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News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 June 2006
RoHS readiness earns industry praise
Freescale Semiconductor reports that it is ahead of the curve in helping customers comply with the European RoHS Directive set to go into effect on 1st July.
Freescale Semiconductor reports that it is ahead of the curve in helping customers comply with the European RoHS Directive set to go into effect on 1st July The directive sets maximum concentration limits for lead, mercury and other substances in new electrical and electronic equipment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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To help customers comply with RoHS rules as seamlessly as possible, Freescale provides web-based product and material content declaration data in XML or PDF formats.
Customers can easily import XML content into a database to demonstrate specific RoHS compliance requirements.
Freescale also maintains a searchable online product catalog and RoHS-specific part numbering systems that streamline the creation of RoHS-compliant devices and related declaration materials.
"The breadth and depth of RoHS-specific information that Freescale provides is unparalleled in the industry", said Vito Farello of Arrow Electronics.
"I use Freescale's online compliance resources several times each week".
"They help me save time and simplify compliance as the 1st July deadline approaches".
RoHSwell, a noted industry resource, further validated Freescale's customer-focused RoHS compliance programmes, ranking the company among the industry's best at providing customers with comprehensive compliance information.
RoHSwell gave Freescale a perfect 5-out-of-5 rating for its customer-focused compliance programmes.
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