EX-23.1 3 cree06292014ex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

• | Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-136903, 333-148927, 333-156981, 333-164515, 333-171874, 333-179218 and 333-186161) pertaining to the Cree, Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended),

• | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-136902) pertaining to the INTRINSIC Semiconductor Corporation 2003 Equity Incentive Plan,

• | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-149547) pertaining to the LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan,

• | Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-156980, 333-179217 and 333-191972) pertaining to the Cree, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended),

• | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-164516) pertaining to the Cree, Inc. Non-employee Director Stock Compensation and Deferral Program, and

• | Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-191973) pertaining to the Cree, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan

o f Cree, Inc. of our report dated August 26, 2014 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting which appears in this Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
August 26, 2014