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Royal Philips Electronics N.V.
Type Public (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG)
Founded 1891
Headquarters Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Key people Gerard Kleisterlee, CEO
Industry Electronics
Products Consumer electronics
Domestic Appliances
Lighting
Medical systems
Revenue ?30.395 billion (2005)[citation needed][2]
Net income ?2.868 billion (2005)[citation needed][3]
Employees 159,226 (2005)[citation needed][1]
Slogan Sense and Simplicity
Website www.philips.com
Philips HQ in AmsterdamKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2005, its sales were ? 30.395 billion (US$38.7 billion)[4] and it employed 159,709 people in more than 60 countries[5]. Philips is organized in a number of divisions: Philips Consumer Electronics, Philips Lighting, Philips Medical Systems and Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care.
Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 World War II
1.2 Postwar era
1.3 Sale of Semiconductors
2 Major consumer electronics products
3 Medical systems products
3.1 Imaging Systems
3.2 Defibrillators
3.3 Diagnostic Monitoring
3.4 Patient Monitoring
4 CEOs
5 Other
6 Worldwide
6.1 Australia
6.2 United Kingdom
6.3 India
6.4 Poland
6.5 Global
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
9.1 General
9.2 Consumer Electronics
9.3 Semiconductors
9.4 Medical Systems
9 ...