May 11, 2005-- ZMD AG has announced that it has completed conversion of its integrated circuit (IC) packaging to meet the lead-free RoHS (Restriction on use of certain Hazardous Substances) industry specifications more than a year ahead of the industry's July 2006 deadline.
To indicate compliance to the environmentally "green" mandate, the company's IC packages bear the letter "G" for green, plus the numeral "1" for matte tin packages or the numeral "2" for tin-silver-copper (SnAgCu) packages.
In addition to aligning its products with the lead-free and RoHS specifications, ZMD has also banned bromide, chloride and antimony, AZO, organic tin and formaldehyde in its "green" products.
"Time-to-market is the race that all companies must run in our industry," stated Thilo von Selchow, president and CEO of ZMD AG. "Through early implementation of the green packaging, our customers now gain the time to ensure compliance in the design of new products, as well as completing the redesign of their existing products."
The RoHS specifications were initiated by the European Parliament and Council in January 2003 and include electrical and electronic equipment. Under the initial ruling, heavy metals -- such as mercury, cadmium, chromium and chromium IV, lead, brominated biphenyls (PBB, PBDE) -- are banned.The RoHS directive will become effective on July 1, 2006.
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