Cree Inc., a Durham, N.C. provider of LED solid-state lighting components, announced today that Arrow Electronics Inc., based in Melville, N.Y., will distribute its XLamp products through its 290 locations worldwide, including Cree's recently released XLamp 7090 XR-E Series 160-lumen white LED. Arrow's new Lighting Group will support customer design and development activities. Staffed with regional lighting specialists and lighting applications engineers, the new Lighting Group will provide support for optical, thermal and control electronics design.