About Vitesse

Environmental Statement

Vitesse has now made available on our web site product-specific documentation supporting compliance to RoHS restrictions. Visit the product pages where you will find the material composition declaration report for your specific device. It is the policy of Vitesse to develop and design products that meet environmental guidelines. Vitesse plans for the recycle, reuse or reclamation of its products and their packaging and conducts business operations in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations. It is Vitesse's objective to:

Instill in all Vitesse personnel and vendors environmental protection awareness
Ensure that an organized and systematic approach is used to identify environmentally hazardous substances and eliminate their use in products
Ensure that an organized approach is used to identify environmental concerns, and that adequate support and resources are provided to implement prompt corrective action
Review and evaluate all products for their material content and its compliance to required environmental objectives
Conduct business operations in compliance with all applicable government and industry environmental regulations

Vitesse Semiconductor Statement on RoHS - E.U. Directive 2002/95/EC

It is Vitesse Semiconductor's goal to meet our customer needs with respect to European Union Directive 2002/95/EC of January 27, 2003 on the Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS). Vitesse is actively working to achieve the important objective of making Vitesse's products compliant with the EU RoHS directive on or before July 1st, 2006.

The RoHS Directive defines the legislation for the restriction of six hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment:

Substance	Proposed Maximum Concentration (Weight % per homogeneous material)
Lead - Pb	0.1%
Mercury - Hg	0.1%
Cadmium - Cd	0.01%
Hexavalent Chromium Cr (VI)	0.1%
Polybrominated biphenyls - PBB	0.1%
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers - PBDE	0.1%

To comply with this directive, Vitesse is developing and qualifying products that fall within the directive's requirements.

Vitesse produces some products that will fall under one of four technical exemptions for lead (Pb) listed in the EU Directive 2002/95/EC Annex. These exemptions are defined as:

Lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, signaling, transmission as well as network management for telecommunications.
Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. tin-lead solder alloys containing more than 85% lead).
Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages.
Lead in solder consisting of more than two elements for the connection between the pins and the package of microprocessors with a lead content of more than 80% and less than 85% by weight.

Because a number of our customers intend to take these exemptions, Vitesse will continue to offer lead (Pb) based products and introduce RoHS compliant Pb-free products to meet customer demand and implementation schedules. Compatible secondary solder interface Pb-free products are issued a unique part number.

RoHS Compliance Certification and Documentation

Upon request, Vitesse will provide documentation supporting compliance to RoHS restrictions. It is the policy of Vitesse Semiconductor to only provide Vitesse generated material declarations in the Class 1 or Class 4 IPC-1752 format. Both the Class 1 and the Class 4 format reports Yes/No RoHS compliance at the homogeneous material level and in addition Class 4 format also includes JIG-A, B and C substances at the part level.

Due to the large volume of environmental questionnaires we receive, Vitesse cannot accommodate customized or proprietary questionnaires. All certifications are based on Vitesse product being compliant under the requirements of the European Union RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, O.J. (L 19) (Jan. 27, 2003) including applicable exemptions.

MSL and Reflow Profiles

Moisture sensitivity levels and reflow profiles for lead (Pb) and lead (Pb) - free parts are compliant with the requirements of IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020C dated July 2004. Moisture sensitivity levels and part number ordering information is available in the Vitesse datasheet.

Additional RoHS Information

Vitesse is applying its own internal efforts and expertise and relying on its close partnership with its customers and suppliers to achieve RoHS compliance and maintain an uninterrupted supply of products. If you have any specific questions about the RoHS status for any product and Vitesse's efforts with respect to achieving RoHS compliance, please communicate with your account executive.

The Montreal Protocol

Vitesse complies with all Montreal Protocol requirements for CFC's and ozone depleting substances and requires all of Vitesse's assembly, foundry, and turnkey subcontractors to meet the protocol's requirements.