According to foreign media reports, LG Innotek, a subsidiary of LG Corp., announced on Wednesday that the company's ultraviolet light-emitting diode technology will focus on the global water treatment market, especially the Chinese market.

The company said it has developed a 150-milliwatt UV LED chip this year and will raise its power to 200 milliwatts next year.

LG Innotek is known as a supplier of smart phone camera modules and is also a major supplier of dual cameras for Apple iPhone.

At present, 2-10 milliwatts of UV light is widely used in water, air purifiers and other household appliances. This powerful ultraviolet light of more than 100 milliwatts will be used for sterilization of large industrial facilities such as water treatment, hospital hygiene arrangements and large manufacturing facilities. bsm300gb120dlc

Park Jong-seok, CEO of LG Innotek, said: "We've got a variety of connections in China and more and more venues will use UV LEDs in their daily lives, for example, to automate the maintenance of public spaces Escalator handrail. "

Market research firm Yole Development data show that the UV LED market is expected to grow from 151.5 million US dollars in 2016 to 12.1 billion in 2021. j2-q04a-d

Kang Dong-hyun, a professor at Seoul National University, said: "Innotek's 100 milliwatts of ultraviolet light removes 99.9% of Salmonella in 3.4 seconds and proves that it is effective in killing various viruses and fungi."