Cree to Showcase LED Lighting Solutions at Lightfair
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DURHAM, N.C., May 3 -- Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE), a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced that it will showcase LED light for general illumination applications at Lightfair International, May 8-10, at Javits Convention Center in New York. In booth #2721, Cree will feature production and prototype models of streetlights and down lights using the company's XLamp® LEDs, demonstrating that the revolution in LED lighting is happening now.
"Companies have incorporated LEDs into different types of lighting fixtures for years -- with varying degrees of success. But those early efforts were just a ripple compared to the wave of products coming to market," notes Norbert Hiller, Cree general manager and vice president of lighting LEDs. "Cree's new XLamp XR-E LEDs, the first true lighting-class LEDs, have enabled this oncoming wave. In our Lightfair booth, you'll see new LED streetlights and down lights that prove Cree's high-performance, high-efficiency LED technology is ready for general illumination applications. Real products for the lighting revolution are being shown."
Cree will demonstrate streetlights from:
o BetaLED (http://www.betaled.com/)
o IntenCity Lighting, Inc. (http://www.intencitylighting.com/)
o Ledlight Group (http://www.ledlightgroup.com/)
o Relume (http://www.lumecon.com/)
o Stanley (http://www.stanley.co.jp/)
Cree will demonstrate down lights from:
o Beta-Kramer (http://www.beta-kramer.com/)
o LED Lighting Fixtures (http://www.llfinc.com/)
o Nebula Lighting Systems (http://www.nebulalighting.com/)
o Panasonic Corporation (http://www.panasonic.com/)
o Renaissance Lighting (http://www.renaissancelighting.com/)
In addition, Cree will demonstrate future possibilities for LED technology and lighting applications with an interactive lighting display based on its advanced display technology.
For additional information on Cree LEDs, please call 919-313-5300 or visit http://www.cree.com/.
About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency. Key to Cree's market advantage is its world-class materials expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.
Cree drives its increased performance technology into multiple applications, including exciting alternatives in brighter and more-tunable light for general illumination, backlighting for more-vivid displays, optimized power management for high-current, switch-mode power supplies and variable-speed motors, and more-effective wireless infrastructure for data and voice communications. Cree customers range from innovative lighting-fixture makers to defense-related federal agencies.
Cree's product families include blue and green LED chips, lighting LEDs, LED backlighting solutions, power-switching devices and radio- frequency/wireless devices. For additional product specifications please refer to http://www.cree.com/.
FCMN Contact: John_teague@cree.com
Source: Cree, Inc.
CONTACT:Deb Lovig, Marketing Communications of Cree, Inc.,
+1-919-287-7505, Deb_Lovig@cree.com
Web site: http://www.cree.com/
