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The company was founded by three people in 2008, including Shuji Nakamura, a scientist who invented the blue LED that is the key component for creating the bright, white LED light.

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Generally LED bulbs use either a combination red, green and blue LEDs to create white light, or they use a phosphor coating (more common) in combination with a blue LED.

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