China's Largest LED Lighting Company: San'an Optoelectronics
San'an Optoelectronics (三安光电) is China's—and the world's—largest LED packaging and manufacturing company.
Market Leadership (2021 TrendForce Data)
- Global market share: 23% (#1 worldwide)
- Surpassed U.S. giant Cree (now Wolfspeed), which held #1 for 10 consecutive years
- China packaging share: ~30%
Core Business
- LED chips (epitaxy + fabrication)
- LED backlight modules (displays, TVs, automotive)
- LED lighting packages (general illumination, horticulture, UV)
- Mini/Micro-LED development
Scale
- HQ: Xiamen, Fujian
- Fabs: Xiamen, Tianjin, Quanzhou, Suzhou
- Employees: 20,000+
- Listed: Shenzhen Stock Exchange (600703.SS)
San'an's vertical integration (substrate → chip → package → module) gives it cost and supply-chain dominance in the global LED ecosystem.