 RoHS Information
RoHS stands for Restriction of use of Hazardous Substances. RoHS is a directive issued January 27, 2003 by the European Commission (EC).
The RoHS directive requires that six hazardous substances are removed from all electrical and electronic equipment. The substances may be present incidentally at certain levels as long as they are declared. The six substances are Cadmium (Cd), hexavalent Chromium (CR VI), Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). The maximum concentration of Cd is 0.01% by weight of homogeneous material, and 0.1% by weight for the other five substances. "Homogeneous material" means a material that cannot be mechanically disjointed into different materials. A substance is "present incidentally" if it was not intentionally added.
Melexis' ICs which are Lead-Free are RoHS compliant and meet the regulatory thresholds for cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).
In the Part Number search tool, you can find the following environmental compliance information:
- Package information
- Material Declaration
 Download Directive 2002/95/EC (PDF)
Download Directive 2002/95/EC - Amendenment Aug 2005 (PDF)
Download Directive 2002/95/EC - Amendenment Oct 2005 (PDF)
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