American Bright Optoelectronics Corporation announces the formation of new business unit to focus on company's established assembly services
Chino, Ca., American Bright Optoelectronics announced today the formation of a new business unit designed to leverage a wide range of existing assembly services and core competencies to provide a "best value" assembly option to the global electronics industry.
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Philips to acquire PLI, the leading European player in home luminaires
Lamina Ceramics announces distribution agreement with arrow electronics
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors opens a light shop on the Internet: ordering LEDs is as easy as clicking a mouse
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ new Internet Light Shop offers LEDs of all shapes and sizes.
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UTEK Corporation completes technology transfer with Cyberlux Corporation
UTEK Corporation, a specialty finance company focused on technology transfer, and Cyberlux Corporation , a provider of LED lighting solutions, today announced that Cyberlux has acquired SPE Technologies, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of UTEK Corporation in a restricted stock transaction. Read more »
No need to cut blue LED chip prices after Epistar-Epitech merger
After Taiwan-based LED makers Epistar and Epitech merge, Epitech will no longer need to slash prices of its blue LED chips to compete against Epistar, according to executives from both companies as quoted by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN). Read more »
Arima Opto to nearly double LED chip capacity
Taiwan-based Arima Optoelectronics has decided to almost double its LED chip capacity in 2007, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times. Read more »
Compound semiconductor industry Mergers & Acquisitions draw Q3 2006 to a Close
Boston, MA, the Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (GaAs) Service, releasing its regular analysis of compound semiconductor industry news covering microelectronics, optoelectronics and materials/equipment markets, highlights a high number of joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions in Q3 2006. Read more »
Seoul Semiconductor appoints Mouser as its distributor Partner
Seoul Semiconductor (SSC) has entered into a distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics, Inc. for its broad line of LED products in North America. Read more »
Jeffrey Cassis appointed as Color Kinetics senior vice president and chief operating officer
Color Kinetics Incorporated , a leading innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, today named Jeffrey Cassis as Senior Vice President and COO. Read more »
Lighting Science products offered in store by energy cost cutting retailer current energy
Dallas, Texas USA, Lighting Science Group Corporation today announced the availability of its products through Current Energy, the world’s first energy efficiency store (3103 Knox Street, Dallas, Tx. and www.currentenergy.com). Read more »
Cree and Arrow Electronics sign distribution agreement to drive global adoption of high-power LEDs
DURHAM, NC, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, announced today a global distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) to sell and support Cree XLamp® products worldwide. Read more »
Color Kinetics reports revenues for third quarter 2006: Third quarter revenues rise 21% year over year to $17.1 million
Boston, MA, Color Kinetics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CLRK), a leading innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced its results of operations for the third quarter of 2006. Revenues were $17.1 million, an increase of 21% from the $14.1 million reported in the third quarter of 2005. Read more »
Cree reports financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2007: Revenue of $104 million and diluted EPS of $0.17
DURHAM, NC, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market-leading innovator of semiconductors that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products, today announced revenue of $103.9 million for its fiscal first quarter ended September 24, 2006. Read more »
