LED chipmaker Nan Ya Photonics Inc (南亞光電) yesterday unveiled its new lighting technologies for industrial and medical use — described as an alternative to natural sunlight — in a bid to tap into high-end applications.
With society classified as aging bringing increased demand for long-term care of elderly people, the company hopes its LED UFO Intelight and panel lighting application can make a mark in the local healthcare market.
The company, a joint venture between Nan Ya Plastics Corp (南亞塑膠) and Epistar Corp (晶元光電), said the new application aims to provide an alternative to sunshine for elderly people.
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“Long-term care is becoming more of an issue for Taiwanese and the government. Some research institutes have indicated that sunshine could be good for elderly people and those with Parkinson’s or Alzheimers,” Nan Ya chairman Wilfred Wang (王文潮) said at the Taiwan International Lighting Show at the Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei.
The Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Dementia Center, which is to begin operations this quarter, is to use Nan Ya Photonics’ LED products to simulate daylight and help treat symptoms of dementia.
The company said it hopes the technology can help relieve the burden on family members, as some behaviors of dementia patients bring stress upon their relatives who take care of them.
The application won a prize for innovation at the LED Taiwan exhibition — part of the Nangang lighting show.
At the show, Nan Ya Photonics also presented several flameproof lighting products available for use in hazardous areas.
For instance, the products can be used in Nan Ya Plastics factories and by other firms in the petrochemical industry, the company said.
“Our flameproof lights have several benefits, such as long life, safety and ease of repair because of their lightweight design,” vice president Jung-huang Lo (羅榮晃) said.
The company sells the products in the US market, Lo said.
Other products in the company’s exhibit include display lighting and intelligent video surveillance.
A French electricity company is using the latter, Nan Ya Photonics said.
Nan Ya Photonics, which was established in December 2003, has shifted its business focus to light bulb manufacturing and LED lighting solutions following the shutdown of its upstream epitaxial die division in February.
The company said last year that it would bank on its experience in the lighting business to provide total lighting solutions to clients.
Wang said Nan Ya Photonics aims to provide lighting solutions to diverse industries and sectors.
“It is not just about price competition, good quality is what we strive for,” Wang said. “Lighting solutions are expected to be a great help in the healthcare sector and industrial environments.”
The company hopes higher contribution from lighting applications can help offset losses in the LED upper-stream and middle-stream businesses, Lo said, adding that the company aims to provide full services ranging from lighting design to system configuration in the second half of this year.
The company is striving to turn around its core lighting business this year and hopefully see a substantial growth in revenue next year, he said.
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