Date: 28/09/2011

SEMI India forms SIG on HB LEDs

SEMI India announced the formation of a Special Interest Group on high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB-LEDs) and solid-state lighting (SSL). The new SEMI SSL Special Interest Group in India will focus on materials, equipment and manufacturing issues to further promote the industry- through cost reduction, quality improvement, supply chain development, and industry promotion. The new group comprises both SEMI members and key industry leaders in the HB-LED/SSL market.

The group will host an industry forum at the upcoming SOLARCON India 2011 (November 9-11) in Hyderabad, which will focus on SSL technology with speakers from LED manufacturers, LED suppliers, researchers and others. The group will also push for developing an eco-system for the emerging SSL manufacturing industry in India.

The India LED lighting market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 41.5 percent to reach $399 million by 2015, according to Frost & Sullivan.
The initial group will include manufacturing and equipment companies and materials suppliers as well as the government. Founding SEMI SSL Special Interest Group members include:
Mr. Hari Kiran Chereddi, managing director of Sujana Energy Limited
Mr. K. Vijay Kumar Gupta, managing director of Kwality Photonics Private Limited
Mr. P.S. Narotra, senior director at the Department of IT, Government of India
Mr. Sanjeev Nimkar, marketing director at Philips Electronics India (Lighting Div.)
Dr. G. Rajeswaran, group CTO of Moser Baer India Ltd
Mr. D.J. Rao, business consultant based in Hyderabad with ties to Toshniwal Bros.