Earlier this week, the world’s largest lighting producer Philips announced its plan to spin-off its Lumileds LED lighting unit and automotive lighting segment into a separate company by early 2015.

Monday morning’s announcement that Phillips is spinning off its LED and automotive lighting businesses into a separate company is triggering speculation about a possible deal with LED rival Cree. Cree ...

Cree is one of the leading LED players committed to driving global LED adoption and closing the price gap with conventional lighting through innovation. The company has a fully integrated vertical ...

Few talked about solid-state lighting -- known as light emitting diodes or LEDs --except as futuristic technology that would probably come of age in 2020 and beyond. Most consumers considered them ...

If you agree with our assertion that smart light switches are a better solution than smart light bulbs, you should give Cree’s new A19 soft-white dimmable LED a long look. Far too many LED bulbs choke ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), and Philips (NYSE:PHG)(AEX: PHI) have signed a comprehensive, worldwide patent cross-license agreement designed to further accelerate the ...

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AMSTERDAM, July 7 (Reuters) - Philips Electronics and Cree , leaders in light emitting diode (LED) fixtures, have agreed to cross-license their technologies to help speed up adoption of lower energy ...

LEDs may represent the energy efficient future of lighting, but for the second time this week a leading manufacturer has demonstrated that it’s a rocky business at present. Durham, N.C.-based Cree Inc ...

LED light bulbs have always been a bit like car repairs: they’re either good quality or affordable, but very rarely both. And it’s all very well and good that these bulbs use a fraction of the ...

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Cree Inc. (CREE) and Philips Electronics NV (PHG, PHIA.AE) said they have signed a patent cross-license agreement as part of a joint effort to accelerate the growth of ...