Cree has introduced the new XLamp XT-E Royal Blue LED optimized for use in remote-phosphor lighting and other applications with similar requirements.

Cree also announced a remote-phosphor-component patent licensing program that provides access to Cree's remote-phosphor patents. The program is designed to enable lighting-fixture companies to develop and introduce own LED system products using LEDs such as the XLamp XT-E Royal Blue. With a license under the new program, lighting OEMs can gain access to a number of fundamental Cree patents required to manufacture and use the combination of a remote-phosphor optical element with blue LEDs in LED lighting applications.