Battle of the bulbs: Comparing Cree to Philips

DURHAM -Cree Inc.'s  new LED bulb may be in the same price range as Philips Lighting’s new $15 version, but is it in the same ballpark?Industry publication LEDs Magazine looked at the differences between the two bulbs this week, focusing specifically on the design of each.

The Philips version has remote phosphor actually applied on the dome, an approach that reduces cost by eliminating the optic between the LED and the outer globe.Cree’s bulb, as we’ve already reported, mounts its LEDs on a “filament tower,” aiming to look like a traditional tungsten filament. But it may not be as cost-effective, at least to Cree (Nasdaq: CREE).

In low volume, the LEDs cost about $1.50 each, but for Cree, the price would have to be “substantial, perhaps accounting for more than half of the price of the 60W-equivalent lamps,” the article reads. “Still Cree has taken much of the sting out of buying an LED lamp. Most people will see payback in about one year if the lamp is installed in a high-usage socket.”

LED companies in general have been trending upwards in recent weeks. Greg Sebasky, CEO of Philips’ North American Unit, has been quoted as saying the LED lighting market will grow 40 percent in 2013.However, LED bulbs account for less than 1 percent of the 5.6 billion bulbs used in residential homes in the U.S.

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