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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.07.2014 (43) Date of publication: 19.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/34 (21) Application number: 13774900.8 (22) Date of filing: 30.09.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01L 33/54(2010.01) H01L 33/50(2010.01) H01L 33/24(2010.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2013/062640 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/058641 (17.04.2014 Gazette 2014/16)

(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: 10.10.2012 US 201213649052 10.10.2012 US 201213649067 19.02.2013 US 201313770389 (71) Applicant: Cree, Inc. Durham, NC 27703 (US)	(72) Inventors: LOWES, Theodore Lompoc, CA 93436 (US) TARSA, Eric Goleta, CA 93117 (US) HEIKMAN, Sten Goleta, CA 93117 (US) KELLER, Bernd Santa Barbara, CA 93111 (US) REIHERZER, Jesse Wake Forest, NC 27587 (US) BENJAMIN, Hormoz Moorpark, CA 93021 (US) (74) Representative: Bell, Mark Andrew  Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)