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Hmm... I had to go look this up, and you are partly right. Here is a snippet from http://hdssystems.com/Content/LightFaq/#Made http://hdssystems.com/Content/Lig

by bcook 12y ago

Hmm... I had to go look this up, and you are partly right. Here is a snippet from http://hdssystems.com/Content/LightFaq/#Made http://hdssystems.com/Content/LightFaq/#Made "Even though the wafers - the heart and sole of the LED and the part that converts electricity into light - are manufactured in the USA, the wafers are packaged into LED emitters outside the USA, so the LEDs are considered to be of foreign origin."

jonah 12y ago
To add a little more detail, through 2008 they were entirely made in Durham, SC. At that time Cree purchased a factory in Shenzhen to do the packaging.[1] [1] http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?185936-Where-are-Cree-LED-s-manufactured&p=2309971&viewfull=1#post2309971 http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?185936-Wh...