Lumileds is a private lighting company that develops, manufactures, and distributes LEDs and related products for automotive lighting, general lighting, and specialty lighting. As of 2025, Lumileds is the 7th largest global LED package manufacturer.[2]
History
Lumileds was formed as a publicly traded company in November 1999 as a joint venture between Philips Lighting and Agilent Technologies. Upon Philips' acquisition in 2005, Lumileds became a business unit within Philips Lighting known as Philips Lumileds Lighting Company.[3]
In March 2015, Lumileds parent company Philips agreed to sell an 80.1 percent stake in the business to the investment fund, Go Scale.[4] In October 2015, Financial Times reported that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regulatory body may block the $2.9B deal owing to fears of Chinese subversion of the US high-tech sector.[5]