Following the renaming of McDonald's Corporation to Golden Arches, Philips Lighting also announced a new company name "Signify", which is called "Signify" in Chinese, implying that light has become an intelligent language that can be used to connect and transmit information. With the development of LED technology and smart connected technology, the traditional lighting giant is also positioning itself as a "lighting company in the era of the Internet of Things".
 
Philips is a century-old shop that produced carbon filament bulbs in its early days, and became one of the largest producers of carbon filament bulbs in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century. So far, Philips' business has long been not limited to light bulbs, but has covered the entire lighting industry chain like Osram, and has become the world's largest lighting company after the integration and split of the lighting business in 2016.
 
Philips is the first foreign lighting company to land in China, and compared with other brands, Philips has always attached great importance to the Chinese market and actively promoted local innovation. For example, in 2017, Philips gave its "HUE" atmosphere lighting series a new Chinese name "Xiu", which can be controlled by Chinese voice, providing a good and unique experience for Chinese users.
 
In the field of traditional lighting, Philips has always been ahead of the industry in technology, and the energy-saving lamp that is still more popular is the invention of Philips. As early as 1974, Philips took the lead in developing trichromatic phosphors and compact fluorescent lamps (energy-saving lamps), which made a qualitative leap in color rendering, life and luminous efficiency, and rewrote the process of commercialization of energy-saving lamps. Whether it is quality or reliability, Philips is recognized by the industry and many consumers.
 
At present, the share of Philips LED lighting has accounted for 60%, but traditional lighting still accounts for 40%, but this share may gradually decrease. Philips' goal is to become the world's largest lighting system service provider, so in 2017 Philips launched a wireless smart lighting system for urban light management, targeting second- and third-tier cities, because the energy-saving and environmentally friendly nature of LED lights is very suitable for this large-scale lighting system, so it is expected that Philips will continue to reduce the traditional lighting business.
 
However, at present, Philips' fluorescent lamp product range is still quite complete, 2U/3U energy-saving lamps, spiral energy-saving lamps, T5/T8 straight tube fluorescent lamps and ring lamps are all available online, and various color temperature and power specifications are not sold out.
 
Philips' U-shaped energy-saving lamps have a service life of more than 10,000 hours, which is outstanding, much higher than the current mainstream average life of 6,000-8,000 hours. Spiral energy-saving lamps are slightly inferior, with a service life of more than 6,000 hours, about 1,000 hours less than Osram. Although the U-shaped energy-saving lamp is 10-20mm longer than the spiral energy-saving lamp, if there is no special requirement for small volume, it is more recommended to choose the U-shaped energy-saving lamp, and the U-shaped lamp of the same power is about 5 yuan cheaper than the spiral lamp, and the U-shaped lamp is also superior in terms of cost performance.
 
The T5 ultra-fine fluorescent tube uses high-quality trichromatic phosphor, with a color rendering index of more than 85, which can truly restore the color of the illuminated object. The diameter is 16mm, which is nearly 40% smaller than the diameter of the standard T8 lamp (26mm), and the light efficiency is as high as 103 lumens/watt, saving energy and electricity. The life span is up to 20,000 hours, and it can be used for more than 10 years based on 5 hours per day. Philips' lamps have superior performance in all aspects, although the unit price is slightly higher than other first-line brands 2-8 yuan, but it is worth the money.