Philips belongs to the country: the Netherlands.
Founded in 1891 in the Netherlands, Philips manufactures lighting, household appliances and medical systems. In 2007, Philips has 128,100 employees worldwide, production bases in 28 countries, sales offices in 150 countries, 80,000 patents and excellent strength.
July 11, 2011, Philips announced the acquisition of Pentium Electric (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. for about 2.5 billion yuan.
October 17, 2011, Philips Electronics released its third quarter financial report. When the third quarter net profit fell 85.9% year-on-year, Philips announced that it would lay off 4,500 employees worldwide. As of the end of January 2013, Philips' consumer electronics business has been completely divested to focus on the quality of life, medical and lighting equipment industries.
Extended Information
Philips is a leader in digital technologies such as televisions, monitors, wireless communications, voice recognition, video compression, optical storage products and the semiconductor technologies that support these breakthroughs.
Technology in lighting, medical systems and small household appliances and personal care products is world-class.
By the numbers, Philips produces 2.4 billion incandescent lamps and 300 million color picture tubes each year, and about 2.5 million cardiac procedures (including scans and interventional procedures) performed with X-ray equipment worldwide use Philips technology every year.
Philips color picture tubes are used in one in every seven televisions in the world, and 60% of the world's telephones contain Philips products. Philips lighting is used in 30% of the world's offices, while Philips also provides lighting for 65% of the world's major airports, 55% of soccer stadiums and 30% of hospitals.
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