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Basis of Presentation and Changes in Significant Accounting Policies | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 23, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Basis of Presentation and Changes in Significant Accounting Policies | Basis of Presentation and Changes in Significant Accounting Policies Overview Cree, Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading innovator of lighting-class light emitting diode (LED) products, lighting products and semiconductor products for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications. The Company's products are targeted for applications such as indoor and outdoor lighting, video displays, transportation, electronic signs and signals, power supplies, solar inverters and wireless systems. The Company develops and manufactures semiconductor materials and devices primarily based on silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN) and related compounds. The physical and electronic properties of SiC and GaN offer technical advantages over traditional silicon, gallium arsenide (GaAs) and other materials used for electronic and opto-electronic applications. The Company's LED products consist of LED components, LED chips, and SiC wafers. As LED technology improves, the Company believes the potential market for LED lighting will continue to expand. The Company's success in selling LED products depends upon the ability to offer innovative products and its ability to enable its customers to develop and market LED based products that successfully compete and drive LED adoption against traditional lighting products. The Company's lighting products consist of both LED and traditional lighting systems. The Company designs, manufactures and sells lighting systems for indoor and outdoor applications, with a primary focus on LED lighting systems for the commercial and industrial markets. The Company also uses its LED systems expertise to accelerate LED lighting adoption and expand the market for its LED components. In addition, the Company develops, manufactures and sells power and RF devices. The Company's power products are made from SiC and provide faster switching speeds than comparable silicon-based power devices for a given power level. The Company's RF devices are made from GaN and produce higher power densities as compared to silicon or gallium arsenide. The majority of the Company's products are manufactured at its production facilities located in North Carolina, Wisconsin, and China. The Company also uses contract manufacturers for certain aspects of product fabrication, assembly and packaging. The Company operates research and development facilities in North Carolina, California, Wisconsin, and China. The Company currently operates its business as three reportable segments:
• | LED Products
• | Lighting Products
• | Power and RF Products
Basis of Presentation The consolidated balance sheet at September 23, 2012, the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended September 23, 2012 and September 25, 2011, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three months ended September 23, 2012 and September 25, 2011, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended September 23, 2012 and September 25, 2011 (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”) have been prepared by the Company and have not been audited. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows at September 23, 2012, and for all periods presented, have been made. The consolidated balance sheet at June 24, 2012 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 24, 2012 (“fiscal 2012”). The results of operations for the three months ended September 23, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be attained for the entire fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 (“fiscal 2013”). The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual amounts could differ materially from those estimates. Certain fiscal 2012 amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2013 presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Presentation of Comprehensive Income In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued new guidance concerning the presentation of total comprehensive income and its components. Under this guidance, an entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This guidance also requires an entity to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments from other comprehensive income to net income. In December 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that deferred the presentation requirement for other comprehensive income reclassifications on the face of the financial statements. This guidance, as amended, became effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The Company's adoption of the new accounting guidance did not have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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