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