Philips Lumileds Ships 1 Billionth Luxeon LED
Source/Type:  LIGHTimes Online - News - Staff reports

Author: LIGHTimes News Staff

August 5, 2010... Philips Lumileds, the LED lighting business of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, reports that it has shipped its billionth Luxeon power LED in the second quarter of 2010. Of that total some 750 million Luxeon power LEDs were reportedly delivered to automotive, illumination and consumer electronics customers, in just the past two years.

Philips Lumileds says that its capacity and infrastructure investments over the last several years have enabled it to meet customer needs for high volumes of products. The company contends that a decade of innovation, technology, and lighting leadership has positioned it well to support customers’ development and introduction of new lighting solutions.

“This isn’t just a milestone for the company but for the entire industry,” said Michael Holt, CEO. “When we started, the idea that Lumileds could change the nature of lighting with power LEDs was greeted by many industry insiders with skepticism. Today, they and others have followed us as competitors into an industry that is driving energy efficient lighting applications and new ways of lighting the places where we live, work, and play.”

Even before being acquired by Philips, Lumileds had a clear mission to enable general lighting through the application of power LEDs. The company boasts that prior to Lumileds' invention of the power LED — an LED designed to operate at a current of 350 milliamps or higher — LEDs typically produced only a lumen or two. Today, Philips Lumileds notes that its Luxeon power LEDs can generate hundreds of lumens and are being used to light everything from LED light engines to streetlights to car headlamps and LCD displays.

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