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Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. (Royal Philips Electronics)
Type Public (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG)
Founded 1891 Eindhoven
Headquarters Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Key people Gerard Kleisterlee, CEO
Industry Electronics
Products Consumer electronics
Domestic appliances
Lighting
Medical systems
Revenue ▲€26. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc Euronext NV is a pan- European Stock exchange based in Paris and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Gerard Kleisterlee is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Philips Electronics (known universally as Philips and Chairman of its Board of Management For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Consumer electronics include electronic equipment intended for everyday use Refrigerator1svg|left|100px]]A major appliance, or domestic appliance, is usually defined as a large Machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task which Lighting includes both artificial Light sources such as lamps and natural illumination of interiors from Daylight. Medical equipment is designed to aid in the diagnosis monitoring or treatment of medical conditions In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 976 billion (2006)[1]
Operating income ▲ €1. In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses 183 billion (2006)[1]
Net income ▲€5. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. 383 billion (2006)[1]
Employees 125,500 (2007)[2]
Website www.philips.com
Philips HQ in Amsterdam
Philips HQ in Amsterdam

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages V. (Royal Philips Electronics N. V. ), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands. Euronext NV is a pan- European Stock exchange based in Paris and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands In 2006, its sales were €26. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 976 billion[1] and it employed 125,500 people in more than 60 countries. [1] Philips is organized in a number of sectors: Philips Consumer Lifestyle (formerly Philips Consumer Electronics and Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care), Philips Lighting and Philips Healthcare (formerly Philips Medical Systems). Philips Consumer Electronics is a part of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N Refrigerator1svg|left|100px]]A major appliance, or domestic appliance, is usually defined as a large Machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task which Personal care or toiletries is the Industry which Manufactures Consumer Products used for Beautification and in Personal

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History

The company was founded in 1891 by Gerard Philips, a maternal cousin of Karl Marx, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips ( Zaltbommel, October 9, 1858 &ndash The Hague, Netherlands January 25, 1942 Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Its first products were light bulbs and other electro technical equipment. The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general Its first factory remains as a museum. A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods In the 1920s, the company started to manufacture other products, such as vacuum tubes (also known worldwide as 'valves'), In 1927 they acquired the British electronic valve manufacturers Mullard and in 1932 the German tube manufacturer Valvo, both of which became subsidiaries. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada This article is about the electronic device not an evacuated pipe used for experiments in Free-fall. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mullard Limited was a British manufacturer of electronic components Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. In 1939 they introduced their electric razor, the Philishave (marketed in the USA using the Norelco brand name). Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A razor is a Bladed Tool primarily used in the Shaving off of unwanted Body hair. Philishave was the Brand name for the electric shavers manufactured by the Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care unit of Philips (in the Norelco is the American Brand name for electric shavers and other Personal care products made by the Domestic Appliances and Personal Care (DAP Also on March 11th, 1927 Philips went on the air with a station called PCJ now known as Radio Netherlands. It was broadcast to the Dutch East Indies. The host of the first broadcast was Eddy Startz and from 1927 until he retired in 1969 hosted a show called Happy Station. The only time the station went off air was when the Nazi's invaded Holland. At the end of the war PCJ changed its name to Radio Netherlands and has been broadcasting to this day.

The company was also instrumental in the revival of the Stirling engine. A Stirling engine is a closed-cycle regenerative Heat engine with a Gaseous working fluid

World War II

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On May 9, 1940, the Philips directors were informed about the German invasion of the Netherlands to take place on May 10. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Battle of the Netherlands (Slag om Nederland was part of Case Yellow (Fall Gelb the German invasion of the Low Countries ( Belgium The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. They decided to leave the country and flee to the United States, taking a large amount of the company capital with them. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Operating from the US as the North American Philips Company, they managed to run the company throughout the war. At the same time, the company itself was moved to the Netherlands Antilles (just on paper) to keep it out of German hands. The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch:) previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles

