Cree builds LED engineering center in Shenzhen

Cree Inc. has established the Cree Shenzhen Engineering Center in Shenzhen, China dedicated to training lighting product designers and manufacturers in best practices for LED lighting product design and construction.

Co-located with the Cree Shenzhen sales office, the engineering center employs application engineering, technical and sales staff. Cree experts will teach courses and are available to consult with customers on XLamp LED-based designs, provide on-site handling guidance for LEDs during production and evaluate LED designs for efficiency and performance.

The modular curriculum, taught in Mandarin, is designed to expand traditional lighting designers' and manufacturers' understanding and knowledge of the use of LEDs in general-illumination applications. The curriculum is targeted to include topics such as:

?Basics of LEDs
?Basic color theory and measurement
?Circuitry design for driving Cree XLamp LEDs
?Optical design for Cree XLamp LEDs
?Common problems and answers.

"By helping our customers create more effective and efficient LED systems, we hope to accelerate the worldwide adoption of high-quality LED lighting," said George Li, Cree Hong Kong director of sales.