- One year ahead of governmental deadline, AMD to offer Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliant processors -
Bout time we are seeing more and more companies reduce the amount of lead that they use!
SUNNYVALE-July 20, 2005-AMD [NYSE: AMD] today announced it began this
month offering microprocessors with reduced lead content to customers
worldwide, nearly one year in advance of a regulatory deadline to reduce
lead in electronic products.
AMD is committed to developing products that optimize energy use, save
money and help protect the environment. AMD has been striving to reduce
the lead content of its PC processor and chipset products and to
transition to lead-free for several years.
The European Union has established a directive that restricts the use
of lead by electronics manufacturers. The Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) legislation takes effect July 1, 2006.
AMD began offering RoHS-compliant* processors earlier this month,
including the AMD Opteron(tm), AMD Athlon(tm) 64, AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD
Athlon 64 FX, AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology and AMD Sempron(tm)
families of processors. AMD also has several RoHS-compliant chipsets
already available, including the AMD-8111(tm), AMD-8131(tm),
AMD-8132(tm) and AMD-8151(tm) chipsets.
"AMD has been committed to using environmentally friendly materials in
our operations," said Dirk Meyer, President and Chief Operating Officer
of AMD's Microprocessor Solutions Sector. "AMD is steadfastly developing
effective technical solutions that reduce lead content and achieve RoHS
compliance without sacrificing other product features."
AMD began identifying solutions for production of lead-free
semiconductor packages in 2001. AMD has formed a lead-free research and
development program,
and is working with suppliers and other industry leaders to establish
lead-free standards and testing requirements, as well as to identify
lead substitutes.
In addition to its own manufacturing initiatives, AMD is actively
supporting a number of key consortia among industry, universities and
trade associations to expedite the development of lead-free technology.
For further information on AMD's microprocessor lead-free initiatives,
please see
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Pro ... 18_4040,00
.html.
About AMD
AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative microprocessors, Flash
memory devices and low-power processor solutions for the computer,
communications and consumer electronics industries. AMD is dedicated to
delivering standards-based, customer-focused solutions for technology
users, ranging from enterprises and governments to individual consumers.
For more information visit http://www.amd.com.
*AMD RoHS Compliant microprocessors utilize small amounts of lead in
technically proven solder applications with pending exemptions to the
European Union requirements. Existing exemptions address solders for
servers and network infrastructure equipment.