Recently,the world's largest lighting manufacturer, Philips announced , due to energy-saving consciousness, driving Japan's offices and other places to continue to expand the demand for LED lighting , they would be into the Japanese office and home-applicated lighting market. Philips said they would plan to grab 10 percent of the office market in LED bulbs.
The senior investment advisor,Zaihua He pointed out after earthquake in Japan, energy-saving awareness is the important reason LED products increase, while at the peak of summer, power supply and demand situation is very tense, which to some extent, furtherly boost the promotion of LED products, at present,  Japanese market with the rapid rising penetration also becomes a hot investment area, currently the suppliers who have entered into the Japanese market of LED bulbs include Panasonic,Toshiba and Sharp,etc.
Similar to expansion of Philips' market, many lighting manufacturers and LED manufacturers are trying to seize more market share in the field of LED lighting, the most prominent initiatives to seize market share  is the development of downstream applications, for example, LED manufacturers are currently developing an integrated multi- kinds of functions of LED products, increasing marketing efforts by improving product and consumer recognition of the power level and other factors to increase market share.Zaihua He pointed out in recent months, LED chips, packaging fell rapidly in prices, which on the one hand increased the pressure on the business, but also promoted the rapid spread of LED products. Long term, with the market launch of lower light, lighting and other applicated areas , LED industry will maintain a high degree of economy, the trend of business expansion is very rapid,at the same time, competition in the market is also very intense.
According to "2011-2015 China's semiconductor lighting (LED) industry investment analysis and forecast report" issued by investment advisers,multi-channels compete for the LED industry. LED industry is currently in the formation of another peak,compared with the previous investment, the investment in this round is greater, the participants involve in professional investment institutions, other industry players, foreign and private capital, investors are more diversified.