RoHS Information

On January 27, 2003 the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union authorized Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. This new directive, commonly referred to as RoHS (“ro-has”) requires manufacturers to reduce usage of six hazardous substances to minimum acceptable levels by July of 2006. 

The six substances affected are:
Lead (Pb) 
Hexavalent chromium (Cr +6) 
Mercury (Hg) 
Cadmium (Cd) 
Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) 
Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) 

As a premier supplier of ICs worldwide, Techwell offers RoHS compliant devices for customers. Going further for our part, Techwell soon plans to offer only RoHS compliant products, eliminating non-compliant devices from its product portfolio. For more information, check with your Techwell representative. 

Examples of Techwell’s shipping labels to identify RoHS compliant products: