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Cree Lighting Introduces New 3-Watt XLamp™
Power LEDs That Achieve More Than 90 Lumens

DURHAM, NC, JULY 25, 2005 — Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE), a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced release of a new 3-watt XLamp™ 7090 high power LED in a full range of colors. Cree also announced that the white version of the new XLamp LED is the first 3-watt product to produce maximum luminous flux of more than 90 lumens. The XLamp 3 7090 white LED is achieving average luminous flux of 85 lumens, well above the 65 lumens typical rating reported for existing 3-watt LEDs.

“Cree continues to advance brightness levels and reduce dollars per lumen for high power LEDs with the release of the new XLamp 3 7090 LEDs,” noted Norbert Hiller, Cree Lighting vice president and general manager. “We are pleased to be able to respond to significant market demand for higher levels of brightness from a small form factor. The XLamp product family now ranges from 0.5-watt to 3-watt products, meeting a broad range of market needs for LED-based portable, architectural, entertainment, signal and transportation lighting.”

XLamp high brightness LEDs are currently available in production quantities in 0.5-watt (125 mA), 1-watt (350 mA) and 3-watt (700 mA) versions, all offering a spectrum of precise binning options and a full range of colors. The XLamp family features Cree’s unique electrically neutral thermal path and surface mount technology.

Additional information about XLamp 7090 LEDs can be obtained by calling XLamp Sales at 919-313-5300 or at www.xlamp.com.

About Cree, Inc.
Cree is an advanced semiconductor company that leverages its expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) materials technology to produce new and enabling semiconductors. The products include blue and green light emitting diodes (LEDs), packaged LEDs, power switching devices and radio frequency (RF) and microwave devices. The company is currently developing near ultraviolet lasers. Target applications for the company’s products include solid-state illumination and backlighting, power switching, wireless infrastructure and optical storage. Cree understands the important convergence of science, technology and creativity, placing high value on ideas, as well as the energy and ability of its people. Cree Lighting is a business unit of Cree, Inc. For additional product specifications, please refer to the data sheets at www.cree.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, such as the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for the products; variations in demand for Cree's products and its customers' products; and other factors discussed in Cree’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 27, 2004, and subsequent filings.

Cree and the Cree logo are registered trademarks and XLamp is a trademark of Cree, Inc. RelyOn is a trademark of Cyberlux Corporation.

 

Contact:
Deb Lovig
Marketing Communications
Cree, Inc
(P) 919-287-7505
email: deb_lovig@cree.com