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To: Jack Hartmann who wrote (4579)	12/17/2000 6:42:45 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (2) of 10713

Rohm To Enter Blue LED, Chip Laser Markets Sunday, December 17, 2000 KYOTO (Nikkei)--Rohm Co. (6963) said Saturday it will tie up with U.S. semiconductor maker Cree Inc. to enter the markets for blue light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers. Demand for blue LEDs, used as the light source for cell-phone displays, is expected to grow rapidly because they produce brighter light at low levels of power consumption. The two companies aim to begin selling their jointly developed LEDs by next summer in world markets. Rohm has enlisted the U.S. company to stay above the fray of a patent dispute between two Japanese firms, Nichia Corp. and Toyoda Gosei Co. (7282), over the use of blue LED technology. Rohm aims to capture about 20-30% of a light-emitting diode market valued at some 50 billion yen a year, assuming that use of blue and other LEDs will increase in non-IT fields. The Japanese and U.S. companies intend to jointly develop and market blue semiconductor lasers within two to three years. Cree will supply silicon carbide materials it has developed for use in blue LEDs and semiconductor lasers. The materials help reduce the size of LEDs. Rohm will offer Cree rights to use its patented technology for reducing the power consumption of LEDs in the U.S. for five years.

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