More than 130 years after Thomas Edison sparked a new industry with the incandescent light bulb, his invention is finally giving way to newer innovations. Light-emitting diodes -- a form of ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Fluorescent lights aren't on the top of many people’s favorites list. Ever since they were introduced at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, they've been notorious for their cold, bluish light that is ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand (Nasdaq: PENG), and Daktronics (Nasdaq: DAKT), today announced a multi-year, global patent license agreement effective December 2024.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the energy industry. This article is more than 10 years old. Cree announced today the introduction of its linear LED ...

At long last, Cree is capitalizing on the phase-out of incandescent bulbs by releasing a new low-price ($8) LED bulb that, near as dammit, has the same silhouette as the standard A19 incandescent bulb ...

This morning, in California, Cree will unveil the TW series, a high performance LED bulb designed for compliance with strict voluntary guidelines set forth by the California Energy Commission. This is ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), the global leader in silicon carbide technology through its Wolfspeed® business, today announced that it has completed the previously ...

In the ad for Cree lightbulbs you see snow whipping across a desolate field as a bagpipe creaks out "Amazing Grace." An announcer holds up a lightbulb and speaks into the camera. "Mr. Edison, today we ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The LED chip business Wolfspeed sold in 2020 is doing quite well, according to its owners SGH. The California-based company reported sales of nearly $112 million for the ...

DURHAM – It’s Wolfspeed and semiconductors or nothing at Cree, the Durham company disclosing early Monday that it is selling off its LED business for as much as $300 million. Just over a year ago, ...