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National Semiconductor Continues to 'Get the Lead Out;' All of Company's Products to be Sold Lead-Free.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 31-MAY-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
-- National Now Shipping Over Half Its Devices in Lead-Free Packages

-- Initiative Is Part of Global Effort to Protect Environment, Replace More Than Five Tons of Lead Per Year

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Semiconductor Corporation announced today that it will achieve 100 percent lead-free production by the end of June 2006. As a result, all of the company's integrated circuits (ICs) will be sold in lead-free packages.

The aggressive initiative is part of an industry-leading effort to make more environmentally neutral electronic components, protect the environment and facilitate recycling. In addition to eliminating lead, National has also significantly reduced bromine and antimony-based flame-retardants from...

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