Ninety-Five Percent of Fairchild Semiconductor's Products Are RoHS Compliant; RoHS Compliant Web Tool Provides Product, Package
October 20 2005 - 2:43PM
Business Wire
Ninety-five percent of Fairchild Semiconductor's (NYSE: FCS)
products are RoHS compliant today, and all of the company's
products will be fully compliant well ahead of the July, 2006
deadline. Fairchild's early compliance is a way to provide our
customers more time to meet the RoHS directive. As a leader in RoHS
conversion since 2001, Fairchild is one of the few suppliers in the
industry with nearly full compliance - months ahead of the European
Directive. This directive states that any electronic equipment
supplier within the European Union must fully comply with RoHS
requirements, including the removal of Pb (lead), by July 1, 2006.
Fairchild maintains an extensive web site on RoHS and Pb-free
information at www.fairchildsemi.com/pbfree. This web site provides
an easy-to-use tool where customers can enter a part number and
determine the package conversion date, product ID and if the device
is available to purchase or sample. This new suite of web-based
tools and information assists customers in the selection and
availability of RoHS compliant products. "Early compliance to RoHS
reaffirms our commitment to make it easy to do business with
Fairchild and to promote green products. From devices that conserve
power to devices that are Pb-free, we continue to provide
environmentally friendly and power-efficient products," says Mark
Rioux, Fairchild's vice president of Global Quality and
Reliability. Fairchild has implemented two methods of ordering
Pb-free products to simplify our customers' ordering process. The
standard part number will denote Pb-free once Fairchild is fully
converted, accommodating the needs of customers requiring no part
number change. Customers desiring a distinct part number for
Pb-free products can order products with an "NL" suffix added to
denote "no lead." All Fairchild products that are Pb-free are
clearly distinguished with a "lead-free" factory label on the box
or the reel. About Fairchild Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor
(NYSE: FCS) is the leading global supplier of high performance
power products critical to today's leading electronic applications
in the computing, communications, consumer, industrial and
automotive segments. As The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild offers
the industry's broadest portfolio of components that optimize
system power through minimization, conversion, management and
distribution functions. Fairchild's 9,000 employees design,
manufacture and market power, analog & mixed signal, interface,
logic, and optoelectronics products from its headquarters in South
Portland, Maine, USA and numerous locations around the world.
Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.
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