2010-05-21

Cree to Demonstrate New GaN Packaged Products at MTT-S

Cree, Inc. plans to demonstrate a variety of new GaN HEMT RF packaged amplifier and switch products at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (Booth #836) to be held in the Anaheim Convention Center May 25 through May 27, 2010. The products to be demonstrated include a SPDT MMIC switch (300 MHz to 3 GHz); a 25 W MMIC power amplifier (10 MHz to 6 GHz); a 75 W MMIC power amplifier (2.7 to 3.5 GHz); and a 240 W transistor (2.9 to 3.5 GHz).
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2010-05-19

Cree Partnership to Bring LED Lights to New Habitat for Humanity Homes

Cree, Inc. and Habitat for Humanity International announce a three-year, $1.5 million pledge to provide high-efficiency Cree LED downlights for the kitchens in all new Habitat homes built in the United States. The Cree LED kitchen lighting packages can help reduce energy costs for Habitat homeowners, as kitchens generally see some of the highest lighting energy usage in a home, according to ENERGY STAR®.
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2010-04-21

Cree Reports Record Quarterly Revenue and Net Income for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, today announced record revenue of $234.1 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2010, ended March 28, 2010. This represents a 78% increase compared to revenue of $131.1 million reported for the third fiscal quarter last year and a 17% increase compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2010.
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2010-04-13

Cree Announces Revolutionary New LED Platform Delivering 160 Lumens per Watt

XLamp® XM LEDs Are Most Efficient Lighting-Class LEDs in the Industry Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces a breakthrough new lighting-class LED platform, the XLamp® XM LED. This new single chip LED delivers record-breaking efficacy of 160 lumens per watt at 350 mA. The LED also delivers 750 lumens at 2 A, which is equivalent to the light output of a 60 W incandescent light bulb at less than 7 watts.
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2010-04-13

Zumtobel Launches New LED Fixtures Based on Cree TrueWhite(TM) Technology

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) , a market leader in LED lighting, announces that Zumtobel, a leading lighting manufacturer, has launched three new groundbreaking LED fixtures based on Cree TrueWhite(TM) Technology. Debuting at the Light + Building tradeshow in Frankfurt this week, these fixtures are the latest result of an ongoing, multi-year collaboration between Cree and Zumtobel.
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2010-04-08

Cree Launches New Screen Master® 4mm LEDs with Industry’s Widest Viewing Angle

Red, Green and Blue Oval LEDs Optimized for the Outdoor Video Screen Market Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces commercial availability of the new C4SMK family of red, green and blue 4mm oval LEDs. These additions to the Screen Master® Cree LED series deliver the widest viewing angles available in the market today along with tightly-matched radiation patterns for video screen applications.
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2010-04-02

Cree Announces Winners of First Creative LED Lighting Design Contest

National Cheng Kung University Wins First Cree Cup with “Lighting to Share” Submission After seven months of intense competition, the first Cree Cup - Creative LED Lighting Design Contest for China university students jointly organized by the China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI) and Cree, Inc. has ended, culminating in an award ceremony held at the China LED Technology and Application Forum. Finalist works were showcased in the “China Hotel Lighting Exhibition.”
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2010-03-25

Cree LEDs light up Dallas American Airlines Center video screens

High Definition Video Screens Enhance the Fan Experience Cree, Inc. announces that its high brightness LEDs are used in Lighthouse Technologies’ high definition video screens installed this season in the American Airlines Center, the Dallas home to both the NBA’s Mavericks and NHL’s Stars. Cree’s versatile 3-in-1 high-brightness LEDs are delivering crystal-clear, high definition images to fans throughout the arena.
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2010-03-24

Cree Expands High-Power Color LED Family with New XLamp® XP-C Color LEDs

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) expands its family of high-power color LEDs with the availability of XLamp® XP-C color LEDs in royal blue, blue, green, amber, red-orange and red. These new XP-C LEDs are 10-to-50 percent brighter than Cree’s previous midrange color LEDs. XLamp XP-C color LEDs are designed for 0.5-watt to 1-watt operation and can provide a cost-effective solution for many color lighting applications. In addition, XP-C LEDs are often compatible with existing optical designs, potentially reducing system design costs.
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2010-03-23

Dialight announces Cree-based LED high-bay fixture that delivers 12,000 lm

Dialight introduces its new ultra-bright DuroSite LED High Bay Fixtures. The Dialight DuroSite High Bay fixture, incorporates Cree’s Xlamp® XP-G LEDs, delivering nearly 12,000 lumens while consuming only 150 watts, providing unparalleled levels of quality overhead light, and significantly reducing energy consumption and cost.
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2010-03-22

Cree Announces Industry's Most Energy-Efficient Neutral and Warm Lighting-Class LEDs

Cree, Inc., announces the commercial availability of the award-winning XLamp(R) XP-G LED in warm- and neutral-white color temperatures (2600 K to 5000 K CCT). These new XP-G LEDs extend Cree's highest level of light output and efficacy across the white color spectrum, driving general lighting applications such as LED replacement lamps, outdoor area and commercial luminaires.
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2010-03-04

Exclusive Interview with Cree’s General Manager of Business Development in China: Cree Chips for China

To learn more about Cree’s plan in the China market, LEDinside has recently visited Guoqing Tang, Cree’s General Manager of Business Development in China. During our interview, Tang emphasized that Cree pays great attention to the local China market and that “Cree chips for China” will be an important localization goal in 2010.
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2010-02-26

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort Lights Up with Cree LED Lighting

Newly Renovated Orlando Hotel Boasts the Most Energy-Efficient Lighting in the Hyatt Family
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2010-02-16

