Who founded Philips? How old is it?

Philips is a Dutch brand of 189 1 year. Since Gerard Philips founded the company "manufacturing incandescent lamps and other electrical products", Philips, the world's largest electrical company, has laid the foundation. At the beginning, the company mainly manufactured carbon filament lamps, and by the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century, it became one of the largest manufacturers of carbon filament lamps in Europe. The development of new lighting technology provides new fuel for the steady expansion of Philips. 19 14 The company set up a research room to study physical and chemical phenomena and promote product innovation. Before World War I, Philips entered the American and French markets, and 19 19 entered the Belgian market. In the 1920s, the number of companies surged. During this period, Philips began to apply for patent protection for its products in the field of X-ray radiation and radio reception. This marks the beginning of the diversification of Philips products. Following the introduction of medical X-ray tube in 19 18, Philips began the TV experiment in 1925. 1927, Philips began to produce radios, 1932, and the sales volume reached 1 10,000 sets. A year later, it produced the 65438th+billionth radio tube radio valve and began to produce medical X-ray equipment in the United States. Philips' first electric razor was born in 1939. At that time, the company had 45,000 employees worldwide and its turnover reached 6,543,800+52 million guilders. In the 1940s and 1950s, science and technology experienced great changes. Philips invented the floating cutter head, and then developed the Felishev electric shaver, which laid the foundation for the breakthrough of transistors and integrated circuits in the future. In the 1960s, this breakthrough prompted the emergence of important inventions such as CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and LOCOS (Local Silicon Oxidation). Philips has also contributed to the recording, transmission and reproduction technology of TV images. Its research work has promoted the development of lead oxide camera tube and TV camera tube, and improved the phosphor, and achieved good image quality. Philips introduced cassette recorder in 1963, and produced the first integrated circuit in 1965. Throughout the 1970 s, Philips' wonderful new products and concepts emerged constantly: the research on lighting produced new PL and SL energy-saving lamps; Philips Research Laboratory has also made breakthroughs in the processing, storage and transmission of images, sounds and data, and invented laser discs, CD-ROM and optical telecommunication systems. Philips founded Polaroid Records on 1972, and acquired Magnavox Company (1974) and Signetics Company (1975) in the United States. In 1980s, Philips acquired the TV business of GTE Silvia (198 1) and the lighting business of Westinghouse Electric. 1983, the CD was officially put into production. Other milestones include the production of Philips' 65438+ millionth TV set (1984) and the 300 millionth Philips electric shaver (1995). The 1990s was the year of 10 when great changes took place in Philips. For the healthy operation of the company, Philips implemented an important restructuring project. Then, the company will focus on its core business. Today, Philips is at the forefront of the digital revolution, launching world-class products to improve people's quality of life. This is also our goal in the new millennium.