Cree, Inc.
4600 Silicon Dr
Durham, North Carolina 27703-8475
USA
tel: +1 9193135300
http://www.cree.com
Description
Cree Inc. develops and produces semiconductors made from silicon carbide (SiC). Among the breakthroughs Cree's research on SiC made possible was the world's first blue light-emitting diode (LED), which, when used with existing types of LED's, made possible a variety of full-color electronic displays. Cree markets its LED's to various original equipment manufacturers in the United States, Malaysia, Japan, and Europe, including Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Spectrian, and Sumitomo Corporation. The LED's are used in a broad variety of products, including indoor and outdoor arena video boards, billboards, traffic signals, interior automotive lighting, and liquid crystal displays in wireless devices. The company's subsidiary, Real Color Displays, produces full-color LED modules for large area video screens. Cree also manufactures SiC wafers, which it sells to the government, private industry, and universities for use in optoelectronic and microwave research, as well as silicon carbide crystals for use as gem stones in fine jewelry. Since the acquisition of its UltraRF subsidiary in 2000, Cree has produced components for power amplifiers used in base stations that transmit signals from wireless devices. Ongoing research at Cree is aimed at the development of LED's of ever-greater power and efficiency. Sixty-five percent of all Cree's sales in 2002 were made to international customers; the Malaysian market alone accounted for 23 percent in 2002, supplanting Japan as Cree's largest national market. Sixteen percent of Cree's 2002 revenue came from U.S. government agencies.
Products
- Electronic circuits
- Microwave components
- Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Semiconductors and related devices
Locations
- 340 Storke Rd
Goleta, California 93117-2993
USA
tel: +1 8059689460
News and Blogs
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Solid State Lighting Design - News and Features for Solid State and LED Lighting in Architecture
...according to an article in the Mount Pleasant Patch. The contract is great news for Durham, North Carolina-based Cree Inc., which acquired Ruud Lighting in mid 2011. Cree reportedly lost momentum when Ruud Lighting was integrated into the...
Cree and Lutron Introduce World’s Most Efficient Lighting Control and Delivery System | LEDinside –
...combined with increasingly stringent energy and building codes require an advanced level of lighting and control integration. Cree, Inc. announces a first-of-its-kind agreement with Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. to embed Lutron EcoSystem® technology...
I-Micronews - COMPOUND SEMI : Cree Technology breakthrough enables 50 amp silicon carbide ...
...Send to a friend In a breakthrough that redefines performance and energy efficiency in high-power applications, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces a new family of 50A Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices, including the industry’s...
LEDs Magazine - Cree introduces comprehensive LED luminaire test
...Accreditation DURHAM, N.C. -- LED lighting leader Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces the addition of TEMPO 24...Las Vegas, May 9-11. Contact Gena Fiegel Cree, Inc. Corporate Communications E-mail: media@cree...
Shining the spotlight on Malaysia's LED industry
...the growth of the market. The worldwide LED chip market is dominated by big companies such as Osram, Nichia Corp. and Cree Inc. Initial investment in this sector is high and countries such as Germany, Japan and the U.S. are far ahead technology-wise...
