DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree LED, Inc. (“Cree LED”), an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH), today announces the availability of three surface mount diode (SMD) LEDs optimized for large-format, ...

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 ...

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June 24 (Reuters) - Cree Inc said it would reduce manufacturing capacity at its light-emitting diode factory, as it struggles with a decline in prices, and take an $85 million restructuring charge.

Cree, the upstart LED lighting manufacturer headquartered in North Carolina, is again expanding its portfolio of bargain LED bulbs. The company's latest offering is a new line of 90W replacement PAR38 ...

More than 130 years after Thomas Edison sparked a new industry with the incandescent light bulb, his invention is finally giving way to newer innovations. Light-emitting diodes -- a form of ...

DURHAM – It’s Wolfspeed and semiconductors or nothing at Cree, the Durham company disclosing early Monday that it is selling off its LED business for as much as $300 million. Just over a year ago, ...

This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Alternative lighting is emerging as a potent method to combat the energy crisis.

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