It is also believed that Philips - both before and during the war - supplied enormous amounts of electric equipment to the German occupation forces, which has led some people to think that the company collaborated with the Nazis, like many other firms in their day. Collaborationism, can describe the Treason of cooperating with enemy Forces occupying one's Country. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German However, there is no evidence to suggest that Philips itself or its management ever sympathized with the Nazis or their ideologies. The only Philips family member who did not leave the country, Frits Philips, saved the lives of 382 Jews by indicating to the Nazis that they were indispensable for the production process at Philips[3]. Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips ( Eindhoven, the Netherlands, April 16, 1905 &ndash Eindhoven December 5, 2005 PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ In 1996, he was awarded the Yad Vashem reward by the Israeli ambassador for his actions. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Yad Vashem (יד ושם also spelled Yad VaShem; "Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority" is Israel 's official memorial to the Jewish For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. There is little Philips could have done to prevent the Germans from abusing their production facilities and forcing their employees to perform slave labor during the occupation. The production facility in Eindhoven was the only Dutch industrial target that was deliberately bombed by the allied forces during the war.

Postwar era

After the war the company was moved back to the Netherlands, with their headquarters in Eindhoven. Many secret research facilities had been locked and successfully hidden from the invaders, which allowed the company to get up to speed again quickly after the war.

Philips introduced the compact audio cassette tape in 1963 and was wildly successful, though its attempt to set a standard for video cassette recorders, the V2000, was unsuccessful in the face of competition from the Betamax and especially VHS standards. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS A GENERAL ARTICLE ABOUT VCRs/VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS Note This article is about the format sometimes known as 'VCC' or 'Video Compact Cassette' ---- Betamax is a home Videocassette tape recording format developed by Sony, and released on May 10, 1975. It had introduced a video cassette recorder system in the early 1970s, the N1500 could record/play for about 30 minutes while the N1700 extended this to over 1 hour.

In 1982, Philips developed the Compact Disc in partnership with Sony. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with

In 1991, the company's name was changed from N. V. Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken to Philips Electronics N. V. At the same time, North American Philips was formally dissolved, and a new corporate division was formed in the U. S. with the name Philips Electronics North America Corp.

In 1997 the decision was made to move the headquarters from Eindhoven to Amsterdam, along with the corporate name change to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west V. The move was completed in 2001. Initially, the company was housed in the Rembrandt tower, but in 2002 they moved again, this time to the Breitner tower. In a sense, the move to Amsterdam can be considered a return to the company's roots, because Gerard Philips lived in Amsterdam when he came up with the idea of building a light bulb factory. Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips ( Zaltbommel, October 9, 1858 &ndash The Hague, Netherlands January 25, 1942 The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods He also conducted his first experiments in the field of mass production of light bulbs there, together with Jan Reesse. Philips Lighting, Philips Research, Philips Semiconductors (spun off as NXP in September 2006) and Philips Design, are still based in Eindhoven. NXP (for Next eXPerience) Semiconductors is the name for the new Semiconductor company founded by Philips as announced by its CEO Frans Philips Healthcare is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, United States (since moving from Best, Netherlands in 2002). Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Sale of semiconductors

As a chip maker, Philips Semiconductors was among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. This article lists the top 20 largest semiconductor companies by sales leaders over the past 20 years

In December 2005, Philips announced its intention to make the Semiconductor Division into a separate legal entity. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Note This Wikipedia entry deals with the legal concept legal person. This process of "disentanglement" was completed on 1 October 2006. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On 2 August 2006, Philips completed an agreement to sell a controlling 80. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1% stake in Philips Semiconductors to a consortium of private equity investors consisting of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), Silver Lake Partners and AlpInvest Partners. In Finance, private equity is an Asset class consisting of equity Securities in operating companies that are not Publicly traded on Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City -based Private equity firm that focuses primarily on late-stage Leveraged Silver Lake Partners is an American Private equity firm founded in 1999 and headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California AlpInvest Partners, founded in 1999 is the exclusive manager of Private equity investments for two of the world's two largest pension funds Stichting Pensioenfonds The sale completed a process, which began December 2005, with its decision to create a separate legal entity for Semiconductors and to pursue all strategic options. Six weeks before, ahead of its online dialogue, through a letter to 8,000 of Philips managers, it was announced that they were speeding up the transformation of Semiconductors into a stand-alone entity with majority ownership by a third party. It was stated then that "this is much more than just a transaction: it is probably the most significant milestone on a long journey of change for Philips and the beginning of a new chapter for everyone – especially those involved with Semiconductors".

