POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the person whose signature appears below, hereby appoint
Adam H. Broome, Secretary of Cree, Inc. (the "Company"), and Tamara
Cappelson, Stock Plan Administrator of the Company, and each of them
individually, as my attorneys-in-fact with the power and authority:

- to execute and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
  Commission on my behalf, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder,
  Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4
  and Annual Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership
  on Form 5, and any amendments of Forms 4 and 5 previously
  filed by or for me, with respect to my service as a director
  and/or officer of the Company and my holdings of and
  transactions in Company securities of which I may be deemed
  the beneficial owner;
- to do and perform on my behalf any and all other acts necessary
  or desirable to complete,execute and timely file such Forms 4
  and 5 and any amendments thereto with the U.S. Securities and
  Exchange Commission and, if necessary, any stock exchange or
  similar authority, including but not limited to the power to
  designate any person then serving as a director or officer of
  the Company to be an additional or substitute attorney-in-fact
  under this Power of Attorney with the same power and authority
  as if such person were named herein, and to take any other action
  in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
  attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of
  or legally required by me, it being understood that the
  documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on my behalf
  pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
  shall contain such terms and conditions as the attorney-in-fact
  may approve in his or her discretion.

The authority granted under this Power of Attorney shall continue
in effect for each attorney-in-fact named above until I am no longer
required to file Forms 4 and 5 with respect to my holdings of and
transactions in Company securities or unless earlier revoked in a
writing signed by me and delivered to such attorney-in-fact.  I
acknowledge that neither the attorneys-in-fact nor the Company are
assuming any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Power of Attorney on the
date shown below.


/s/ Thomas H. Werner
Signature

Thomas H. Werner
Typed or Printed Name

3/28/2006
Date Signed