General lighting: largest market for LEDs

General lighting has become the largest market for packaged LEDs globally for the first time according to new data presented at the recent Strategies in Light (SIL) Conference in Santa Clara, California. Ella Shum, director of the LED practice at Strategies Unlimited, announced that solid state lighting now accounts for $3.1 billion of packaged LED sales. The overall market for LEDs (including the markets for backlighting mobile phones, monitors, signage and automotive) stands at $13.7 billion.