In its more than 115 year history, this counts as a big step that is definitely changing the profile of the company. Philips was one of few companies that successfully made the transition from the electrical world of the 19th century into the electronic age, starting its semiconductor activity in 1953 and building it into a global top 10 player in its industry. As such, Semiconductors was at the heart of many innovations in Philips over the past 50 years.

Agreeing to start a process that would ultimately lead to the decision to sell the Semiconductor Division therefore was one of the toughest decisions that the Board of Management ever had to make.

On 21 August 2006, Bain Capital and Apax Partners announced that they had signed definitive commitments to join the expanded consortium headed by KKR that is to acquire the controlling stake in the Semiconductors Division. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bain Capital LLC is a Boston -based Private equity firm founded in 1984 by partners from the consulting firm Bain & Company.

On 1 September 2006, it was announced in Berlin that the name of the new semiconductor company founded by Philips is NXP Semiconductors. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. NXP (for Next eXPerience) Semiconductors is the name for the new Semiconductor company founded by Philips as announced by its CEO Frans

Coinciding with the sale of the Semiconductor Division, Philips also announced that they would drop the word 'Electronics' from the company name, thus becoming simply Koninklijke Philips N. V. (Royal Philips N. V. ).

Corporate affairs

In 2004, Philips abandoned the slogan "Let's make things better" in favour of a new one: "Sense and Simplicity". "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

ASM Lithography is a spin-off from a division of Philips. ASML is a Dutch company and the largest supplier in the world of Lithography systems for the Semiconductor industry A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing

Origin now part of atosorigin is a former division of Philips. Atos Origin SA ( is an international IT Corporation which operates in 40 countries worldwide with over 500000 employees

Its record division, Polygram, was sold to Seagram in 1998 to form Universal Music Group. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945 For the rapper Seagram, see Seagram Miller The Seagram Company Ltd Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry.

CEOs

Past and present CEOs:

Acquisitions

Companies acquired by Philips through the years include Amperex, Magnavox, Signetics, Mullard, VLSI, Agilent Healthcare Solutions Group, Marconi Medical Systems, ADAC Labs, ATL Ultrasound, portions of Westinghouse and the consumer electronics operations of Philco and Sylvania. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips ( Zaltbommel, October 9, 1858 &ndash The Hague, Netherlands January 25, 1942 Anton Frederik Philips ( March 14, 1874 – October 7, 1951) co-founded Royal Philips Electronics N Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips ( Eindhoven, the Netherlands, April 16, 1905 &ndash Eindhoven December 5, 2005 Wisse Dekker was the CEO of Philips from 1982 to 1986 From 1988 until 1992 he was chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists Gerard Kleisterlee is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Philips Electronics (known universally as Philips and Chairman of its Board of Management Amperex Electronic Corporation was a manufacturer of Vacuum tubes and Semiconductors Brooklyn New York Originally located at 79 Washington Street in Magnavox ( Latin for "great voice" is an American Electronics company founded by Edwin Pridham and Peter L Signetics, once a major player in semiconductor manufacturing made a variety of devices which included Integrated circuits bipolar and MOS, the Dolby Mullard Limited was a British manufacturer of electronic components VLSI Technology Inc was a company which designed and manufactured custom and semi-custom ICs The company was based in Silicon Valley, with headquarters at 1109 Agilent Technologies ( or Agilent, is a measurement and instrument company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. Philco, the Philadelphia Storage Battery Company (formerly known as the Spencer Company and later the Helios Electric Company) was a pioneer in early battery Philips abandoned the Sylvania trademark which is now owned by SLI (Sylvania Lighting International) except in Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and the USA where it's owned by the Osram unit of Siemens. OSRAM is part of the industry sector of Siemens AG and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world Philips also owns the light-emitting diode manufacturer Lumileds. Philips Lumileds Lighting Company is the manufacturer of Luxeon a high-power light-emitting diode ( LED) In 2006 Philips bought out the company Lifeline Systems headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Framingham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. In 2007 Philips acquired the company Ximis, Inc. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. headquartered in El Paso, TX for their Medical Informatics Division. [4] In October 2007, it purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent (MPP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group.

