BOC's Eco-Snow Division Delivers a Clearer Image for Camera Phones.LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Manufacturers of mobile phone cameras and image sensor An image sensor is a device that converts a visual image to an electric signal. It is used chiefly in digital cameras and other imaging devices. It is usually an array of charge-coupled devices (CCD) or CMOS sensors such as active-pixel sensors. modules who want to remove the particles that cause resolution problems and other defects now have a CO2-based cleaning option from Eco-Snow Systems of Livermore, Calif. Eco-Snow, a wholly owned division of BOC (Bell Operating Company) One of 22 companies that was formerly part of AT&T and later organized into seven regional companies. See RBOC. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BOX), has launched a novel dry cleaning dry cleaning, process of cleaning fabrics without water. Special solvents and soaps are used so as not to harm fabrics and dyes that will not withstand the effects of ordinary soap and water. Dry cleaning began in France about the middle of the 19th cent. process designed to remove the particles that accumulate during manufacturing and which reduce resolution and decrease yield. The process utilizes the patented Eco-Snow(R) VersaClean(TM) 1200 system. "Particles are the main cause of yield loss for makers of imaging devices. Traditional wet and dry cleaning methods have tradeoffs in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and environmental impact and cost. The Eco-Snow process injects carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. snow under high velocity and pressure onto the imaging device's surface, removing the particles more effectively and efficiently than alternate methods," said Joe Clark Noun 1. Joe Clark - Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-) Charles Joseph Clark, Clark , general manager, Eco-Snow Systems. Consumers around the globe are driving demand for high-end camera phones. Some industry analysts say nearly 1 billion camera phones will be in circulation by 2010. Manufacturers face increasing quality and productivity demands and are under continued pressure to contain costs. To date, Eco-Snow has sold several units to camera module manufacturers in Asia. "The Eco-Snow system offers manufacturers the flexibility of choosing an in-line module or a standalone tool for cleaning image sensors. Besides delivering comparable or superior performance in particle removal, the system's environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] technology replaces air blow and manual particle removal methods and cuts manufacturing time," Clark said. "More than ever electronics customers are demanding comprehensive solutions from providers, often as modular sub-systems that can be integrated into their ever-changing manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. ," said Kok Whee whee interj. Used to express extreme pleasure or enthusiasm. Teo, BOC's global vice president, electronic packaging. "Eco-Snow is able to leverage BOC's CO2 technology and global supply capabilities to deliver a complete product and service package to meet these requirements," he added. The package includes the VersaClean(TM) 1200 snow cleaning system, high-purity CO2 and CO2 delivery systems, commissioning and ongoing maintenance services. For more information about these and other dry-cleaning offerings from Eco-Snow, contact us at 925-606-2000 or at info@ecosnow.com. The BOC Group (NYSE:BOX), the worldwide industrial gases, vacuum technologies and distribution services company, is a leader in providing cutting edge solutions to the global electronics packaging industry. Through BOC, Eco-Snow can serve customer's cleaning needs at any location around the world, providing solutions and support worldwide. BOC serves two million customers in more than 50 countries. It employs some 30,000 people and had annual sales of over $8.1 billion in 2005. Further information about The BOC Group may be obtained on the Internet at www.boc.com. |
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