UrbanScape and MetroScape are the latest additions to the broad line-up of Philips outdoor LED luminaires that offer cities and municipalities sustainable, energy-efficient solutions with all the benefits of Philips LUXEON high-power light emitting diodes (LEDs). Through innovative design and the latest in Philips LED technologies, UrbanScape and MetroScape offer flexible solutions that can reduce energy consumption by 40-60 percent over High Int...

Philips has announced a new addition to its Fortimo LED family - the Fortimo LED High Brightness Module (HBM). Fortimo LED HBM is an easy to design-in, compact, high lumen LED module for white light applications.

Philips introduces the Fortimo LED Disk module 300lm, following the earlier introduced 800lm version. The Fortimo LED Disk modules are easy to design in, thanks to the integrated driver and built-in beam angle, and they combine a long lifetime with excellent warm light quality at very affordable cost.

New deep red color with a wavelength of 650-670 nanometers supports horticulture, signaling and entertainment applications.

Light source of Philips’ winning L Prize bulb is enabling high quality retrofit bulbs around the world

At the heart of the winning L-Prize bulb are LUXEON Rebel LEDs. LUXEON LEDs are still the only LEDs used in a submission for the competition and enabled Philips to achieve the high objectives.

Philips announces the launch of its Lexel LED SLM tuneable white and RGB modules, enabling the creation of various atmospheres in retail environments with changing tones of white light and different colors from a single light source.

LUXEON A from Philips Lumileds received the Technical Innovation Award at LIGHTFAIR International. The award is given to the product that represents the best leap forward in lighting technology. The company’s third and most recent product to be released this year incorporates two breakthroughs: Hot testing and Freedom From Binning.

Philips today announced that it will partner with Kvadrat Soft Cells, to bring an innovative luminous textile to the market. This partnership, which combines Philips’ leadership in ambient lighting with Kvadrat Soft Cells’ expertise in controlling sound absorption, means interior spaces can now be enhanced through both light and texture.

A group of 30 leading European companies and academic institutions today announced that they are working together in the newly established project “ENLIGHT”, a three-year program which is partly funded by the ENIAC Joint Undertaking and the ENIAC member States. Partners include companies throughout the lighting value chain, including universities and research centers (see list below).

Philips has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Indal, a leading Spanish professional luminaires company mainly focused on outdoor lighting solutions. The acquisition will fuel Philips’ growth in professional lighting solutions and create a platform to further strengthen Philips’ market position in Europe. Upon closing of the transaction, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions, Indal will become a part of ...

Royal Philips Electronics unveils the Philips EnduraLED A21 17-watt light bulb. Designed to replace a 75-watt incandescent bulb, while reducing energy consumption by 80% and lasting 25 times longer, the Philips EnduraLED A21 17-watt marks another important milestone in LED lighting technology for everyday use.

Philips Lumileds and Future Electronics today announced the extension of their exclusive worldwide distribution relationship. The new five-year agreement builds on the decade long relationship that has enabled the development of solid-state lighting solutions worldwide.

LUXEON A has moved into volume production and has been submitted for an Innovation Award at Lightfair 2011. This is the second hot tested and specified LUXEON LED from Philips Lumileds this year that also delivers on the promise of Freedom From Binning

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that it is investing EUR 40 million to increase its production capacity for OLED-based lighting at its facility in Aachen, Germany. The investment will support the rapid growth of Philips’ OLED business, with increased availability of Philips OLED modules for high-end design lighting applications for decorative and ambience creation purposes. The additional capacity at Philips’ OLED facility in Aachen, ...

SnapLED, the automotive industry’s most widely used LED for signaling applications, has been significantly improved by Philips Lumileds. With a continued focus on reliability and performance, engineers have raised junction temperature maximums, narrowed color binning to levels imperceptible by the human eye, dual-binned for drive current to simplify the design process and make it easier to meet critical regulation requirements, and implemented ...

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that Rudy Provoost will leave as Chief Executive Officer of the Lighting sector and Member of the Board of Management per September 30, 2011 to join the Management Board of Rexel and become its Chairman in 2012. Philips will announce a successor to Mr. Provoost in due course.

The world of conventional lighting has allowed for a wide variety of luminaires, but few options when it came to engineering the light source. However, with LUXEON LEDs, solution providers have a host of options and the ability to select the best light source approach for their specific application. In the illumination segment where white light is dominant, there are two primary approaches. The most common method is to use white LEDs. The second ...

How intuitive graphical data sets help lighting designers accurately predict power LED reliability in different operating environments.

The path to a sustainable luminaire business model