China LED industry, "the 337" reconciliation costs involved in the case ended 1 million U.S. dollars

China LED industry for the United States "337 investigation" of reconciliation has finally ended. Yesterday, the "First Financial Daily" from Guangzhou great wild goose advantage photoelectron Lei Chau and two LED company was informed that the two companies have a month ago with the United States signed the settlement agreement, but because the relevant procedures for fully finished, may also need to 9 The end.

Guangzhou great wild goose advantage Li-ping, chairman of photonics, optoelectronics has made great wild goose advantage of two U.S. patents. While domestic only great wild goose advantage photoelectron Lei Chau and the two companies responding to the "337 investigation," but in the great wild goose advantage photonics, Shenzhen Lei Chau and the United States reached a settlement, the LED industry in China generally exclude the alarm also will be lifted.

National Semiconductor Lighting Project R & D and Industry Alliance ( "the Semiconductor Industry Alliance") Gengbo director said that as the two sides signed a confidentiality agreement, so the contents of the agreement is inconvenient for the public, including the cost of reconciliation.

Warning lifted

"Great wild goose advantage photoelectron Lei Chau and the respondent to help the entire industry." Li-ping pointed out that the great wild goose advantage photoelectron reached a settlement with the U.S. side, the great wild goose advantage photonics has become China's only authorized by the United States made LED packaging companies. Lei Chau, general manager Lin Ming-feng said that the United States "337 investigation" itself there are many unreasonable, the company in order to enter the U.S. market last resort to reconciliation.

However, Lin Li Ming-feng peace are reluctant to disclose the specific terms and reconciliation requirements. But "First Financial Daily" from the multi-knowing that the great wild goose advantage photoelectron respondent Lei Chau and the United States "337 investigation" and reconciliation to spend the cost of Chinese enterprises involved in the case could set the United States "337 investigation" a new low, individual Spend only about 1 million U.S. dollars.

It is reported that during the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony of the great wild goose advantage of the more than 380 photonics 10,000 SMD LEDS and SUPER FLUXS LEDS used in the event of the "Star", the Olympic rings, Astros, the countdown-Fou and the closing ceremony of projects. "Reconciliation has nothing to do with the Olympics." Ming-feng and Lin Li-ping said.

LED pattern

March this year, retired professor at Columbia University, Gertrude Neumark Rothschild to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) filed applications, 30 companies accused of global production in the United States and the United States sales of light-emitting diode (LED) and laser products a violation of its patent ( Patent No.: 5252499), the applicant was requested ITC to launch the "337 investigation", and apply for the general exclusion order and prohibition order, ultra-yi photonics, good photonics, optoelectronics and Guangzhou great wild goose advantage Lei Chau, a total of four Chinese companies involved in the case.

In fact, great wild goose advantage photoelectron Lei Chau and domestic LED industry is not a large enterprise. According to the Ministry of Commerce statistics, China's 2007 exports to the United States about 350 million U.S. dollars, up 53.9 percent, involving China's exports to the U.S. light-emitting diodes Nearly 100 enterprises. Which the Dalian Road, Foshan, the Stars, Hebei Minister and the State Bureau of Shenzhen, photoelectric for domestic first-line LED manufacturers.

In fact, this is also the global semiconductor giant to speed up the transfer of Chinese investment in the important reasons. Hynix 12-inch plant in Wuxi, Intel 12-inch plant in Dalian have received high level of local government subsidies. Earlier, senior analyst at CCID Consulting semiconductor industry Li Ke "First Financial Daily" said that even if the general semiconductor factories, government subsidies are generally reached a total investment of around 15 percent.