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As a company that develops and provides the dynamically reconfigurable solution to the global market, IPFlex has also provided customers with the lead-free products in their packages since October 2005. As environmental concerns have been receiving much attention around the world, IPFlex started initiating such a policy as a way of contributing to global environmental preservation. IPFlex strives to develop and provide the products and services in an environmental-friendly way, in order to help contributing to global environment sustainability. |
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The new DAPDNA-2 package eliminates the six harmful materials regulated by the RoHS Directive (effective July 2006). These materials include: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB (polybrominated biphenyls), and PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers). IPFlex can provide certification of full compliance upon request. |
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IPFlex can provide a disclosure statement of its product's chemical content, for the following materials: arsenic, halogen compounds, antimony compounds, organic phosphorus, and nickel. |
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Leaded solder has become a controversial material as it may contaminate environment or become hazardous to human when lead spills out to rivers and soils from wasted electronic equipment. For this reason, IPFlex has been using unleaded solder in its products since October 2005. |
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Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive: A directive, issued by the European Union in February 2003, which sets forth usage restrictions on certain hazardous substances. The directive restricts the usage of six hazardous substances - lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) - in electronic equipment and products. In principle, this directive bans the use of these six substances, beginning in July 2006. |
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