RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment)

The purpose of this Directive is to appoximate the laws of the Member States on the restrictions of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and to contribute to the protection of human health and the environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
Member States shall ensure that, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, haxavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).

6 Critical Hazardous Substance

Pb, Cd, Cr+6, Hg PBB (Polybrominated biphenyl), PBDE (Polybrominated diphenylethers)

Thresholds for RoHS substances

Thresholds for RoHS substances

Lead-Free Conversion	4Q'4	1Q'5	2Q	3Q	4Q
PKG	100% availability of "Lead free product" line as of now
Module	100% availability of "Lead free product" line as of now

SK Hynix made the transition to RoHS compliants completely ,'All RoHS compliants means that It is our target date to Supply products with lead-free only (but It can be changed by customer's request)

"lead-free" and RoHS compliant are interchangeably use

REACH abbreviate the words of Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemical. REACH is a regulation to control and restrict chemical or product import by Registration, Evaluation, Authorization along the import quantity and degree of environmental risk. So material and product manufacturer needs to contol product composition and substance’s environmental risk management.

SK Hynix certify that SK Hynix guarantee and comply to REACH regulation by below fact. SK Hynix don’t have duty of registration by the reason that SK Hynix’ products are classified as non-exposure article. SK Hynix don’t have duty of notification by the reason that SK Hynix’ product free from currently presented SVHC’s 46 substance. As guarantee SK Hynix can share composing substance of product with customer by right appropriate process. SK Hynix have been remaining relationship of communication about environmental information to confirm SVHC substance.