Ginny from Cree just posted a video that she made with John Edmond, co-founder of Cree – they’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of the commercialization of the blue LED! Ginny made a video about how things got started, and had an interview with John about the beginnings of Cree. Very cool, check it out! Also, check out the Cree blog – it’s an LED revolution!
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Cree LED Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Commercialization of the Blue LED
December 18th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Cree, Industry Professionals, Innovation, Interviews, LEDs, Lighting Manufacturing, Lighting Technology
Posted in Cree, Industry Professionals, Innovation, Interviews, LEDs, Lighting Manufacturing, Lighting Technology
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Thanks so much for posting this video, Jim. Isn’t it amazing how far the blue LED has come. I love that John is so passionate about it and still works to develop better LEDs 20+ years later.