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. Amended and Restated Equity  Compensation
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