Making circuits without CFC's
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Electronics companies have recently developed two ways to eliminate the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the production of circuit boards. Northern Telecom Ltd and Motorola Inc have both developed methods that cut down on use of the environmentally damaging family of chemicals, simultaneously cutting costs and improving product quality. CFCs deplete the earth's protective ozone layer, which has led to an international agreement stipulating that CFCs should be phased out of all production techniques by 2000. Northern Telecom cut the CFCs out of the process by getting rid of CFC cleaning agents in the cleaning steps. Manufacturers who employ this strategy will also cut the costs of buying the cleaner, handling it and disposing of it. A second no-clean approach comes from people at Motorola who uses a mild solution of adipic acid to remove oxides from metal surfaces before soldering.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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Wang stock drops again, to 75 cents; no reply to rumors of bankruptcy filing
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Wang Laboratories Inc's shares fell after rumors circulated that the company's 4th qtr report would be delayed, its relationship with IBM was getting worse and it might soon file for bankruptcy. Wang's class B shares fell 87.5 cents to 75 cents, which represented a new low for the company. The previous low had taken place one week previously when the stock hit $1.625 a share. The company's stocks have lost two-thirds of their market share in a two-day period. Wang and IBM announced an agreement in June 1992 in which Wang would sell several IBM systems and IBM would invest $25 million into Wang. Wang has not sold as many IBM systems as either company expected, so IBM will not probably invest the $75 million it had offered in a provisional agreement. Wang officials declined to comment on the rumors of impending bankruptcy.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Kodak plans for desktop publishing
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Eastman Kodak Co plans a desktop publishing environment that combines advanced electronics technology with traditional picture taking. The new system should become available by 1992 and will be capable of storing snapshots on optical compact disks; a new player that can read both photo and audio disks will be utilized. Kodak maintains that its approach is superior to an all-electronic still camera technology that Japanese companies are selling in the US because it combines the better picture quality of chemical film with the advantages of electronic display. The entire desktop imaging market is $10 billion a year in 1990 and analysts estimate that the color imaging market alone could reach $5 billion by 1995.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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