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Nortel recognizes that energy efficiency is an important requirement for our products. Over the years, Nortel designers have significantly increased the energy efficiency of our products by applying new architectures and power dense designs, as well as advanced component and printed circuit board technologies.

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The energy use of our products directly affects customer energy requirements and the associated environmental impacts of energy production. By Nortel designing and manufacturing products that are energy efficient, we are directly decreasing customer energy requirements and the associated environmental impacts as well as contributing to added customer value.


Nortel currently participates in Advanced Embedded Passives Technology Consortium (AEPT) funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Advanced Technology Program. Part of the consortium's mandate is to "meet the need of the microelectronics industry for denser higher performance products with proven embedded passives technology". With the implementation of these and other new developments in technology, the industry will be able to increase board density and reduce product footprint while maintaining the power efficiency of the product.

To find our more about what Nortel is doing to reduce its own energy requirements, visit Energy Management.