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IC design house APEC goes Green

2008/1/1

As part of its commitment to responsible manufacturing and a clean environment, Taiwan-based IC design house Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC) continues to expand the number of products it offers that are produced with a halogen-free (HF) molding compound. All of its products have been Pb-free and RoHS-compliant for several years and many products that will be introduced in 2008 will also be halogen free.
The halogen-free products from APEC are compliant with the requirements of IEC61249-2-21, JPCA-ES01 2003, and IPC1401. Maximum halogen levels are well below the required limits of <900pmm chlorine (Cl), <900ppm bromine (Br), and <1500ppm total halogens.
APEC is continuing to support its existing products in non-HF molding compound, but these are also now available with HF molding compound as a requested option, identified by HF in the part number. Samples and appropriate documentation are available where re-qualification is necessary.