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Taiwan-based LED firms surprised by report of Cree cutting prices

Apr 11, 16:22

US-based LED firm Cree reportedly plans to cut costs of LED street lamps by half to US$200/unit but no detail is avaiable.

Cree sees fiscal 2Q12 revenues up sequentially

Jan 18, 16:35

Cree, a US-based LED lighting firm, has announced revenues of US$304.1 million for its second quarter of fiscal 2012, ended December 25, 2011. This represents an 18% increase compared...

Commentary: LED lighting moving towards patent-dominated market

Oct 24, 12:05

The big LED lighting pie has been attracting many firms to enter the market, heating up competition between traditional and new firms. Fierce competition can lead to patent wars as...

Cree revenues increase in 1Q of FY2012

Oct 19, 12:17

Cree, a market leader in LED lighting, has announced revenue of US$269.0 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2012, ended September 25, 2011. This represents a 0.2% increase compared...

Cree lights up China highway

Oct 14, 14:54

China recently completed its largest highway lighting upgrade with more than 10,000 street lights featuring more than a million of Cree's XLamp XP-G and XP-E High Efficiency White...

Cree acquires Ruud Lighting

Aug 18, 11:49

Cree has announced the acquisition of Ruud Lighting, a supplier of LED outdoor lighting, at an estimated net cost of approximately US$525 million. Cree said the acquisition allows...

Aeon Lighting announces cooperation with Cree

Jul 29, 15:42

Taiwan-based high-power LED lighting firm, Aeon Lighting Technology, has announced cooperation with US-based Cree Lighting to secure supplies of LED chips. Aeon will adopt Cree's...

Increase drive current can rapidly lower LED costs, says FOREPI chairman

Jul 12, 14:46

Cost-down has become the focus of competition in the LED industry. According to Frank Chien, chairman of Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI), the IT industry has been focusing on increasing...

Formosa Epitaxy to gain more distribution channels in China

Jun 22, 10:37

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) has announced the signing of a strategic agent distribution agreement with World Peace Industrial Group to facilitate its LED lighting...

Hsinchu City cooperates with Cree to become the first LED city in Taiwan

Jun 15, 01:20

The Hsinchu city government signed an agreement with international lighting firm Cree to become the first LED city in Taiwan on June 14. Cree launched the "LED City Program"...

Genesis aims to be second largest producer of LED lighting chips in China

Jun 14, 01:40

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics indicated its goal is to become the second largest LED lighting chip producer in China. Its market share in China is expected to exceed...

The future of Taiwan's LED lighting industry: Q&A with Edison Opto chairman Jason Wu

May 12, 12:00

A booming time has come for the LED lighting industry, and its players are optimistic. Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based LED components firm Edison Opto (Edison), talked about the...

Jason Wu, chairman of Edison Opto

LED lighting market to take-off in 3Q11

Jan 14, 01:30

The LED lighting market is expected to see significant growth as early as the third quarter of 2011 as Taiwan-based LED chipmakers are expected to follow US-based Cree, who lowered...

Philips and Cree sign LED patent cross-license agreement

Jul 9, 10:18

Philips Electronics and Cree have signed a comprehensive, worldwide patent cross-license agreement designed to further accelerate the growth of the LED lighting market.

China Electric signs with Cree to enhance overseas marketing of LED lighting

Sep 30, 15:37

Taiwan-based lighting product maker China Electric on September 29 signed a strategic agreement with US-based Cree to introduce the latter's LED technologies and strengthen its marketing...

Epistar lands US$120 million LED chip orders for China streetlamps

Jun 19, 15:49

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has landed US$120 million worth of orders from China for LED chips to be used in 400,000 streetlamps, according to market sources.

Taiwan LED players eyeing 1.4 million LED streetlamp business from China

Jun 9, 14:44

Taiwan LED players are looking to grab a portion of the 1.4 million LED streetlamp business that the China government plans to install by the end of 2009, according to market sourc...

An LED streetlamp

Leading LED makers facing challenges from Taiwan and Korea rivals, says IMS Research

May 13, 15:42

In 2007, the leading LED suppliers remained the same, but they now face strong challenges from companies in Taiwan and Korea, according to ISM Research.

Taiwan LED players expect little impact from LGD-Cree partnership

Feb 3, 14:47

Despite the cooperation between LG Display (LGD) and Cree on LED backlighting, Taiwan LED players believe that the partnership will have more impact on Japanese LED players than on...

Cree to migrate to 6-inch LED wafer production in 2009

Nov 20, 14:56

Cree has revealed that it will ramp up 6-inch LED wafer production in 2009, which is expected to help raise yield, cut production costs and lower end product prices. The US-based...

Cree expects LED lighting production costs to drop fast

Jul 22, 10:53

Cree expects the production costs of LED lighting to drop fast, coming close to the levels of fluorescent lamps by 2012 in terms of cost per lumen.

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    Cree introduces XB-D LED

    Driving the next generation of mainstream LED lighting adoption, Cree has introduced the breakthrough XLamp XB-D LED. The first LED based on a new Cree technology platform, the XLamp...

    Photo: Company, Jan 13.

  • Cree+introduces+LMH2+LED+module+family+

    Cree introduces LMH2 LED module family

    Cree has announced the commercial availability of the new LMH2 LED module family. The LMH2 is the only LED module delivering 80-lumens-per-watt system efficacy combined with CRI greater...

    Photo: Company, Dec 2.

  • Cree+launches+XLamp+XT%2DE+Royal+Blue+LED

    Cree launches XLamp XT-E Royal Blue LED

    Cree has introduced the new XLamp XT-E Royal Blue LED optimized for use in remote-phosphor lighting and other applications with similar requirements. Cree also announced a remote-phosphor-component...

    Photo: Company, Aug 8.

  • ALT+Aurora+MR16+V5+LED+bulb

    ALT Aurora MR16 V5 LED bulb

    Aeon Lighting Technology (ALT) showcased its latest high power LED lighting products of high-brightness and optimal efficiency at the Photonics Festival from June 9-11, 2010. Among...

    Photo: company, Jun 14.

  • Cree+LMR4+LED+module+

    Cree LMR4 LED module

    Cree has introduced a new LED module, the LMR4, which is designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting by traditional lighting fixture manufacturers and speed time-to-market...

    Photo: company, Apr 20.

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