Cree high-output LED module delivers both high-quality light and efficiency

Date Announced: 11 May 2011 1000-Lumen LMR4 LED Module Outshines 26-watt CFLs, 100-watt Incandescent BulbsDURHAM, N.C., -— Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the new 1000 lumen LMR4 LED module, delivering 66 lumens per watt efficiency in a fully-integrated solution for downlight applications where high-quality light is essential such as commercial, retail and residential.Featuring Cree TrueWhite® Technology, the LMR4-1000 module provides higher quality light and efficiency, using 42 percent less input power, than 26 watt compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs. The LMR4-1000 is also the only commercially available 2700 K LED module to deliver 1000 lumen output at more than 90 CRI, which can replace 100 watt incandescent bulbs in downlight applications.“The LMR4-1000 has the proven technology to enable our customers to quickly and easily incorporate beautiful, energy-efficient LED lighting into the marketplace,” said Scott Schwab, product line manager, Cree LED modules. “Building on the success of Cree’s LED module family, the LMR4-1000 provides high-quality light that meets the design requirements for applications such as restaurants, hotels and homes, continuing Cree’s innovation in drop-in ready, integrated solutions for the LED lighting market.”The Cree LED Module LMR4-1000 integrates driver electronics, optics and primary thermal management, making the compact Cree module drop-in-ready. Designed to last 35,000 hours and dimmable to 5 percent, the LMR4-1000 module is available in color temperatures of 2700 K, 3000 K, 3500 K and 4000 K with more than 90 CRI.To see LED fixtures designed with Cree LMR series modules, visit Atlantic Lighting, booth #1260; DMF Lighting, booth #925; Intense Lighting, booth #2945; and Nora Lighting, booth #2229 at Lightfair International in Philadelphia, May 17-19.The Cree LED Module LMR4 is available now with standard lead times, and sample evaluation kits are available now directly from Cree’s website, www.cree.com/modules.About CreeCree is leading the LED lighting revolution and making energy-wasting traditional lighting technologies obsolete through the use of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor solutions for wireless and power applications.Cree’s product families include LED fixtures and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and radio-frequency/wireless devices. Cree solutions are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, backlighting, electronic signs and signals, variable-speed motors, and wireless communications.For additional product and company information, please refer to www.cree.com. To learn more about the LED Lighting Revolution, please visit www.creeledrevolution.com.

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