Aug 6 2010
Power LED provider, Philips Lumileds, has announced that it delivered its billionth LUXEON power light-emitting diode (LED) in 2Q 2010.
LUXEON Rebel ES
Lumileds’ infrastructure and capacity investments in the last few years allowed the company to deliver more than 750 million LUXEON LEDs to the consumer electronics, illumination and automotive customers. The company’s expertise and experience in the lighting technology have enabled it to introduce advanced lighting products into the market.
Philips’s objective was to introduce new lighting solutions through the power LED applications. The power LEDs are capable of producing large amount of brightness and are being utilized in LCD displays, car headlamps, streetlights and LED light bulbs, among others.
Philips Lumileds’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Holt, stated that the shipment of the billionth LUXEON power LEDs marks a significant milestone both for the company and the global lighting industry. The power LEDs offer energy-efficient lighting solutions and provide a novel way to illuminate the surroundings, Holt said.