Cree develops and manufactures semiconductor materials and devices based on silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN), silicon (Si) and related compounds. The company's products include blue, green and ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diodes (LEDs), near UV lasers, radio frequency (RF) and microwave devices, power switching devices and SiC wafers sold for production and for use in research and development. Targeted applications for these products include solid state illumination, optical storage, wireless infrastructure and power switching.