• Nichia moves to stop sale of Cree LEDs in Japan

    Sumitomo Corp. (Osaka, Japan) has been named in a lawsuit brought by Nichia Corp.
    Dec. 20, 1999

    Sumitomo Corp. (Osaka, Japan) has been named in a lawsuit brought by Nichia Corp. (Anan, Japan) related to blue-light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The suit, filed in Tokyo District Court, alleges infringement of a patent issued to Nichia in Japan and seeks an injunction to stop Sumitomo from selling Cree Research (Durham, NC) standard-brightness blue LED product in Japan. The suit is not slowing down business for Cree, however, which recently announced $22 million in new LED orders, primarily from Taiwanese customers.

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    John Wallace

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    John Wallace was with Laser Focus World for nearly 25 years, retiring in late June 2022. He obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and physics at Rutgers University and a master's in optical engineering at the University of Rochester. Before becoming an editor, John worked as an engineer at RCA, Exxon, Eastman Kodak, and GCA Corporation.

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