March 5, 2026
Lumileds San Jose Facility Set to Close as Layoffs Continue
Facility shutdown brings total workforce impact to 85 employees
Manufacturing of LEDs and related components in the United States is rare. It just got rarer.
In November, we reported that LED manufacturer Lumileds planned to eliminate 61 roles at its San Jose operations while transferring portions of its manufacturing work to Asia. At the time, the company characterized the move as a restructuring of certain production activities, not a full departure from North American operations.
A new regulatory filing now suggests the San Jose chapter is nearing its end.
According to a February 24 notice submitted to California officials, Lumileds intends to close its facility at 370 West Trimble Road in San Jose, affecting 24 remaining employees. Most of those separations are scheduled for May 1, 2026, with one additional role ending by June 30. The filing states that the terminations are expected to be permanent and tied to the shutdown of the site.
The list of affected roles includes engineering technicians, manufacturing engineers, maintenance technicians, process operators and a senior-level scientist position. The mix mirrors the types of jobs previously cut last fall, reinforcing the sense that this action closes out the same operational shift.
Above: Excerpt from Lumileds notice to California officials
A Second Phase of the Same Move
Lumileds confirmed to Inside Lighting that the filing is connected to the earlier layoffs we reported.
A company spokesperson told us the notice “is fully related to the earlier notice you reported on and is the second phase of restructuring of the same manufacturing-only activities.” The spokesperson added that the changes are unrelated to Lumileds’ U.S. go-to-market operations, which are expected to remain the same through the company’s pending acquisition.
The filing itself hints at that continuity. A footnote explains the notice was issued “in abundance of caution,” noting that 12 employees will remain at the facility even though the 24 layoffs may be treated as part of a broader plant closure when combined with the November reductions.
Ownership Transition in the Background
The restructuring comes as Lumileds moves toward a major ownership change.
In August 2025, China’s San’an Optoelectronics and Malaysia’s Inari Amertron announced plans to acquire the company in a $239 million deal. As we previously reported, the partnership pairs San’an’s LED chip manufacturing scale with Inari’s semiconductor assembly and test capabilities.
If the transaction closes as expected this year, Lumileds’ next chapter will begin as the San Jose facility fades into the company’s long history.
