2015-03-20

Hot Picks of the Week March 16-20

A surprising contender has emerged in the bid for Philips Lumileds and automotive lighting business this week. Chinese startup Lattice Power seems to have submitted a bid price, which the company CEO Min Wang appears to have indirectly admitted. At the moment, the odds seem to be in favor of private equity firms CVC and KKR, who are offering to buy 80% of the lighting component business for $2.7 billion.
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SEOUL, South Korea--Seoul Semiconductor (KOSDAQ: 046890), a global leader in optical semiconductors, introduces natural light technology (sunlight) and displays as the new paradigm in lighting. The company announced on the 27th that it will pa... READ MORE

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