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                        | (84) | Designated Contracting States: |  
                        |  | AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
                           NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |  
                        |  | Designated Extension States: |  
                        |  | BA ME |  
 
                     
                        | (30) | Priority: | 06.04.2012 US 201213441540 
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                        | (71) | Applicant: Cree, Inc. |  
                        |  | Durham, NC 27703 (US) |  
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                        | (72) | Inventors: |  
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                              WILCOX, Kurt S.Libertyville, Illinois 60048 (US)
KELLER, BerndSanta Barbara, California 93111 (US)
LOWES, TedLompoc, California 93436 (US)
ANDREWS, Peter S.Durham, North Carolina 27712 (US)
STROM, ChristopherRacine, Wisconsin 53405 (US)
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                        | (74) | Representative: Caspary, Karsten et al |  
                        |  | Kroher-Strobel 
                           Rechts- und Patentanwälte PartmbB 
                           Bavariaring 20 80336 München
 80336 München (DE)
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