The path of independent innovation has never been smooth sailing, with unknown obstacles often lurking in it. It is the power of dreams that has supported LatticePower to fight for more than ten years in the thorny jungle. This dream is to break through the patent cage of international LED giants, create LED "chips" that belong to the Chinese people, and become a world-class enterprise.

For this dream, LatticePower is willing to "strike a stone with an egg". They, who have entered the LED industry with a low starting point and a short time, have rejected the temptation to make big or fast money in real estate, health products, and other industries. They have resolutely shifted their focus on research and development to the technology route of silicon substrates, which was once sentenced to death by international LED giants. Objectively speaking, even today, there is still a certain gap between the comprehensive research and development capabilities of LatticePower and the international advanced level. However, the progress of LatticePower on the path of independent innovation has made an undeniable contribution to the Chinese LED industry: with silicon substrate LED technology as the core, it has laid out over 300 patents in areas such as epitaxial growth, chip manufacturing, packaging, and applications. This is particularly important for China, which is extremely short of LED core patents.

For this dream, LatticePower "bites the green mountains without letting go". Faced with various doubts from both domestic and international sources, they resisted the pressure and continued to move forward; Faced with huge scientific research investment and not abundant funds, they "threw a thousand dollars" at the cost of diluting their equity; Faced with a series of technical difficulties that need to be overcome, they forget to eat and sleep without complaint or regret. Therefore, some people jokingly refer to crystalline photovoltaics as "seeking hardship for oneself". But the people of LatticePower deeply know that without the courage to "egg against stone", the boldness to "give everything", and the sacrifice to "throw one's head and shed blood", a technological harvest cannot come as expected.

For this dream, LatticePower "dares to seek". For a startup technology company, technological innovation is the foundation, but practice has proven that not everyone who owns technology can definitely win the future. Sometimes, it needs to be combined with innovative operational models to explore broad markets. To this end, they have transformed from technology as the core to a production and service oriented company, providing customers with "private customization" - promising to provide them with free LED lighting renovation projects, and sharing the saved electricity costs in a certain proportion, thereby promoting high-power LED street lights, tunnel lights, landscape lights, etc. on silicon substrates. Although this model was not created by them, it has become the "killer weapon" of LatticePower to expand the market.

The persistence of LatticePower proves to the world that the "China Intelligent Manufacturing" that adheres to independent innovation can also stand at the top of the world. We look forward to more Chinese enterprises having the power of dreams like them, and striving forward with fearless courage.

Source: Economic Daily (Reporter: Shen Hui)