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Equipco_ company history timeline

1969

A whole new level of growth was reached in 1969, when Conelco merged with North American Philips Co.

1985

In 1985 it sold its inter-city bus transportation business (Carolina Coach Co. and Seashore Transportation Co.) as well as its hospital attendant TV business, N.A.P. Commercial Electronics Corp.

1987

By 1987, its market share had slipped to 9.8 percent, though Philips brands of color TVs still ranked third in the United States, behind RCA and Zenith.

1989

In a joint venture with Hughes Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft Co., NAP began field testing a HDTV satellite feeder signal system in 1989.

1990

After reporting heavy losses in 1990, Philips' Board of Directors drafted Jan Trimmer as president to return Philips to profitability.

1995

And in 1995, a joint venture with Cree Research, Inc., made great advances in blue laser diode technology, useful in high density commercial memory systems and for military applications such as lightweight countermeasure systems and covert communications.

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1944
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