The bulbs I am buying come from GE and Philips, the two long time leaders in consumer lighting.

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These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications.

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NXP's product solutions are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications.

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It manufactures high performance mixed signal and standard products, which cater to automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications.

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As we approach price parity with traditional lighting, any remaining barriers for commercial and consumer adoption should continue to diminish, and we believe the rate of adoption will accelerate.

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Investors chose to focus on the outlook given by Philips, which sells medical equipment, consumer electronics and is the world's biggest lighting maker.

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And to the average consumer who has never been to a factory, the thought of one may imply dim lighting, dirt, grease and the smell of metal and plastic.

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Anybody with a passing interest in technology and consumer electronics is now aware that Nokia designed their new smartphone camera to work in incredibly low lighting conditions and has some fantastically complicated image stabilisation technology.

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