 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Dutch Philips Electronics Ltd.), usually known as Philips, is one of the largest consumer electronics producers in the world. In 2004, their sales were € 30.3 billion and they employed 161,586 people in more than 60 countries. Philips is organized in a number of divisions: Philips Consumer Electronics, Philips Semiconductors, Philips Lighting, Philips Medical Systems and Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
In economics, consumers are individuals or households that consume goods and services generated within the economy. ...
Electronics is the study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles in devices such as thermionic valves and semiconductors. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...
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The company was founded in 1891 by the brothers Gerard and Anton Philips (1874-1951) in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Their first products were light bulbs 'and other electrotechnical equipment'. Their first factory remains as a museum. In the 1920s, the company started to manufacture other products, and in 1939 their first electric razor, the Philishave, was introduced. Philips introduced the compact audio cassette tape, which was wildly successful, though their 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. 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Company logo Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics), usually known as Philips, is one of the largest consumer electronics producers in the world. ...
Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender brooks. ...
The incandescent light bulb uses a glowing wire filament heated to white-hot by electrical resistance, to generate light (a process known as thermal radiation). ...
A factory (previously manufactory) is a large industrial building where goods or products are manufactured. ...
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1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
A razor is an edge tool (primarily, used in shaving). ...
For the meaning of cassette in genetics, see cassette (genetics). ...
The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ...
Video 2000 (V2000) was a video recording standard developed by Philips and Grundig as a competing format to VHS and Betamax. ...
Sonys Betamax is the 12. ...
Top view VHS cassette with US Quarter for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, better known by its acronym VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some of its critical technology under lucrative...
On the 9th of May 1940, the Philips directors were informed about the German invasion of the Netherlands on May 10th. They decided to leave the country and flee to the United States. They took a large amount of the company capital with them. Operating from the US, they managed to run the company throughout the war. At the same time, the company itself was moved to the Netherlands Antilles (on paper) to keep it out of German hands. Later it was moved back to the Netherlands, with their headquarters in Eindhoven (and in 1997 the decision was made to move to Amsterdam - the move was completed in 2001). Many secret research facilities were locked and succesfully hidden from the invaders, which allowed the company to get up to speed again quickly after the war. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ...
1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Invasion is a military action consisting of troops entering a foreign land (a nation or territory, or part of that), often resulting in the invading power occupying the area, whether briefly or for a long period. ...
May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ...
It is also believed at the same time that Philips has both before and during the war supplied enormous amounts of electric equipment to the German occupier, which has led some people to think that they have basically collaborated with the Nazis, like many German firms in their day. However, there is no reason to assume that Philips itself or its management ever sympathized with the Nazis or their ideologies. Clearly, 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. Collaboration, literally, consists of working together with one or more others. ...
The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...
Major products In 1963, Philips introduced the Musicassette, or "compact audio cassette". Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 616 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 616 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
For the meaning of cassette in genetics, see cassette (genetics). ...
In 1972, Philips introduced the laserdisc player, using technology invented already in the 1960s. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...
Pioneers LaserDisc Logo The Laserdisc (LD) was the first commercial optical disc storage medium, and was used primarily for the presentation of movies. ...
Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...
In 1978 Philips introduced the Philips G7000, a videogame console that was released in the US as the Magnavox Odyssey 2. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
Philips Videopac G7000 shown playing Pickaxe Pete The Magnavox Odyssey², known in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000, in Brazil as the Philips Odyssey, and also by many other names, was a video game console released in 1978. ...
Philips Videopac G7000 shown playing Pickaxe Pete The Magnavox Odyssey², known in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000, in Brazil as the Philips Odyssey, and also by many other names, was a video game console released in 1978. ...
In 1983, Philips launched the compact disc in partnership with Sony. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Size of CD compared to pencil. ...
Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (TYO: 6758), (NYSE: SNE) is a global consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ...
In 1992, Philips launched the ill-fated Digital Compact Cassette format. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) was a short-lived audio format created by Philips in the early 1990s. ...
In 2003, Philips successfully launched the coffeemaker Senseo across Europe. Its ingenious concept is to provide high quality coffee cups from custom-made pads. The "original" Senseo pads are produced by Douwe Egberts. Since 2005, the Senseo is also available in the US. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Senseo is a coffee brewing system from Dutch companies Philips and Douwe Egberts. ...
Douwe Egberts is a famous Dutch coffee company. ...
In 2004, Philips abandoned the slogan "Let's make things better" in favor for a new one : "Sense and Simplicity". 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
ASM Lithography is a spin-off from a division of Philips.
Past and present CEO: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...
- 1891–1922: Gerard Philips
- 1922–1939: Anton Philips
- 1939–1961: Frans Otten
- 1961–1971: Frits Philips
- 1971–1977: Henk van Riemsdijk
- 1977–1981: Nico Rodenburg
- 1982–1986: Wisse Dekker
- 1986–1990: Cornelis Van der Klugt
- 1990–1996: Jan Timmer
- 1996–2001: Cor Boonstra
- 2001 to date: Gerard Kleisterlee
Companies acquired by Philips through the years include Magnavox, Signetics, Mullard, VLSI, and portions of Westinghouse. Philips does not own what was GTE Sylvania as some may think as that name is now owned by the light bulb division of Siemens AG. Company logo Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics), usually known as Philips, is one of the largest consumer electronics producers in the world. ...
Wisse Dekker was the CEO of Philips from 1982 to 1986. ...
Magnavox (Latin for loud voice) is a consumer electronics company that is now part of Philips Consumer Electronics. ...
Around 1971, the Signetics Corporation introduced the 555-timer circuit. ...
Mullard Limited was a British manufacturer of electronic components. ...
VLSI Technology, Inc (Nasdaq: VLSI) was an American company that designed and manufactured custom chips. ...
Westinghouse logo (designed by Paul Rand) The Westinghouse Electric Company, headquartered in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is an organization founded by George Westinghouse in 1886. ...
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ...
Philips also owns the naming rights to Philips Arena in Atlanta. Naming rights as contemplated in this article are the right to name a piece of property, either a tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for valuable consideration such as money. ...
The Philips Arena is a indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
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In 1913, to celebrate the Dutch 100 years of independence from France, Philips founded a sports club for its employees. The club was called Philips Sport Vereniging, or PSV Eindhoven, as it is now known. PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging or Philips Sports Union) is a professional football club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ...
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