Lead-free and Green Initiatives

Gennum believes that companies not only have a legislated accountability, but a moral and ethical responsibility to preserve and protect the quality of the environment in which it functions in both the short and long terms.

The electronics industry is continuing to embrace environmental initiatives to reduce the level of hazardous materials contained in electronic components and systems. As part of our commitment to comply with global environmental initiatives, Gennum has adopted standards for hazardous materials use that comply with European Union directives (RoHS and WEEE) and the corporate initiatives of our Japanese customers.

Gennum is committed to the introduction of Lead-free (Pb-free) and Green packages for our products well in advance of the deadlines set out in these initiatives. Our strategy here is to introduce Pb-free, Green packages that are fully compatible with our customer's existing assembly processes as well as Pb-free assembly processes, thereby allowing our customers to transition to Pb-free assembly according to their own requirements.

Gennum also continues to work with our supply chain to ensure that products are manufactured and delivered with materials that are not only robust but also provide forward compliance to environmental initiatives. Implementing these solutions will allow us to continue to meet the needs of our global customers as well as fulfilling our responsibilities to the global community as a whole.