suspended its general lighting business. However, it is reportedly planning to restart that business and is searching for strategic partnerships, with a view to expanding in the market for LEDs for general lighting in China. The company is believed to be planning to establish an LED plant at the Arima Group’s Wujiang, China production base.
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