As the technology behind light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for general lighting begins to mature, we're seeing more companies choose up sides and cut deals for access to the most promising technologies. Cree, Inc., Durham, N.C., and Royal Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, Netherlands, announced this week that they've signed a comprehensive, worldwide patent cross-license agreement to further accelerate the growth of the LED lighting market.

Cree and Philips both hold “broad and substantial” opto-electronic patent portfolios that underpin the growth of their respective LED lighting offerings. This agreement gives Philips Lighting and Cree access to each other's patents relating to blue LED chip technology, white LEDs and phosphors (including remote phosphors), control systems, LED luminaires and lamps and LEDs for backlighting liquid crystal displays (LCDs), as well as the array of patents in the Philips LED Luminaire Licensing Program.

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