Cree signed a LED supply and cross licensing agreement with Seoul semiconductor

May 9, 2006, American Cree company and Seoul semiconductor (Seoul Semiconductor) signed LED chip supply and cross licensing agreement. The supply agreement is valid for 5 years (as of June 2011, the end of the fiscal year Cree). In the first 5 quarters of the year, Seoul semiconductor needs to buy at least $Cree of LED products, followed by an annual purchase of. Cree says sales are likely to continue for another 5 years. The signing of this agreement that Seoul and Japan Sumitomo semiconductor (Sumitomo) and OSRAM (Osram), to become the highest customer Cree; Cree and Seoul semiconductor reach white LED patent cross licensing agreement, including Cree U.S. Patent No. 6600175 patent.

Last year, Cree and Taiwan respectively evlite Electronics (Kingbright), Stanley Electric Corporation of Japan (Stanley) and Limited by Share Ltd (Rohm) and Rohm Hongkong Huagang photoelectric (Cotco) signed a patent cross licensing agreement in the same or similar.