On Friday, 21st of December 2007 Philips and Respironics, Inc. announced a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Philips will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Respironics for US$66 per share, or a total purchase price of approximately €3. Respironics Inc ( is a medical supply company that specializes in products that improve respiratory functions 6 billion (US$5. 1 billion) to be paid in cash upon completion. [5]

Sports, sponsorships and naming rights

Traditionally Philips has a vested interest in sports, originally as a means to provide a healthy form of recreation for its employees. In 1913, in celebration of the Centenary of Dutch independence from France, Philips founded a sports club called Philips Sport Vereniging (Philips Sports Club), or PSV, as it is now known. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from The sports club encompasses all kinds of sports, but is currently most famous for its Premier League football team and its swimming team. Philips owns the naming rights to Philips Stadion, located in Eindhoven, which is home to Dutch football team PSV Eindhoven. Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven. Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from

Abroad, Philips sponsors and has sponsored numerous sport clubs, sport facilities, and events. Since the Football World Cup 1978, held in in Argentina, Philips has been an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup[6]. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football

Furthermore, Philips owns the naming rights to the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and to the Philips Championship, the premier basketball league in Australia, traditionally known as the National Basketball League. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta Georgia. Completed in 1999 at a cost of $213 The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition Between 1988 and 1993 Philips were also the major sponsors of The Balmain Tigers, an Australian rugby league team.

Outside of sports Philips sponsors the Philips Monsters of Rock festival, held in many countries all over the world.

Worldwide presence

Philips also used to sell major household appliances (whitegoods) under the name Philips. After selling the Major Domestic Appliances division to Whirlpool Corporation it changed via Philips Whirlpool and Whirlpool Philips to Whirlpool only. Whirlpool Corporation ( is a Fortune 500 company and a global manufacturer and marketer of major Home appliances,with annual sales of approximately $18 billion more Whirlpool bought a 53% stake in Philips' major appliance operations to form Whirlpool International. Whirlpool bought Philips' remaining interest in Whirlpool International in 1991.

Australia

Philips in Australia has its headquarters in Sydney, New South Wales. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The company employs over 400 people nationwide.
Regional offices are located in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
IT services are provided by P-GIS (CAS, CIS & BTS).

Current operating divisions/activities include;

Philips Australia was founded in 1927 and has been involved in many activities over the years, esp manufacturing.
Today it is essentially a sales and support office.

As a result of Project LION (divestment of semiconductors), Australia's ranking rises from 43rd in the Philips world in terms of turnover to 18th.

China

In early 2008 Philips Lighting, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, opened a small engineering center to adapt the company’s products to vehicles in Asia. [7]


India

Philips started operations in India at Kolkata (Calcutta) in 1930 under the name Philips Electrical Co. (India) Pvt Ltd, comprising a staff of 75. It was a sales outlet for Philips lamps imported from overseas.

In 1938 ,Philips India set up its first Indian lamp-manufacturing factory in Kolkata. After the Second World War in 1948, Philips started manufacturing radios in Kolkata. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1959, a second radio factory is established near Pune. Pune (ˈpuːneɪ Marathi: पुणे Hindi: पूना formerly Poona, is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra

Mexico

There several manufacturing plants in Mexico, some are:

Philips Lighting in:

Philips Consumer Electronics in:

Philios Domestic Appliances used to be manufactured in a large factory in Industrial Vallejo sector of Mexico City but was closed in 2003-2004. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. Ciudad Juárez, also known as just Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U Ciudad Juárez, also known as just Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte.

