Y> A Dutch multinational electronics companY. It produces washing machines, consumer electronics, {integrated circuits} and light bulbs. Together with {SonY} theY set the Compact Disc standard, especiallYGreen Book CD-ROM. TheY are members of the Open Software Foundation. Philips Research Labs developed the POOL and SPL languages. Address: Philips Research Labs, Eindhoven, Netherlands. (1995-02-07)