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To: unclewest who wrote (1503)	1/10/2000 7:44:00 AM
From: FLSTF97	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10714

The key word is soon. No doubt that it is/ can be done, but my feeling (hope) is that high margin demand (power devices) will divert the available SiC capacity away from the general white light replacement. It will be an interesting story to watch unfold. Fatboy

To: unclewest who wrote (1503)	1/10/2000 7:53:00 AM
From: capt rocky	Respond to of 10714

10 years to get led techology into light bulbs! and we get pissed when it takes a few years to get rambus technology into pc's ! rocky

To: unclewest who wrote (1503)	1/10/2000 10:30:00 AM
From: JH	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10714

Recently, I was introduced to someone in Hong Kong whose business specializes in selling automotive lighting technology to China confirmed that automotive lighting using LEDs will be BIG business in the future. He said that he currently sources LEDs from Taiwan, but the reliability of the products are sub-par. I am having lunch with him next week, and will suggest that he contact CREE to source his LEDs. Among his company's customers are Volkswagon and Audi. I will also ask him to investigate whether those two companies use CREE's products. According to him, the uppermost lights in the tail of the new Mercedes S-class are already powered by LEDs. I wonder if anyone on this thread knows where Mercedes is sourcing them from... He has aspirations to take his company public in the near future, so the combination of the words "automobile, LEDs, and CHINA" should rocket CREE shares! Today, I was at the Hong Kong American Club's sports shop, and saw some unusual looking key chains on sale for the equivalent of US$20. Made by an American company utilizing a sapphire LED, it was marketed as a device providing "a lifetime of light" in a compact keychain. Together with a metal loop about 1" in diameter where keys could be attached, the main body of the device was about a 1/4 inches thick, 1-1/4 inches long, with a prominent round rubber sphere that could be depressed to activate a bluish-purple light. I was nearly blinded by the brightness / intensity of the light when I viewed it directly from a distance of about two feet. Luckily, the lens in front of the LED dispersed the light in a wide arc. Otherwise, the brightness of the LED can be hazardous to one's eye. Needless to say, I was very impressed by this device which appears to be powered by a humble alkaline-battery-based power source. The description printed on the cardboard insert inside the plastic bubble cover said that the light lasts "a lifetime" and can be seen from up to "a mile" away. Since the manufacturer says the device is sappire-based, I guess the LED is made by Nichia. Nevertheless, CREE's LED could easily replace Nichia's for this particular application.