EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement on Form S-8, pertaining to the Cree Research, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of our report dated July 22, 1998, on our audits of the financial statements of Cree Research, Inc. and subsidiaries. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Raleigh, North Carolina December 7, 1999