Panasonic plans customised LED solutions

Toshimitsu: ‘Our group’s research into LED technology has sped up considerably after the 2011 Fukushima twin earthquake-tsunami disaster which saw a national blackout.’

TOKYO: Japanese conglomerate Panasonic Corp is proposing a switch from fluorescent to light-emitting diode (LED) technology in different sectors in the Japanese economy and in certain Asean countries, culminating more than five years of research into LED-related electronics and solutions.

The company has proposed customised LED-technology solutions to Thailand and Vietnam and is seeking to do so in Malaysia.