Cree to demonstrate industry's first extreme high-power packaged LEDs at Strategies in Light

DURHAM, N.C. — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) will demonstrate the XLamp® Extreme High Power (XHP) LEDs, a new class of packaged LEDs that enable a system cost reduction of up to 40 percent for lighting applications at Strategies in Light. Powered by Cree’s revolutionary SC5 Technology™ Platform, XLamp XHP35, XHP50 and XHP70 LEDs provide twice the lumen output and improved reliability compared to previous LEDs of the same size. The groundbreaking technology of the new XHP LEDs will help drive the next major innovations in lighting system design.

“Cree’s new technology is game-changing compared to the incremental advances of other LED suppliers. The breakthrough performance of XHP LEDs enables both new design possibilities and dramatically lower system costs for LED lighting,” said Nate Heiking, Advanced Lighting Product Manager, Kenall Lighting. “We’re excited that Cree’s new class of Extreme High Power LEDs will accelerate customer adoption of LED lighting.”

XHP packaged LEDs allow lighting manufacturers to drastically reduce the size and cost of their lighting system design by using fewer, more reliable LEDs to achieve the same brightness. XHP LEDs enable new lighting designs that require fewer optics, a smaller printed circuit board, a smaller housing and less handling. XHP LEDs also achieve longer lifetimes even at higher operating temperatures and currents than previous LED technology, allowing lighting manufacturers to reduce heat sink size and cost without impacting the rated lifetime.

In addition, XHP packaged LEDs enable other cost reductions at the system level not possible with other LED solutions. For example, in roadway and outdoor area lighting, on top of the luminaire cost savings, XHP LEDs can produce a radically smaller and lighter luminaire that requires a less expensive pole. Similar dramatic cost savings over existing solutions could be achieved in a wide variety of lighting applications, including track, stadium and high bay.

“Cree’s new Extreme High Power LEDs demonstrate our belief that high-power LEDs are what will drive the industry towards the next generation of lighting system designs,” said Dave Emerson, vice president and general manager for Cree LEDs. “Leveraging our groundbreaking SC5 Technology™ Platform, Cree’s new XHP LEDs deliver not only exceptional performance, but also enable up to 40 percent system level cost reductions.”

As the first packaged LEDs to incorporate the SC5 Technology Platform, the new XHP LEDs introduce significant advancements in light output, color consistency and design flexibility. XLamp XHP35, XHP50 and XHP70 LEDs shatter the industry’s perceived limit of LED lumen density by delivering up to 1833 lumens at 13 watts from a 3.45x3.45 mm package, up to 2546 lumens at 19 watts from a 5.0x5.0 mm package and up to 4022 lumens at 32 watts from a 7.0x7.0 mm package, respectively. Through improvements in the light conversion process, Cree has reduced LED-to-LED color variations and, among other options, offers XHP LEDs in 2-step and 3-step EasyWhite® bins for 3500K through 2700K in 80 and 90 CRI.

Visitors to Strategies in Light, March 1-3, can see XLamp XHP LEDs at Cree’s booth 315. Please visit the website below for more information on Cree® XLamp XHP LEDs. For more information about Cree’s SC5 Technology Platform, please visit www.cree.com/sc5.

Contact:

Claire Simmons, Corporate Communications - Cree, Inc.