RoHS Transitioning to RoHS2: Compliance, Exemptions & Impact in the Electronics Industry

SILICONEXPERT INFOGRAPHIC www.siliconexpert.com TECHNOLOGIES ROHS TRANSITIONING TO ROHS2 COMPLIANCE, EXEMPTIONS & IMPACT IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ROHS JULY 1ST 2006-JANUARY 1ST 2013 The ROHS Directive is a part of the European Union's waste management laws banning electrical or electronic equipment containing more than the allowed levels of six substances (lead, cadmium, mercury, PBB, and PBDE) on the European market. The Directive tasks manufacturers with tracking the amounts of each of the restricted substances in their end product. Hexavalent Chromium Lead Cadmium Mercury PBB PBDE ROHS COMPLIANCE IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY 27% 73% ROHS Non-Compliant Components ROHS Compliant Components COMPLIANCE Source: SiliconExpert Technologies as of July 2013 PRODUCT CATEGORIES MOST AFFECTED BY ROHS Compliant Non-Compliant ID- 42% NON- 46% COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT O CAPACITOR RESISTOR 39% COMPLIANT 35% NON- NON- COMPLIANT O DISCRETE O POWER MANAGEMENT 35% 31% NON- COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT O MAGNETIC + CONNECTOR 14% 9% NON- COMPLIANT NON- COMPLIANT CIRCUIT PROTECTION AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT O ELECTROMECHANICAL 9% NON- COMPLIANT 1% NON- COMPLIANT O WIRE AND CABLES O FREQUENCY CONTROLS ROHS COMPLIANCE BY THE YEAR PRODUCTS WERE INTRODUCED Compliant Non-Compliant Percentage 100 - 80 - 60 - 20 - before 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Introduction Year ROHS2 The Rohs Recast or ROHS2 Directive revision began in 2008 and came into effect January 2nd 2013. Some of the main intentions and outcomes of the recast were: Extending the scope of product inclusion by adding three new categories of products with specific inclusion deadlines CE Making ROHS2 a CE-Marking Directive Providing clearer definitions of exemptions, obligations of manufacturers, and definitions No new substances were added. However, there is a provision that the list of restricted substances must be reviewed by the European Commission by July 2014 and member states now have the opportunity propose new substance restrictions. 2003 2006 2008 2011 2013 ROHS Directive in effect ROHS Directive ROHS Recast/ ROHS2 proposed ROHS Recast/ ROHS2 published ROHS Recast/ ROHS2 in effect published ROHS2: EXPIRATION OF EXEMPTION Medical Devices In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices specifically O JUL 22, 2014 O JUL 22, 2016 Monitoring and Control Instruments Industrial Monitoring and Control Instruments specifically O JUL 22, 2014 O JUL 22, 2017 All other Electrical and Electronic Equipment, unless specifically excluded O JUL 22, 2019 ROHS2: A CE-MARKING DIRECTIVE WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? CE A CE Mark must be placed on all Electrical and Electronic Equipment by Manufacturers of products made within the European Economic Area and by importers of goods made in other countries to prove they are compliant with all CE Directives. To be able to place a CE-Mark, a Declaration of Conformity must prove through technical testing that you are compliant with all directives that apply to your product. ROHS2 is now an applicable directive. Infographic by: Feeling overwhelmed by Environmental Compliance including ROHS/REACH? SILICONEXPERT Find out how SiliconExpert can help at: TECHNOLOGIES www.siliconexpert.com/environmental