LG Innotek, a unit of LG, announced Wednesday that its ultraviolet light-emitting diode technology will focus on the global water treatment market, especially in China.
LG Innotek CEO: will open China market with UV LED chips
The company said it has developed a 150-milliwatt UV LED chip this year and will increase its power to 200 milliwatts next year.
LG Innotek is better known as a supplier of smartphone camera modules, and is the leading supplier of dual cameras for apple's iPhone.
Currently, 2-10 milliwatt ultraviolet light is widely used in water, air purifiers and other household appliances. This powerful uv over 100 milliwatts will be used to sterilize large industrial facilities such as water treatment, hospital sanitation and large manufacturing facilities.
Park jong-seok, chief executive officer of LG Innotek, said, "" we have gained a variety of connections in China, and more and more places in daily life will use UV leds, for example, for the maintenance of escalator handrails in public places." "
The UV LED market is expected to grow from $151.9 million in 2016 to $1.21 billion in 2021, according to Yole Development, a market research firm.
"Innotek's 100-milliwatt ultraviolet (uv) can remove 99.9 percent of salmonella in 3.4 seconds, proving it can effectively kill a variety of viruses and fungi," said Kang dong-hyun, a professor at Seoul national university.