TDK Innoveta RoHS Compliance


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RoHS Certificate of Compliance
RoHS Ordering Information

Background

TDK is a worldwide leader in making products and processes safe for the environment. With comprehensive policies in place throughout design, material management and manufacturing, TDK Innoveta is well positioned to support customer needs for compliance to worldwide standards, such as the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC. This Directive restricts the allowed concentrations of 6 hazardous substances:

  • lead
  • mercury
  • cadmium
  • hexavalent chromium
  • polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
  • polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)

    Product Status

    TDK Innoveta has been shipping fully RoHS complaint products since early 2005. To assist customers with their control of inventories, TDK Innoveta introduced a "-R" suffix to differentiate RoHS certified products from earlier, lead-bearing stock. As of April 1, 2006 (date code 0614), all TDK Innoveta standard products are being manufactured as fully RoHS compliant.

    RoHS Certificate of Compliance

    TDK RoHS products are all backward compatible, meaning they are suitable for use in SnPb solder processes or Pb-free solder processes.

    RoHS Ordering Information

    Materials and Manufacturing

    RoHS materials are carefully controlled and segregated at the factory through the use of unique part numbers. Procedures are in place to verify incoming material before release to the RoHS storeroom.

    For TDK Innoveta products, RoHS conversion of components generally only involves eliminating Pb. None of the other five restricted materials were ever identified as present in the products. For RoHS components, TDK Innoveta selects devices which incorporate suitable tin whisker mitigation practices.

    RoHS Conversion of Components

    TDK Innoveta has qualified SAC (SnAgCu) solder paste for use in RoHS assembly.

    Qualification

    TDK Innoveta RoHS products have been evaluated through a series of process evaluation and qualification tests, including AST, thermal cycling, and NEMI standard tin whisker testing. Contact TDK Innoveta for further information.

    Tin Whisker Report

    Identification

    The part numbers of TDK innoveta devices that are RoHS compliant include the suffix "-R". For clarity, this is shown both on each individual product and the outer packaging. This outer packaging is additionaly marked with the RoHS indication.