Kodak Film Used to Improve Production, Quality of Consumer and High-End Electronics; New Accumax Film Helps Produce Complex Printed Circuit Boards More Easily.Business Editors ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2002 Eastman Kodak Company announced an innovative film that allows consumer and other high-end electronics manufacturing This article presents a typical manufacturing process of an electronic assembly. Component manufacturing Components such as resistors, capacitors and integrated circuits are generally made by specialized contractors. companies to produce better quality devices more efficiently by making it easier than ever to install complex circuitry into such products as personal computers and mobile phones. The film - called Kodak Accumax Photoplotter Film ARD Ard (ärd), in the Bible. 1 Son of Benjamin. 2 Benjamite, perhaps the same as (1.) An alternate form is Addar. 7 - will be used by manufacturers to produce smaller and more complex printed circuit boards. The film is printed onto the boards as a template for the circuitry that is etched etch v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v.tr. 1. a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid. b. afterwards. Because of the improved resolution and durability of the film, engineers can design smaller circuit patterns onto the film, apply the film to the board, and then use that template to simplify the layering of circuits onto boards. This allows manufacturers to deliver customers smaller devices with more functionality. "Kodak is the only company that designs films specifically for the printed circuit board market," said William Quinn William Quinn could refer to:
The new version of Accumax, available today, will be on display today through Thursday at the Integrated Printed Circuit Board Association's (IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. ) annual trade show in Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city located in southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. . The new film allows for the manufacture of more complex boards because of a series of advances developed by Kodak. The Kodak Accumax Photoplotter Film ARD7 features unmatched dimensional stability dimensional stability, n See stability, dimensional. and superior durability with Kodak's exclusive one-sided gel coating structure. It also provides extremely sharp line-edge quality with the latest in Integrated-Booster-Technology processing pioneered by Kodak. These new features provide easier photoplotter calibration, and detailed, sharper images, which allows engineers to build smaller circuit patterns required for small devices. ARD7 is ideal for use with high-end red laser photoplotters. Kodak's Aerial and Industrial Materials unit is the leading provider of high-resolution aerial and industrial imaging products and services worldwide. Aerial imaging products include camera and duplicating films in black-and-white, infrared and color for topographical and structural surveys, GIS, mapping, agriculture, environmental protection, photogrammetry photogrammetry: see aerial and satellite photography. , land management and urban planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. . Industrial imaging products include printed circuit board films, glass plate-based films, chemistry and specialized equipment; engineering and data recording products for surveillance, high-speed data recording, engineering and personal monitoring films; non-destructive testing products including a variety of films, chemistry, paper and equipment for non-destructive testing applications; and liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. optical films. About Eastman Kodak Company and infoimaging Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, enhance, preserve, print and enjoy pictures -- for memories, for information, for entertainment. The company is a major participant in infoimaging -- a $225 billion industry composed of devices (digital cameras and PDAs), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for images) and services & media (software, film and paper enabling people to access, analyze and print images). Kodak harnesses its technology, market reach and a host of industry partnerships to provide innovative products and services for customers who need the information-rich content that images contain. The company, with sales last year of $13.2 billion, is organized into four major businesses: Photography, providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; Commercial Imaging, offering image capture, output and storage products and services to businesses and government; Components, delivering flat-panel displays flat-pan·el display n. A thin lightweight video display used in laptop and notebook computers and employing liquid crystals, electroluminescence, or a similar alternative to cathode-ray tubes. Also called flat screen. , optics and sensors to original equipment manufacturers; and Health, supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and services. Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For additional information about Kodak, visit our web site on the Internet at: www.kodak.com/ 2002 |
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