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Breaking news: Cree Announces Sale of Its LED Business

Cree Announces Sale of Its LED Business

After Philips and GE, Cree has also announced its permanent parting with LED and the lighting industry. Cree announced on October 20th that the company has reached a final agreement with SMART Global Holdings, Inc., and plans to sell its LED department (Cree LED) to SMART for US$300 million, which includes an advance of US$50 […]

Cree sells lighting unit to Ideal

Cree sells lighting unit to Ideal

Ideal Industries will pay approximately $310 million for the Cree Lighting business unit, while Delta Electronics is acquiring SSL manufacturer Amerlux, and parts of the Echelon business recently acquired by Adesto are being shuttered. We have had a slow start to 2019 on the LED and solid-state lighting (SSL) technology front, but not so when […]