Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has presented at the inaugural ceremony of Genesis Photonics Inc.'s new plant at the Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan City, and stated that Taiwan is LED traffic lights throughout the country and will install LED street lights and indoor lights in public buildings in the near future.

According to Ma, green technology is one of the Cabinet's six key development industries. Efforts to develop the industry have turned Taiwan into the world's biggest LED lighting and molding suppliers.
 
Furthermore ,he pointed out that Taiwan trails only Singapore in the use of LED traffic lights, and that the next step is to utilize LEDs in street lights and indoor lighting devices.

David Chung, president of Genesis Photonics Inc., is confident about the future of the LED industry. He said that despite the faltering global economic situation, which has resulted in a large stockpile of LEDs, the company will overcome the challenge by focusing on technological upgrades.

According to Chung, the new plant will feature Taiwan's first production lines for 6-inch epitaxial wafers. A center of innovation will also be established at the plant for the training of research and development talent in the field of solid-state lighting technology.