After years of expensive litigation, Nichia and Cree agree a truce and cross license their patents. In yet another LED cross-licensing agreement, Cree and Nichia have put an end to years of litigation ...

DURHAM, N.C. — Cree Inc. here today announced that a Japanese court has dismissed a suit filed by Nichia Corp. against Sumitomo Corp., one of Cree's distributors in Japan. Nichia's original suit–filed ...

Some of the major LED manufacturers are often, more strictly speaking, LED packagers. (For more on this topic, read Innovative packaging improves LEDs’ light output, lifetime, and reliability.) To get ...

Nichia has settled its LED patent litigation against Creative Technology, but has had design patents ruled invalid in Korea. Japan-based LED maker Nichia has reached a settlement in its pending design ...

Packaged LED market leader expands its LED sales channel for LEDs intended for general lighting applications, with Future Lighting Solutions and Vossloh-Schwabe Lighting Solutions announcing ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Cree Inc. said Wednesday after the bell that it has signed a patent cross license agreement with Nichia Corp. relating to LED technology for solid-state white lighting.