What does RoHS stand for?
RoHS is the acronym for Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
What is RoHS?
RoHS is a directive of the European Parliament (Directive 2002/95/EC; 27 January 2003 ) that, as its name implies, calls for manufacturers to restrict the use of hazardous substances in electrical equipment. The goal is to reduce human exposure to these materials through the ordinary use of products and to reduce the amount of hazardous material introduced to the environment when the products are eventually recycled or disposed of. The directive is legally binding on any company that wishes to sell product within the EU. Practically speaking, it applies to all equipment OEMs and all products world wide as most will not wish to design and manufacture Europe-only products. Many OEMs have, in turn, made it binding on their suppliers if they want to sell to them.
What does WEEE stand for?
WEEE is an acronym for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
What is WEEE?
WEEE is a directive of the European Parliament (Directive 2002/96/EC; 27 January 2003) that, as its name implies, calls for a producer to be responsibility for collection and recycling systems, recycling costs and retailer take-back systems in place from 13 August 2005. ON Semiconductor is not considered a producer but a supplier to producers. So, our obligation is to provide RoHS compliant parts to our customers so that they can be assured the products they have to recycle do not contain any hazardous substances.
What are the banned materials?
Beginning July 1, 2006 the following metals and chemicals are banned from use in electrical equipment:
- Maximum Concentration Values in weight percent
- Lead = 1000 ppm or 0.1%
- Hex Chrome = 1000 ppm or 0.1%
- Mercury = 1000 ppm or 0.1%
- Cadmium = 100 ppm or 0.01%
- PBBE = 1000 ppm or 0.1%
- PBDE = 1000 ppm or 0.1%
- Above values are based on the weight of "Homogeneous Materials"
- Any intentionally added materials are prohibited
- "Homogeneous material" means a material that cannot be mechanically disjointed into different materials
