As the first power LED manufacturer in mass production on 150 mm wafers , Philips Lumileds is manufacturing millions of GaN based LEDs weekly on the larger substrates.

According to Matthijs Glastra, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations for Philips Lumileds, “The addition of 150 mm manufacturing capacity to our existing capability leverages our epitaxy and wafer fabrication technology excellence and gives Lumileds the capacity to produce billions of LUXEON LEDs annually.”

 “We expect that the pace of LED adoption will require all other manufacturers to follow our lead and adopt similar strategies. Their challenge will be to achieve the high yields and quality levels that we have already demonstrated.”

It’s said that each 150 mm wafer produces four times the number of LEDs as the current 3-inch wafers. The transition to a larger wafer size is broadly viewed as a critical path to providing the increasing volume of LEDs required by the lighting industry and ensuring a supportable and secure supply chain.

Philips Lumileds will continue its current wafer production while ramping production of its 150 mm capacity to meet increasing demand for high quality, high performance LEDs from the lighting, automotive, and consumer electronics segments.