RoHS DIRECTIVE

ICE Components works closely with the leading IC manufacturers to understand the problems our customers will be facing in the future and to make development decisions accordingly. We continually strive for advancements in the areas of current density, efficiency and high frequency performance. ICE Engineers bring to market innovative components that enable better and more advanced end-products for our customers.

The RoHS directive requires that new electrical and electronic equipment do not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).

No lead, mercury, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers are intentionally added to new purchases of raw materials for use in ICE Components’ magnetic products.

Directive 2002/95/EC ("RoHS") of January 27, 2003, (OJ No. L 37/19 of February 13, 2003) defines the restrictions for substances used in electrical and electronic equipment. From July 1, 2006, Article 4(1) prohibits the use of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDE) in electric light bulbs and luminaires used in households and in electrical and electronic equipment of the following categories defined in Article 2:

1. Large household appliances
2. Small household appliances
3. IT and telecommunications equipment
4. Consumer equipment
5. Lighting equipment
6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools)
7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
8. Automatic dispensers

(Penta- and octabromo diphenylethers were already restricted for any application in general by Directive 76/769/EEC, see chapter 3.1.)

Although the RoHS Directive does not apply directly to electronic components, ICE Components provides products that are ready to use with electrical and electronic equipment of the categories mentioned above as well as with devices which have up until now been exempt, such as medical, instrumentation and control equipment. Manufacturers of devices belonging to categories 1-7 and 10 must ensure that all electronic parts used meet this requirement. Due to natural impurities, a zero level of restricted substances cannot be achieved. Threshold levels proposed by the EU Commission (COM [2004] 606, September 23, 2004) specify 0.1% by weight for lead, hexavalent chromium, PBB and PBDE, and 0.01% by weight for cadmium.

All of ICE Components’ standard catalog parts are fully RoHS compliant as of July 1, 2005. Additionally, all new custom parts ordered after July 1, 2005 will also be fully RoHS compliant unless otherwise requested by the customer.

Custom parts make up a large part of ICE Components’ business. Some of our customers are exempt from the RoHS legislation and they will not be affected by any RoHS implementations we introduce. ICE Components will not change any existing custom designs without notification from our customers.

Sincerely,

David Crow
Engineering Manager
ICE Components