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Exclusive: Fotonica Launches DLED System For Cannabis
Saturday, August 31, 2019 - 4:01pm | 418Israel-based Fotonica is launching EVA3, a sytem that utilizes a unique DLED — dynamic LED — technology that enables cannabis growers to enact specific light recipes to enhance crop yield biomass and quality while reducing energy consumption. To put it in plain English,...
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Smart Decision, Inc. Lists On OTC Markets
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 11:46am | 226Smart Decision, Inc. (OTC: SDEC), a "next-generation, consumer-based LED and CBD algorithm innovator," said Wednesday that it is listing its common shares on the OTC Markets under the ticker symbol “SDEC.” "We are excited about this announcement and the...
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Cree 'Picking Up Momentum' After M&A Deal, Goldman Sachs Upgrades From Sell
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 3:59pm | 392The case for selling Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE)'s stock no longer applies as the manufacturer of lighting products is "picking up momentum," according to Goldman Sachs. The Analyst Goldman Sachs' Brian Lee upgraded Cree's stock rating from Sell to Neutral with a 12-month...
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Analysts Staying On The Sidelines On Cree Until Sales Return To 20% Growth
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 2:53pm | 318UBS said in a research note that it's keeping a Sell rating on the shares of Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) until total sales growth returns to 20 percent to justify its current premium multiple of 42 times. 3Q Results Analyst Stephen Chin noted the company's September quarter results were in line with...
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Pacific Crest Favors Veeco Over Cree In LED Sector
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 5:00pm | 608Pacific Crest analysts Daniel Baksht and Weston Twigg favor Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) over Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) in the LED sector. Both analysts believe they are "on the cusp of a positive inflection in the lighting industry." The two analysts also feel both companies have...
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10 New Findings About The Korean OLED Supply Chain
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 3:47pm | 718Recently, UBS analysts attended an OLED Supply Chain Day in Korea, meeting with equipment suppliers including Duksan Neolux, Viatron, Invenia, Wonik IPS and AP Systems. From the meeting, the analysts concluded that their previous expectations regarding an Apple integration of OLED displays were...
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One Analyst Sees A Bright Future For Cree
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 2:57pm | 362Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) manufacturers high-brightness Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that are marketed exclusively through Home Depot. Hendi Susanto of Gabelli & Company upgraded Cree from Hold to Buy on Thursday, the same day the company increased the value of its existing share buyback program...
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LEDs Seen In More Industries As A Cost-Efficient, Durable Lighting Alternative
Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 9:26am | 762Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are often touted as a new technology; but in truth they've been around for a half-century or more. It's only been in the past several decades that they've been able to catch up and surpass a lot of the more traditional electric light sources we've used....
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Chinese Plan Calls For Massive Growth In LED Technology
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 2:06pm | 469The race for overall light-emitting diode (LED) production is on, as the new, energy-efficient lighting technology gains momentum worldwide LEDS are quickly becoming a widespread and less-expensive alternative to incandescent and florescent lighting. Last month, Taiwan's Digitimes reported...
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Google Obsessed With Speed, Says 10 Gigabit Internet On The Way
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 1:27pm | 560Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is obsessed with speed. So said Google chief financial officer, Patrick Pichette, during the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference as reported by USA Today. Part of that “speed obsession” is currently being manifested in somewhat feverish attempts to develop and...
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Bright Idea: LED Technologies Expected To Light Up 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 2:25pm | 4792014 might end up being remembered as The Year of the LED. On New Year's Day, as part of the energy efficiency standards introduced by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the federal government enacted the final phasing out of incandescent lightbulb technology in the U.S. The...
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Apple's 'Made-in-the-USA' Crusade Continues
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 9:00am | 635In what might be considered part of a continuing response to critics who accuse Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of farming out most of its production overseas, the company announced Monday it was building a new plant in Mesa, Arizona, according to Reuters. The new plant will employ 700, with another 1,300...
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Apple TV with Retina Display Would Cost $25,000
Friday, June 29, 2012 - 1:51pm | 884After Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled the next-gen MacBook Pro, which includes the world's first 15-inch Retina Display, techies began to fantasize about the beauty of an even larger screen. The 17-inch MacBook Pro may be dead, but Apple still produces the iMac, whose screen comes in two sizes: 21.5...
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Should You Be Bullish on the LED Industry?
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 10:17am | 472Early Friday morning, Goldman Sachs initiated analyst coverage on Cree (NASDAQ: CREE). Cree was initiated at "Buy" with a $40 price target, or nearly 50% higher than Thursday's closing price of about $27. Goldman also said that Cree was its "best LED buy idea". So should you also be bullish? Well...
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Light Bulbs Get Connected
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 12:30pm | 297For those interested in the energy efficiency sector, this week kicks off LightFair International. The trade show is the Super Bowl of architectural and commercial lighting. While it may seem boring, it is here that the latest in LED and OLED technologies have been unveiled. Analysts estimate that...