Poland

United Kingdom

Philips UK has its headquarters in Guildford, Surrey. Łódź is Poland 's third largest city with population of 753192 in 2007 (lost its second rank to Krakow in 2007 Pabianice is a town in central Poland, with 71313 inhabitants (2004 Piła (Schneidemühl is a town in northwestern Poland. It had 77000 inhabitants as of 2001 Białystok Lublin Voivodeship Białystok (also known by alternative names) is the largest City in northeastern Poland. Guildford ( IPA /ˈgɪlfəd/ is the County town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The company employs over 2500 people nationwide.

In the past, Philips UK also included

United States

Philips' American headquarters is Philips Electronics North America Corporation, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, New York. Malmesbury is a south Cotswold town and Civil parish in south west England in the county of Wiltshire. Sixth Avenue is a major Avenue in New York City 's borough of Manhattan. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [1] Official website in the US.

Philips Lighting has its corporate office in Somerset, New Jersey

with manufacturing plants in:

distribution centers in:

Philips Healthcare is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts. Somerset is a Census-designated place and unincorporated area located at the eastermost section within Franklin Township, in Somerset County Danville is a city in and the County seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. Bath New York is the name of a village and a town in Steuben County New York in the USA. Salina (pronounced /səˈlaɪnə/) is a city in and the County seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Paris is a city located 98 miles (158 km northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County, Texas, in the United States. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The North American sales organisation is based in Bothell, Washington. Bothell (pronounced /bɒθəl/ is a city located in King and Snohomish Counties in the state of Washington. There are also manufacturing facilities in Andover, Bothell, Cleveland, Reedsville, and Milpitas. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Reedsville is a Census-designated place (CDP in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Milpitas (mɪlˈpiːtəs is a City in Santa Clara County California.

Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care Company has its corporate office in Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It has a manufacturing plant in Snoqualmie, Washington which makes Sonicare electric toothbrushes. This article refers to the city of Snoqualmie Washington For the Native American tribe see Snoqualmie (tribe. Sonicare is an Electric toothbrush manufactured by Philips. Product and technology The brush head vibrates at hundreds of times per second with the

Philips Research has a laboratory in Briarcliff Manor, NY. Briarcliff Manor is a village in Westchester County in the state of New York.

In 2007, Philips has entered into a definitive merger agreement with North American luminaires company Genlyte Group Incorporated, which provides the company with a leading position in the North American luminaires (also known as ˜lighting fixtures"), controls and related products for a wide variety of applications, including solid state lighting. A light fixture is an electrical device used to create artificial light or illumination Solid-state lighting (SSL refers to a type of Lighting that utilizes Light-emitting diodes (LEDs Organic light-emitting diodes (OLED or Polymer Philips has also been ranked as the most award winning company in the United States of America.

Major consumer electronics products

Philips Videopac G7000
Philips Videopac G7000

1951 - introduced the Philishave two-headed rotary shaver, marketed in the USA under the Norelco name. The Magnavox Odyssey², known in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000, in Brazil as the Philips Odyssey, in the United States Philishave was the Brand name for the electric shavers manufactured by the Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care unit of Philips (in the Norelco is the American Brand name for electric shavers and other Personal care products made by the Domestic Appliances and Personal Care (DAP

1963 - introduced the Compact cassette. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound

1978 - introduced the laserdisc player, using technology invented in the 1960s. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

1979 - introduced the Video 2000-system: a technically superior design, but a commercial failure. Note This article is about the format sometimes known as 'VCC' or 'Video Compact Cassette'

1982 - launched the Compact Disc in partnership with Sony. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with

1991 - introduced the CD-i, the Compact Disc Interactive system which had many video-game console-type features. CD-i or Compact Disc Interactive is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N

1992 - launched the ill-fated Digital Compact Cassette format. Digital Compact Cassette ( DCC) is an obsolete Magnetic tape sound recording format introduced by Philips and Matsushita in late 1992

