Cree reports record LED product revenue of $186 million 21 Jan 10
Cree has reported a very successful quarter, and is focusing on capacity expansion. |
DOE funds 17 solid-state-lighting projects to the tune of $37.8 million 18 Jan 10
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program targets core technology, product development, and manufacturing |
MAGAZINE: LED market stumbles in 2009, but long-term outlook remains bullish 12 Oct 09
The LED market is expected to decline by 3.7% this year, but the fundamental drivers for LED adoption have not weakened, says BOB STEELE of STRATEGIES UNLIMITED. |
GLO AB closes SEK 82M series B investment round 03 Sep 09
The Swedish nanotechnology company plans to transition to pilot production of nanowire LEDs for general illumination. |
For whom the bell tolls: CRS goes public 28 May 09
CRS Electronics President Scott Riesebosch sounded the opening bell at the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday, two days after announcing the company's public offering on Monday, May 25th.
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Cree expects lighting to drive future growth 23 Apr 09
Cree expects to see growth of its LED lighting and LED component product lines, despite a sequential drop in revenue for the last quarter. |
Nuventix secures an additional $8 million in funding 13 Apr 09
The company plans to add engineering staff to continue development of its cooling technology, and to expand into other geographic regions. |
TerraLUX closes funding with Access Venture Partners 26 Feb 09
TerraLUX will use the funds to add more personnel and inventory, accelerating its growth in the portable and general lighting markets. |
Cree reports quarterly LED revenue of $127 million 21 Jan 09
Growth in demand for LEDs for lighting will offset lower demand in consumer, mobile and automotive applications. |
Cree reports record 1Q09 revenues, with LED revenues up 32% from 1Q08
22 Oct 08
Cree Inc. has announced revenue of $140.4M for 1Q09, representing a 24% increase over 1Q08 and citing increased demand for XLamp LEDs and LED lighting solution products as major drivers. |
LED maker Avago Technologies Ltd. files for IPO 02 Sep 08
Avago Technologies Ltd. filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States at some $400 million, according to the SEC filing. |
Nexxus Lighting sees $3.8M revenue, $1.3M net loss for 2Q08 14 Aug 08
Due to acquisitions and pool/spa lighting sales, Nexxus Lighting showed increase in 2Q08 revenue over 1Q08, but also had a $1.3M net loss due to product and internal development.
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Cree reports record 4Q08 and FY08 revenue 13 Aug 08
Cree Inc. has announced revenue of $493.3M for FY08, representing a 25% increase over FY 07, citing XLamp sales growth and increasing demand for HB-LEDs as major drivers. |
Nuventix secures $14 million investor funding 16 Jul 08
New investors are attacted to SynJet technology, which enables energy-efficient cooling for LEDs and other applications. |
Patent logic tree identifies key decision steps for filing
26 Jun 08
The crucial decision whether to file a patent should follow a logical, six-step decision process, explains patent attorney Marshall Honeyman.
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News in brief: Rubicon, Bridgelux, Verranzo-Narrows bridge…and more 24 Apr 08
Cree and Rubicon report financial results, Bridgelux appoints executives, Time-O-Matic is sold, Palomar expands. |
Enfis reports 2007 results, Design LED moves 27 Mar 08
Enfis grew its revenue by 39% in 2007, and Design LED Products has moved to a new facility. |
Luminus Devices receives $72 million in venture funding 19 Mar 08
With strong backing, Luminus is seeking to move from projection and display applications into solid-state lighting. |
Albeo Technologies closes $1.5 million investment round 21 Feb 08
Albeo has completed its first round of venture financing, led by Green Spark Ventures, LLC, to fund further growth. |
Cree LED revenue close to $100 million for quarter 23 Jan 08
LEDs sales at Cree exceeded $350 million for calendar year 2007, according to the company's latest financial results. |
Rubicon Technology IPO shows initial success 20 Nov 07
Sapphire substrate manufacturer Rubicon Technology has raised about $80 million from its initial public offering. |
Macroblock expects to launch Initial Public Offering 29 Oct 07
Macroblock, a mixed-signal IC company focused on the LED industry, expects to launch an IPO on October 29, 2007. |
Cree shares fall on analyst downgrade (new version) 05 Oct 07
Cree's share price fell more than 10% on October 3 after an analyst downgraded the shares from hold to sell. |
LedEngin secures $11 million in series C funding 02 Oct 07
New financing for LED maker LedEngin should help accelerate market adoption of energy efficient solid-state lighting components |
Renaissance Lighting closes $10 million financing round 25 Sep 07
LED-based lighting manufacturer RL has received further financing that will enable it to target the architectural lighting market. |
Cree LED sales up to $92 million for June quarter 08 Aug 07
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BridgeLux completes $23 million funding round 07 Aug 07
A substantial Series C funding round will enable the Sunnyvale-based company to expand its product lines and marketing efforts. |
Philips Lighting reports EUR 1.46 billion sales in Q2 16 Jul 07
Philips expects the acquisition of Color Kinetics to further strengthen its position in the solid-state lighing segment. |
Zumtobel Group reports strong performance in LED sector 06 Jul 07
Zumtobel expects its LED business to grow strongly from the EUR 21 million in revenue reported for 2006/7. |
Financial: Color Kinetics revenue reached $65 million in 2006 09 Feb 07
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Lower LED shipments pull Cree revenue downwards 19 Jan 07
Cree has reported a significant drop in LED shipments, although revenue from packaged LEDs is growing in significance. |
Hymite wins VC funding to support silicon packaging 11 Jan 07
Hymite has received over $11.5 million to support its development of compact silicon-based packaging for high-power LEDs. |
