2008-04-23

Cree Shares Sink on Earnings, Outlook

Shares of Cree fell in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company released fiscal third quarter earnings and a fourth quarter outlook that failed to meet analysts projections. Durham-based Cree (Nadsaq: CREE), which sells products for light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, said net income was $5.7 million, or 6 cents a share, in the quarter.
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2008-03-20

Making tracks of OLED for profits

Most of us are familiar with light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, if for no other reason than that we might have worn a way-cool LED watch back in the 1970s. Well, LEDs have come a long way since then; these days, they represent the next generation of lighting technology that has the likes of General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Philips scrambling to scoop up LED manufacturers.
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2008-02-20

Taiwan LED makers combined revenues flat in January

It's reported that the total revenues of Taiwan LED makers listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) reached NT$5.7 billion (US$177 million) in January, up 1.8% from NT$5.6 billion last December. Downstream packaging makers saw their total revenues reach NT$3.36 billion, up 3% sequentially, while LED chip makers totaled revenues of NT$2.34 billion, up 0.1% sequentially.
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ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS) has reached another important milestone in automotive lighting now that the new OSRAM XLS LR6 LED is ready for series production. This innovative solution enables car manufacturers to create impressive lighting designs wit... READ MORE

New CT sensor modules from ams OSRAM advance the medical imaging technology across the CT market segments. With two new sensor modules, ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in intelligent sensors and emitters, demonstrates its commitment to C... READ MORE