1999 - launched the Super Audio CD in partnership with Sony. Super Audio CD ( SACD) is a read-only optical audio disc format that can provide higher fidelity digital audio reproduction than the Red is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with

2001 - successfully launched the Senseo coffeemaker, first in the Netherlands and from 2002 onwards, in other countries across Europe. Senseo is a registered Trademark for a Coffee brewing system from Dutch companies Philips and Douwe Egberts, a Subsidiary It produces coffee by brewing from custom-made pads containing coffee grounds. The original Senseo pads are produced by Douwe Egberts. Douwe Egberts (often abbreviated as DE is a Dutch corporation that processes and trades Coffee, Tea, and other groceries The Senseo has been available in the US since 2004.

2004 - Philips HomeLabs research center created the Mirror TV technology used in their MiraVision television line. ---- A "Mirror TV" also known as a "TV Mirror" references any device that is convertible from a television to a mirror

2006 - introduced the Blu-ray Disc in partnership with Sony. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with

2008 - introduce flatscreen with WOW VX technology. WOWvx is a type of monitor screen and software tools manufactured by Philips which offers 3D images without glasses for several viewers at a time

The company receives a royalty on every DVD manufactured. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is [8]

Healthcare products

Healthcare Informatics

  • iSite PACS
  • ViewForum
  • Xcelera

Imaging Systems

Defibrillators

  • Equipment
  • Software
  • Accessories

Diagnostic Monitoring

  • Diagnostic ECG

Patient Monitoring

  • Multi-Measurement Servers
  • Anesthetic Gas Monitoring
  • Blood Pressure
  • Capnography
  • ECG
  • Hemodynamic
  • Neurophedeoiles
  • Pulse Oximetry
  • Temperature
  • Transcutaneous Gases
  • Ventilation
  • Clinical Information Systems (OB TraceVue, CompuRecord, CareVue Chart)
  • Diagnostic Sleep Testing
  • D. Computed tomography (CT is a Medical imaging method employing Tomography. Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique commonly used by Physicians to obtain real-time moving images of the internal structures of a patient through the use of a fluoroscope An X-ray image intensifier (XRII sometimes referred to as a C-Arm or Fluoroscope in medical settings is a highly complex piece of equipment which uses Nuclear medicine is a branch of Medicine and Medical imaging that uses the nuclear properties of matter in diagnosis and therapy Positron emission tomography ( PET) is a Nuclear medicine imaging technique which produces a three-dimensional image or map of functional processes in the For medical radiography see Radiology Radiography is the use of X-rays to view unseen or hard-to-image objects Not to be confused with Supersonic. Ultrasound is cyclic Sound pressure with a Frequency greater than the upper Capnography is the monitoring of the concentration or partial pressure of Carbon dioxide (CO2 in the respiratory gases Hemodynamics, meaning literally "blood movement" is the study of Blood flow or the circulation Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive method allowing the monitoring of the Oxygenation of a patient's Hemoglobin. M. E.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e http://www.philips.com/mt/ir/2006results/report
  2. ^ About Philips
  3. ^ About Philips - Royal Philips
  4. ^ w:o - - wallstreet-online.de
  5. ^ 20071221_pressrelease_respironics
  6. ^ http://www.fifa.com/es/marketing/partners/index/0,3517,8,00.html FIFA. Philips Records is a Record label that was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips. Philips Classics Records was started in the eighties as the new classics Record label for Philips Records. SpeechMagic is an industrial grade platform for capturing information in a digital format Atos Origin SA ( is an international IT Corporation which operates in 40 countries worldwide with over 500000 employees NXP (for Next eXPerience) Semiconductors is the name for the new Semiconductor company founded by Philips as announced by its CEO Frans com]
  7. ^ Philips opens lighting center in China Automotive News Report - May 1, 2008
  8. ^ "How can papers afford to give away DVDs?", news. bbc. co. uk, The BBC, 2005-10-11. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat

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Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
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