RoHS Compliance

Corporate Commitment to Environmental Responsibility

PD Circuits is a leader in Printed Circuit Board solutions and is committed to taking an active role in protecting the environment. As an ISO 9001:2000 registered company, PD Circuits is fully supportive of electronics industry efforts throughout the world to phase out the use of lead and other undesirable elements. PD works closely with our customers and suppliers to identify and rapidly eliminate hazardous substances from its products. ISO14001 is an international standard for environmental management systems. Companies that are ISO14001 registered have demonstrated an internal program for the management of hazardous waste and implementation of recycling programs. This international recognition certies a companys commitment to preserving the natural environment. A majority of PDs manufacturing partners are ISO14001 registered, and are routinely reviewed to ensure continued compliance. Lead-free
(Sn-3.0 Ag-0.5Cu) Eutectic (Sn-36Pb)
30 90 150 Time (sec) 210 270

Make RoHS compliance an inherent part of your design process

Lead Free and RoHS Compliant Initiative

PD Circuits is a leader in providing an extensive array of lead free printed circuit board solutions. PDs lead free products are fully RoHS compliant, meeting the European Parliament Directive 2002/95/EC Restrictions on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This directive prohibits the use of the following elements in electrical/electronic equipment sold after 7/1/2006: RoHS Restricted Materials Banned Substance Lead (Pb) Mercury (Hg) Cadmium (Cd) Hexavalent Chromium (Cr+6) Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBB) Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) RoHS LIMIT: MCV* PPM 1000 1000 100 1000 1000 1000

250 200 Temperature (C) 150 100 50 0

*MCV - Maximum concentration values allowed in homogeneous materials

PDs lead free products are compliant with this directive today, well ahead of the July, 2006 deadline.

Impact of 260C Peak Reow Hotter and Longer Dwell Time

Comparison of typical reow proles
300 250 Temperature (C) 200 150 100 50 0 30 90 150 Time (sec)

PD Circuits RoHS Compliant Surface Finish Options

PD Circuits has qualied a wide variety of RoHS compliant surface nish alternatives. These qualied nishes include:

Surface Finishes
Lead-free (Sn-3.0 Ag-0.5Cu) Eutectic (Sn-36Pb)
210 270

Shelf Life 12+ Months *6-9 Months 12 Months 6-12 Months 3 Months

Coplanarity Yes Yes Moderate Yes Yes

Multiple Rework Yes Limited Yes No Limited

ENIG Immersion Silver Lead Free HASL OSP Immersion Tin

*With proper packaging and storage conditions

Solder Mask and Silkscreen/Nomenclature Considerations

All PD solder masks are RoHS compliant. Solder mask data sheets are available upon request. Currently, white and black silkscreen are documented as RoHS compliant. Other colors, such as yellow, should be avoided as they may contain cadmium or other banned substances.

Green Halogen Free PCBs

PD offers halogen free PCBs including halogen free laminate and solder mask. Halogen, a ame retardant, is included in many electronic products, but is not one of the RoHS substances.

RoHS Compliant Material Identication and Packaging Pb-Free Compatible FR4s

350 Pb-Free Index Less Severe More Severe Decomposition Temperature TdC
Tg=180C Td=350C CTE=Very Low 3.0

Pb Free

340 330 320 310 0

Pb Free

Pb Free

PD provides a RoHS Certication of Conformance (C of C) with all shipments. To allow easy identication of all RoHS compliant products and materials, all PD Circuits packaging has a RoHS/Pb-Free label.

Mid Tg
Tg=140C Td=320C CTE=High 3.3

Tg=150C Td=>340C CTE=Low 3.3

IPC-1752 RoHS Materials Declaration Standard

Stnd FR4 Hi Tg FR4 140 150 160 170 180 Glass Transition Temperature TgC

Stnd FR4 Lower

Higher Cost

Index Includes: PCB thickness/layers Via hole size/aspect ratio Assembly temps. External planes # of thermal cycles

Compliance requires that PD and our suppliers understand the material composition of our productsfrom FR4 laminate, solder mask, silkscreen, and plating, to surface nish and nished boards. PD will provide you with technical documentation and supplier declarations to support your due diligence. You are expected to provide this documentation upon request of EU regulators.

Suggested Print Notes

Material must be RoHS compliant and lead free process compatible with Td > 340C.

PD Circuits Lead Free Process Compatible Material Solutions

The assembly of lead free products requires the use of material that will not break down at higher processing temperatures. To better facilitate the industry transition to lead free PCBs, PD Circuits offers the following broad assortment of standard, off-the-shelf, lead free FR4 substrates: RoHS Capable Substrate Materials Product Resin Matrix Td, C 350 385 350 370 360 345 395 353 400 365 Tg, C 180 180 180 190 180 175 300 215 210 210 T-288 Minutes >15 >10 pass > 20 >15 pass >180 >15 pass pass CTE Z-Axis 3.50% 3.00% 2.70% 2.90% 3.50% 3.80% <3.0 2.80% 3.00% 3.50% Dk @ 2GHz 4.2-4.7 4.2-4.7 4.4-4.7 3.80-3.90 3.55-3.6 3.5-3.7 3.48 3.55-3.6 3.3-3.55 3.3-3.4 Df @ 2GHz .018-.021 .018-.021 .018-.021 .016-.017 .011-.0125 .009-.011 0.004 0.008 .0045-.007 .007-.008 Standard Electrical Performance Isola IS410 Phenolic epoxy Iteq IT-180TC Phenolic epoxy Polyclad 370HR Phenolic epoxy High Electrical Performance (Low Loss) Isola FR415 Non-phenolic/non-dicey Isola FR408 Modied epoxy Polyclad Getek Polyphenylene oxide High Electrical Performance (Ultra Low Loss) Rogers RO4350 Hydrocarbon ceramic Isola IS620 Low Dk/Df Polyclad 621 Polyphenylene ether Nelco-13SI Enhanced epoxy
*Many other options are available

Please refer to datasheet for specic support. The principle performance criteria for lead free processing capability is Td (decomposition temperature) >340C.

RoHS Support
RoHS compliance requests completed MDS - Material declaration statements CofC - Certication of Conformance

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