Some Cree links for reference;financials:PROFITABLE !
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Sales growth:, 52% 42% 74%
EPS growth:,,, 60% 90% 112%
Flow Ratio*: 2.32 2.15 1.17
Gross margin: 33.5% 45.3% 51.8%
Net margin: 14.2% 19.9% 28.1%
CK margin*: -8.6% -34.1% -14.6%
Cash and equivalents: $258 million
Debt: none
fool.com.
As exciting as the LED and wafer opportunities are, however, most believe that Cree's greatest revenue potential lies in products that have yet to hit the production line. Cree is racing to be the first to market with a blue laser product, for instance. Because of its shorter wavelength, a blue laser can read information that is more highly compressed than a red laser can. This means that CDs, DVDs, and similar products will be able to hold up to 5 times more information on one disc.
Cree is also developing radio frequency (RF) and microwave transistors, devices that are critical components in power amplifiers for wireless infrastructure. Another area with a potentially big payoff is the development of "power chips" for power-switching devices.
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biz.yahoo.com
Some encouraging news on the RF front from Ultra RF (a wholly owned subsidiary of Cree, Inc.)
Of course our short friends will not consider this relevant at all, but you read it for yourself.
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SiC vs saphire lasers
engineering.ucsb.edu
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Dr. Nakamura Cree Blue Laser LED
sciam.com
UCSB's College of Engineering faculty includes top nitride researchers including Dr. Shuji Nakamura, Dr. Steven Denbaars.
Cree Announces $1.2 Million Gift to University of California, Santa Barbara to Endow Cree Chair in Solid State Lighting and Displays
DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -
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Nitres became/ is Cree Lighting
interesting.
netl.doe.gov
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SiC Uses,Rutgers
uc.rutgers.edu
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Cree, Inc. Forms Alliance with Rohm Co., Ltd.
cree.com
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