PB Free


Legislation and Regulation


European Union(RoHS/WEEE)
China(MII)
Japan(JEITA)

Supplier Links

ADI
ANADIGICS
Atmel
CapXX
E-Switch
Fairchild
Freescale
Fuji
Hitachi Metals
Holtek
Hynix
Intel
ISSI
LITTELFUSE
Molex
Nic
Omnivision
ON
Philips
ROHM
Solomon Systech
Superworld
TI
Toshiba
Vishay
Winbond

Pb Free
Vendor Web Link Material Content Vendor Compliance Statement 3rd Party Testing Report
WPIG PB free Statement    


Lead Free Background.


Although lead, when inhaled or ingested, is certainly toxic, there is still a lack of evidence that lead in electronics represents an environmental or human health concern.

The primary legislation driving lead free is the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS) Directive. Unfortunately in many cases the Directive is still unclear as to what is covered and what is not due to multi-use equipment(like car radios). Furthermore the assumed limitations of scope that are included in WEEE were accidentally left out of RoHS when the regulations were separated.

World Regulation Activity:

European Union: RoHS/WEEE
United States: RCRA/TRI/OSHA
Japan: MITI
China: MII
Korea: EPR



PB Materials Declarations


Guidance from the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry as well as a compliance proposal developed by the European Trade Association EICTA emphasize the importance of materials declarations, i.e. supplier disclosure regarding the material content of supplied materials/products.

A large area of concern with the use of tin-plated or pure tin component finishes is the occurrence of tin whiskers. This condition arises when tin begins to grow tiny filaments known as whiskers. A tin whisker is a spontaneous columnar or cylindrical filament, of mono-crystalline tin emanating from the surface of a plating finish (which can branch). Tin whiskers generally have an aspect ratio (length/width) greater than 2; whiskers have been found to be over several mm in length in rare instances. The whiskers can be kinked, bent, or twisted and may be surrounded by striations/rings. These whiskers are very brittle therefore can lead to intermittent or permanent electrical shorts when broken and re-deposited upon the circuit's surface.

Highly stressed deposits of pure, electroplated, 'bright' tin are probably the most susceptible to tin whisker formation. However, immersion tin deposits, while much thinner and much less prone to be stressed, have still shown evidence of tin whisker formation. Absolutes do not apply to this phenomenon


Vendor Web Link

ADI
ANADIGICS
Atmel
CapXX
E-Switch
Fairchild
Freescale
Fuji
Hitachi Metals
Holtek
Hynix
Intel
ISSI
LITTELFUSE
Molex
Nic
Omnivision
ON
Philips
ROHM
Solomon Systech
Superworld
TI
Toshiba
Vishay
Winbond
 

Material Content


ADI
Freescale
Intel
ON
TI
Vishay
PPAKSO-8 Dual leadfree | PPAKSO-8 Single leadfree | SC70 leadfree | SC75A leadfree
SC89 leadfree
| SO-8 dual leadfree | SO-8-BWL leadfree | SO-8-single leadfree
SOIC16 leadfree | SOT23 31d leadfree |TO220 leadfree | SOD80 leadfree |
QuadroMELF-leadfree | SOD64 leadfree

 

Vendor Compliance Statement


AME
Amphenol
Anadigics
Atheros
CapXX
E-Switch
Fairchild
Freescale
Intel
ISSI
ON
Philips
Pretec
RoHm
Super World
TI
Vishay
 

WPIG PB free Statement
World Peace Industrial Co., Ltd and its affiliates (collectively referred to as the “WPI Group”) would like to thank our customers (“You”) for your continued support. The WPI Group is deeply honored that you have chosen us as your fulfillment partner and appreciates the working relationship that has been fostered successfully over the years. As part of its environmental initiative, the WPI Group is working with its principals to provide more information on product compliance with the European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (“RoHS”).

1. As a distributor, the WPI Group does not participate in the manufacturing process and therefore has no actual knowledge of the specific substances contained in and/or used in the manufacturing process of any product (“Product”) supplied to You. The WPI Group may only rely on the warranties and representations made by the relevant manufacturer (“Manufacturer”). In order to assist you in navigating the information available, the WPI Group has provided a summary of hyperlinks which will bring you to the official website of the Manufacturer, as well as the Vendor Statements and/or the independent third party analysis report, which may be downloaded from this site. The Manufacturer websites, along with the Vendor Statements are updated and maintained by the applicable Manufacturer. The WPI Group makes no representation nor warranty as to the form nor content of such websites or Vendor Statements maintained or issued by the Manufacturer or independent third party analysis report.

2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any discrepancy (“Discrepancy”) between the Product supplied and any content specifications (“Specification”) as described in the official website, Vendor Statement or independent third party analysis report posted hereon , subject to and insofar as the same is represented and warranted by the Manufacturer, the WPI Group shall liaise with the Manufacturer for any remedial action in order to hold You harmless from any loss, or damage (excluding consequential or indirect loss or damage, lost profits, economic loss and/or punitive damages) caused by such Discrepancy. You are aware and acknowledge that the obligation described herein is the sole responsibility and/or liability undertaken by the WPI Group in respect of any Discrepancy and shall surpass any and all liability, past, now and future, agreed upon by the parties.

3. If the hyperlink for any Product is not shown on this website, please refer to the Specification provided by the Manufacturer to the WPI Group. In the event of any discrepancy between the Specification, the information on the website of the relevant Manufacturer, the Vendor Statement and/or the third party analysis report posted on this website, the Specification shall prevail

4. WPI shall not be liable to You nor to any third party should You continue to purchase Product which contains substances in contravention of RoHS.


 



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