Following the announcement of cooperation between NVC and Unilumin, DuPont and Tecco Chemicals, Leyard and TCL Huaxing, there are two more "CPs" in the LED industry: HPWinner and Moso Power, Huaxing and Longli.

HPWinner and Moso Power jointly develop outdoor lighting。

In the afternoon of 31^st of March 2021, Moso Power and HPwinner signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

Moso Power is the first drive power company to list in stock in the domestic LED drive power industry; HPwinner focuses on providing customers with one-stop services for the design and manufacture of high-power LED lamps.

The two parties hope to establish a close, long-term and harmonious strategic partnership to give full play to the advantages of both parties in the field of outdoor lighting, LED high-power smart power supplies and carry out all-round cooperation in various fields such as business collaboration, marketing and industry promotion to achieve resource sharing and complementary advantages.

In fact, this is not the first cooperation between Moso Power and HPwinner. In June 2015, Moso Power and HPwinner signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement." The agreement points out that between 2015 and 2016, Moso Power and HPwinner will have strategic cooperation on LED outdoor power supplies of 100 million RMB.

The second signing of the strategic cooperation agreement will further strengthen the cooperation between the two parties in the field of outdoor lighting, continue to expand the advantages of both parties in road lighting, rail traffic lighting, industrial lighting etc. The two parties will conduct product technology research and development, manufacturing, delivery and related fields in-depth exploration and close cooperation, give full play to their respective advantages and jointly promote the development of both parties for mutual benefit and win-win results.

HPwinner also stated that in the following year, it will continue to deepen cooperation with Moso Power and strive to achieve an order value of more than 80 million RMB. In the future, both parties will give play to their respective advantages in the field of outdoor lighting, and continue to introduce cutting-edge technologies and products that are more intelligent and more in line with the needs of lighting development.

Huaxing joins hands with Longli to promote the upgrade of new display technology

On the 1^st of April 2021, the joint innovation laboratory for small and medium-sized display technology development jointly created by Wuhan Huaxing and Shenzhen Longli Technology was officially unveiled.

The joint laboratory is mainly responsible for the research and development of cutting-edge technology in the backlight display industry, aiming at the development direction of small and medium-sized display technology in the next 5 years, especially to accelerate the development and mass production of MiniLED technology. The application areas of the products include mobile phones, tablets, notebooks, vehicles, VR and AR wearable displays etc.

Longli Technology was established in 2007, specializing in the R&D, production and sales of LED backlight display modules. Products are widely used in mobile phone communications, computers, industrial control, automotive, medical displays and other fields.

On the 20^th of March 2021, Longli Technology stated on the press release, “The newly released 13.3-inch MiniLED panel of China Star Optoelectronics under TCL Technology uses our company’s MiniLED backlight display module. Our MiniLED technology can not only be applied to flat panels, but also can be used in automotive displays, smart wearables, TVs and other products. In the future, the company will further expand the application fields of products and accelerate the pace of industrialization."

It is reported that the product has achieved a million-level ultra-high contrast, 100% NTSC ultra-high color gamut, HDR1000, 2 mm ultra-thin body and 2 mm extremely narrow frame.

From product cooperation to the establishment of a joint laboratory, Longli Technology and Wuhan Huaxing have invested in MiniLED with practical actions which will bring a good leading and pulling effect to the application of MiniLED backlight.

Q1 2021: LED industry falls in love with group "CP"

In the first quarter of 2021, "cooperation" has become a major melody in the LED industry.

On the 18^th of January 201, Zhaoyuan Optoelectronics and Zhongke Optoelectronics signed a strategic cooperation agreement in the Institute of Material Structure of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The two parties will carry out strategic cooperation in the field of ceramic phosphors to jointly research ceramic phosphor technology and applicable LED epitaxial wafers and chips. This research will complete the design of ceramic phosphor sheets with different color temperatures and thicknesses, epitaxial growth, chip bonding and other technologies, realize the inorganic packaging application and industrialization of ceramic phosphor sheets, strengthen the training and platform construction of both parties.

On the 30^th of January 2021, according to foreign media reports, Canadian Micro LED technology developer VueReal announced a partnership with ASM Pacific (ASMPT). The two parties will integrate VueReal’s ink cartridge Micro LED transfer technology and ASMPT’s Micro LED mass transfer joining technology.

On February 25, NVC and Unilumin held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony, announcing that the two parties have reached a strategic cooperation in product development and integration and sharing of channel resources. According to the agreement, the two parties will establish a joint team to realize all-round real-time docking of product development, solutions and market promotion, give full play to their respective technical and business advantages in project assembly, product creation and research, business bundling, channel construction, industry promotion, other fields of strong cooperation, resource sharing and promote market expansion.

On March 10, DuPont and Tecco Chemicals announced an exclusive cooperation agreement to use the expertise and resources of both parties to provide globally certified optical-grade epoxy resins. DuPont said that through this cooperation, the company will be able to accelerate the promotion of these moldable solid epoxy materials through its global network, enabling customers to select more types of DuPont LEDs and other display materials including Duroptix optical packaging materials and mold sealing materials

On the 19^th of March 2021, Leyard Group and TCL Huaxing announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement. Under the principle of "cooperation, win-win and mutual development", the two parties will develop a full range of depth in the four major areas of MiniLED backlight, Micro LED direct display, LCD commercial display, PCB and other integrated circuit devices based on their respective field technologies, products and market advantages.

On the 26^th of March 2021, NVC and Tospo signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Through cooperation, NVC Lighting, with its strong domestic channel capabilities and foresight in the lighting market, will help the upgrading of Tospo’s lighting product structure. Tospo’s comprehensive product line and market-leading manufacturing capabilities are important for improving NVC lighting to expand the domestic market.

On the 29^th of March 2021, NVC and MOSO signed a strategic cooperation agreement. In this cooperation, the two parties will conduct in-depth cooperation in the R&D and manufacturing of LED drive power product lines, outdoor power supplies, outdoor lighting smart power supplies. Through resource sharing and complementary advantages, 5G+ lighting will be used as an opportunity to empower smart cities to jointly create a new ecosystem of LED lighting product chain

From chips to technology, to the integration of channels and resources, the "CPs" of the LED industry have joined forces through strategic cooperation for mutual benefit and presented a beautiful "spring story" for 2021.

The LED industry has great potential. LEDinside, the Optoelectronics Research Division of TrendForce Consulting, believes that looking forward to 2021, the COVID-19 epidemic is expected to be alleviated, the market demand for automotive LEDs, displays, and lighting is expected to recover. The demand for MiniLEDs will also increase. In addition, market demand in subdivisions such as plant lighting and UV LED will continue to maintain rapid growth. The LED market output value is estimated to grow to 16.531 billion US dollars in 2021.

Bright prospects have injected vitality into the industry. However, as an asset-heavy and high-tech industry, the LED industry is also facing numerous difficulties in the process of technological change, product innovation and market development. For this reason, there are consistent IPOs in the industry, investment enthusiasm continues and the pursuit of new niche markets has never stopped. "Cooperation" has also become the common choice of many companies.

In fact, in this era of information explosion, new technologies, new ideas and new business models are constantly emerging. The competition between companies is no longer the previous single product competition, but the competition of new technologies, new models and new ecology. Resource sharing, complementary advantages and win-win cooperation have become the choice of many companies and the LED industry is not an exception.

Either horizontally cooperate to expand the influence of the enterprise and compete for market space or vertically cooperate to break up the gap between the upstream, middle and downstream, and strengthen the enterprise competitiveness, the "connection circle" is bigger, the road will always be easier. (Source: LEDinside Lynn)