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Tuesday 2 September 2014
Epistar, Genesis may benefit from Cree investment in Lextar, says Epistar
Cree will invest in LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics to secure a steady supply of blue-light mid-power LED chips on a long-term basis, which is likely to drive...
Wednesday 27 August 2014
Cree to invest in Lextar Electronics
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and LED packaging service provider Lextar Electronics on August 27 announced that US-based Cree will invest US$83 million to acquire 13.32% of its...
Friday 24 January 2014
Cree demonstrates 200-lumen LED concept luminaire
Cree has demonstrated its first 200-lumen-per-watt (LPW) LED concept luminaire, which offers more than twice the efficiency of linear fluorescent luminaires, according to the compa...
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Cree reports financial results for fiscal 1Q14
Cree has announced that its revenues reached US$391 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2014, which ended September 29, 2013. This represents a 24% increase compared to revenues...
Friday 13 September 2013
Epistar starts shipping LED chips to Cree, say Taiwan makers
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar obtained OEM orders for low- and mid-power blue-color LED chips from US-based Cree in July 2013 and will begin shipments in...
Friday 23 August 2013
Digitimes Research: Cree sees improved performance due to product strategies and supply chain integration
As Cree continues to see its revenues increase, the company also expects to see its profit margins remain at 38% in 2013, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Cree reports strong growth for fiscal 4Q13
Cree has announced revenue of US$375 million for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, ended June 30, 2013. This represents a 22% increase compared to revenue of US$306.8 million reported...
Monday 10 June 2013
Commentary: Rising LED light bulb demand will not ease oversupply
Pricing is an important factor in the commercialization of LED lighting. To stimulate demand, LED light bulb firms have been introducing low-price products.
Friday 26 April 2013
Cree reports financial results for fiscal 3Q13
US-based LED firm Cree reported US$348.9 million in revenues for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2013, ended March 31, 2013. The figure showed an on-quarter increase of 1% and...
Monday 22 April 2013
International brands lead LED light bulb price competition
The global LED light bulb pricing has been falling in 2013 because some large-size industry leading brands have introduced low-price products. Market observers believe demand in the...
Monday 18 March 2013
Taiwan LED firms optimistic about LED light bulb comercialization in US market
Taiwan-based LED firms are optimistic about the commercialization of LED light bulbs in the US market, as Cree, an US-based LED firm, recently introduced a warm white 40W retrofit...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
LED component pricing to fall in 2013
The first quarter is a traditional low season and the pricing of LED components used in backlighting and lighting products is expected to fall. In particular, medium-size LEDs used...
Friday 25 January 2013
Digitimes Research: Cree LED lighting revenues to account for 38% of total revenues in 2013
US-based LED firm Cree has started with producing LED components and began to expand into LED lighting production in 2012.
Friday 2 November 2012
Tough competition in LED industry to continue in 2013, says Lextar chairman
David Su, chairman of Lextar, a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), expects tough competition in the next 2-3 years, especially in 2013, but believes by 2014-2015, fluctuations...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
China market: Nichia hopes to obtain 30-40% market share in 2013
To build market share in China's LED lighting market, international firms have been expanding capacity. Philips' Lumileds has revealed plans to expand LED component capacity in its...