Seoul Semiconductor
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| Type | Public KOSDAQ:046890 |
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| Industry | Electronics |
| Products | Light-emitting diodes |
| Operating income | KRW 735,000,000,000 (October 2011)[1] |
| Website | seoulsemicon.co.kr |
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd is a Korean company manufacturing LED devices. The company is listed on KOSDAQ. The company is producing LED packages in two plants in Ansan, Korea. The total production capacity is 4 billion LED packages per month.[2]
In November 2006 Seoul Semiconductor announced it would be the first company to start selling in quantities LED light sources that can be plugged directly into 110 V or 230 V AC source. Previously using LED light sources has required the help of various converters. Lately a product development was released which provides a 90% increase in power efficiency and a THD lower than 25% to comply with the requirements of different countries, including DOE and others. Through IC technology, lighting manufacturers can directly plug Acrich2-based products into the wall without consideration of electrical conditions. The Acrich2 boards provide a replacement LED solution to replace 40W, 60W and 100W incandescent bulbs as well as MR16 halogen lamps and down lights.[3]
Competitors of Seoul Semiconductor include among others Nichia, Cree, Lumileds, Everlight and Epistar.
The latest product of Seoul Semiconductor is LED ZC which is designed as a COB type and removes the need for the LED to be surface-mounted on to a metal plate, allowing manufacturers to bypass the chip connection process before use. Other popular COB type LED manufactureres are among others BridgeLux and Sharp Corporation.
[edit] References
- ^ "Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Lowers FY 2011 Outlook". Thomson Reuters. 26 October 2011. http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/046890.KQ/key-developments. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ "SSC increases its production capacity by 400%". Seoul Semiconductor Europe GmbH. 25 October 2011. http://www.betterbebright.com/press-release/seoul-semiconductor-increases-its-production-capacity-by-400/. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Seoul Semiconductor launches Acrich2". PennWell Corporation. 13 October 2011. http://www.ledsmagazine.com/press/32709. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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