Lead-free

Necessity for Lead-Free Lead solder (Sn-Pb) has been used for connection of printed circuit board and electronic components for many years. The lead in the solder used for the discarded printed circuit board flows in the earth by acid rain in recent years, and the influence on the human body by groundwater being polluted by the lead is posing a problem. Regulatory situation By WEEE(*1) &RoHS (*2) instructions of EU, lead use is forbidden on and after July 1, 2006. Moreover, lead-free requirements which led green procurement etc. also are becoming even stronger from our customers. Measure of our company Our company is also taking the measure for lead-free in whole company. [Measure stage]      Phase 1 Abolition of "lead use in terminal" of parts         Parts which do not contain lead in plating of the terminal part will be under change one by one from October, 2001.      Phase 2 Abolition of the lead for connection inside the parts         Abolition of the lead in the glass of electronic parts         Abolition of the lead in electronic ceramic parts         We move forward with our activity toward lead-free of our entire products. (*1) WEEE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (*2) RoHS: The restriction of the certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment