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 ...

07 July 2010 Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHI) and Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) have signed a comprehensive, worldwide patent cross-license agreement designed to further accelerate the growth of the LED ...

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 ...

Several years ago, a VC in the power field was talking about with me about areas his company was considering investing in, and I asked what about high-brightness LEDs which were just starting to ...

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 ...

A relatively cheap, efficient downlight for homes coming for Cree and Home Depot. Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is going after more than hall lamps with its latest LED light bulb announcement. The ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

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 ...

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 ...