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Philips Electrical Industries

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Australia
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Manufacturing industry

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Philips Electrical Industries was a subsidiary of N. V. Philips of Holland. It produced components for the telecommunications industry. In 1984 they began producing photovoltaic cells.

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At the Philips factory in Hendon in South Australia a wide range of electronic components were manufactured including ferrites and wound components. The manufacture of a full range of semiconductors had begun with germanium transistors and continued on to silicon transistors. Silicon wafers were diffused. Integrated Circuit production began in 1970. [Source: O'Shannassy, Bernie 2020]

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