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It is TI's understanding that Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) connected with national security or military purposes is excluded from the scope of the European Community's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive. Although the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive does not include a similar explicit exclusion, most European Community Member States have taken the position that the exclusion of military products applies equally to products covered by the RoHS Directive as well. This exclusion covers products designed and marketed specifically for national security and military purposes. The exclusion does not extend to products in the eight categories which can be used in connection with either military or civilian applications, (e.g., personal computers).
The WEEE and RoHS Directives impose obligations on producers of EEE (i.e., end products). To assist our customers in meeting these obligations, Texas Instruments is giving notice that the following TI military grade hermetic components are manufactured to military specifications and are not intended to be RoHS compliant:
| Hermetic/Ceramic Package Type |
Hot Solder Dip Tin Lead (63/37) |
Gold Plate |
| Dual In-Line |
Yes |
No |
| Leadless Chip Carrier |
Yes |
No 1 |
| Flat Pack 68 Pin and Under |
Yes |
No 1 |
| Flat Pack over 68 Pin |
Yes 2 |
Yes 3 |
| Quad Flat Pack |
Yes 2 |
Yes 3 |
| Pin Grid Array |
Yes 4 |
Yes 3 |
| Ball Grid Array |
Eutectic Solder Balls |
No |
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1Contact factory for custom device quote
2Not available on SN/SM-level, fine pitch and some non-conductive tie-bar devices
3May require ordering under special DSCC SMD part number (contact factory)
4Not available on SN/SM-level devices
The use of these components in equipment placed on the market in Europe for uses other than those related to national security or military uses may be prohibited under the European Community RoHS Directive.
Currently the defense industry has not settled on a specific Pb-free solder for these types of components. Texas Instruments expects to phase-in new Pb-free solder devices once the relevant industry standards committees reach a consensus on alternative design specifications.
Texas Instruments is committed to providing the highest quality components to producers of national security and military equipment. For additional information, please contact TI
Technical Support.
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