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Philips Lumileds Lighting Company is based in San Jose, California. It was started in 1999 as a joint venture between Philips and Agilent (spun off of HP), but in 2005 Philips bought Agilent's share, so now it is part of Philips. They developed some of the first power LED's to be used in flashlights, like the Luxeon I, III, and V, and continue to produce the Luxeon Rebel. Red and blue Rebel LED's are used in the household lightbulb that won the [http://www.philipslumileds.com/L-Prize L Prize] for Philips in 2011.
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company is based in San Jose, California. It was started in 1999 as a joint venture between Philips and Agilent (spun off of HP), but in 2005 Philips bought Agilent's share, so now it is part of Philips. They developed some of the first power LED's to be used in flashlights, like the Luxeon I, III, and V, and continue to produce the Luxeon Rebel. Red and blue Rebel LED's are used in the household lightbulb that won the [http://www.philipslumileds.com/L-Prize L Prize] for Philips in 2011.
==Luxeon C==
The Luxeon C looks similar to the Rebel, but with a flattened dome and lower maximum current. This LED is used in the Maglite Solitaire LED.
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|+ Luxeon C Brightness Bins<BR>(lumens)
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!Bin  !!  350mA<BR>100%  !!  500mA<BR>133%
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|7  ||  80-90    ||  106-120
|-
|8  ||  90-100    ||  120-133
|}


==Luxeon Rebel==
==Luxeon Rebel==


[[File:Luxeon rebel.jpg|thumb|300px|Luxeon Rebel LED mounted in a Maglite]]Used in [[Mag Instrument|Maglites]] through 2010. Also used in early versions of [[Fenix]] LxD/PxD series. [http://www.philipslumileds.com/pdfs/DS63.pdf Datasheet]
[[File:Luxeon rebel.jpg|thumb|300px|Luxeon Rebel LED mounted in a Maglite]]Used in a number of different [[Mag Instrument|Maglites]] flashlights. Also used in early versions of [[Fenix]] LxD/PxD series. [http://www.philipslumileds.com/pdfs/DS63.pdf Datasheet]


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