Cree Raises Performance Levels for XLamp® XP LEDs

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of higher-flux bins for warm- and cool-white XLamp® XP-E LEDs and higher maximum forward currents for both XLamp XP-E and XP-G LEDs.
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2010-02-11

Arizona State University Joins Cree LED University® Program

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announced that Arizona State University (ASU) has joined the Cree LED University® program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs across their campuses. ASU has equipped six parking structures with more than 2,000 LED fixtures and has replaced 6-inch incandescent downlights in the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law rotunda with energy-efficient LED downlights.
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2010-02-09

Valdez, Alaska, Joins Cree LED City® Program, Converting All Street Lights to LEDs

Citizens prefer new lights and appreciate energy savings Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, announces that the city of Valdez has joined the Cree LED City® initiative, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting. Valdez is in the process of converting all 343 street lights to LED technology.
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2010-02-04

Cree and Arrow Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement to Serve Global Adoption of Silicon Carbide-Based Power Electronics

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor components, announces a distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc. for Cree SiC power products. The agreement gives Arrow’s customers ready access to Cree’s latest commercially-available SiC Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) products. Among the Cree products available through Arrow will be the recently released Z-REC™ Series of 600-V Schottky diodes and the groundbreaking 1200-V Schottky diode line.
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2010-02-04

Cree Breaks 200 Lumen Per Watt Efficacy Barrier

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces another industry-best reported efficacy record of 208 lumens per watt for a white power LED. This R&D result passes a significant milestone within the solid-state lighting industry as well as demonstrates Cree’s relentless drive to increase the performance of its LEDs.
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2010-02-03

New Cree XLamp LED Takes Aim at Inefficient Light Bulbs

Cree XLamp® MPL EasyWhite™ LED Delivers up to 1500 Lumens at 75 Lumens per Watt in a Breakthrough Package Design
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2010-02-02

Cree Celebrates 3rd Anniversary of City of Raleigh as World's First LED City®

Three years ago, Raleigh became the first city in the world to join the Cree LED City(R) program, a now-international initiative to deploy and promote LED lighting. Raleigh now boasts more than 40 installations, ranging from accent and indoor lighting to street and parking lot lighting.
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2010-01-22

Cree and Arrow Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement to Serve Global Adoption of Silicon Carbide-Based Power Electronics

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor components, announces a distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc. for Cree SiC power products. The agreement gives Arrow’s customers ready access to Cree’s latest commercially-available SiC Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) products. Among the Cree products available through Arrow will be the recently released Z-REC™ Series of 600-V Schottky diodes and the groundbreaking 1200-V Schottky diode line.
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2010-01-21

Cree Brings the LED Lighting Revolution Home

New Residential Fixture Demonstrated at 2010 International Builder’s Show Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, announces the demonstration of a new 6-inch LED downlight designed for the residential market. The Cree CR6 LED downlight is being shown this week at the 2010 International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas.
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2010-01-20

Cree Reports Record Quarterly Revenue and Net Income for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

Quarterly Revenue increased 35% year-over-year to $199 Million Quarterly Net Income was $33.8 Million Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, today announced record revenue of $199.5 million for its second quarter of fiscal 2010, ended December 27, 2009. This represents a 35% increase compared to revenue of $147.6 million reported for the second fiscal quarter last year and an 18% increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
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2010-01-15

Milwaukee Area Technical College Joins Cree LED University® Program

Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) announces that it is joining the Cree LED University® program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting across their campuses. College officials recently retrofitted a six-story, 900-vehicle parking garage, replacing high-pressure sodium lights with LED lighting products from BetaLED®.
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2010-01-14

Cree Announces Sample Availability of Two New GaN HEMT Transistors

Cree, Inc. announces the sample release of two new GaN HEMT transistors, expanding the power range and addressable applications of the Cree product family.
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2010-01-13

Cree Announces New GaN HEMT MMIC Power Amplifier

Cree, Inc. announces the release of a new GaN HEMT MMIC power amplifier, the CMPA0060025F, which offers 25 Watts output power over an instantaneous bandwidth of 20 MHz to 6 GHz. This product is ideal for military and ISM (industrial, scientific and medical) applications that require high power and broadband amplification up to 6GHz. The CMPA0060025F is packaged within a 0.25 square inch footprint, making it one of the smallest high-power amplifiers covering this bandwidth available in the marketplace.
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2009-12-22

New Energy Policies World-wide Promote the Development of LED Lighting Industry – LEDforum 2009 Report (10)

Faced with issues such as energy shortage and global warming, governments across the globe have implemented various incentives and subsidies for energy-saving products. At the LEDforum 2009 Panel Discussion, LED industry heavyweights shared their points of view on the competition and development in the industry. The panel discussion “New energy policies world-wide promote the development of LED lighting industry”, was hosted Dr Yi-Jen Chan, Vice President & EOL General Director, ITRI. Panelists include (from left to right, in the photo below):
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2009-12-18

Cree Study Shows LED Lighting is Best Bet for Energy Efficiency

A new report on the life-cycle energy usage of energy-efficient lighting by Cree, Inc. shows that LED lighting products are now more efficient than traditional lighting products when compared across the high-volume applications of recessed downlighting and display spotlighting. Evaluating light fixtures and applications, the white paper’s energy comparisons demonstrate that LEDs offer clear advantages in terms of energy costs and environmental impact over traditional lighting such as incandescent, halogen and compact fluorescent bulbs.
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2009-12-18

Arrow Electronics, Cree and National Semiconductor Team Up to Deliver ‛Flicker-Free’ LED Driver Board Reference Design

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) has teamed with Cree and National Semiconductor Corp. to deliver a reference design for a flicker-free, wide-dimming-range LED driver board.  The new reference design empowers engineers to rapidly develop an LED lighting solution, featuring white LEDs on a programmable board that meets the ENERGY STAR power requirements.
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