Restriction of Hazardous Substance - RoHS
In January 2003, the European Union passed the Restriction of Hazardous Substance Act - RoHS, which mandates that the following chemicals and compounds be removed from products sold into the European Union effective 2006
- Lead and lead compounds
- Hexavalent Chromium Compounds
- Cadmium and cadmium compounds
- Mercury and mercury compounds
- Flame retardant systems based on Polybrominated byphenyls (PBB) or Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)
Echelon Corporation complies with these measures by removing the identified substances from its products. These directives affect every hardware product manufactured by Echelon, and compliance requires changing to the use of lead-free solder followed by requalification/rehomologation of the parts. Almost all hardware products offered by Echelon are now available in RoHS-compliant version.
Qualification Reports
RoHS Compliant Packages Qualification Reports for the selected products are available now.
Peak Reflow Soldering Temperature
More detailed information on peak reflow soldering temperatures of the components that need to be soldered on to the circuit boards is available in the "Parts Handling and Processing Steps" section of the MTBF Guide document.
Frequently Asked Questions
For all other most commonly asked question on RoHS transition, please refer to our RoHS Fequently Asked Questions section.