RoHS Directive

Tampa Microwave is committed to supporting our customers in meeting their needs for compliance with EU Directive 2002/95/EC of 27 January 2003 concerning restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Current Tampa Microwave products fail to meet the RoHS requirements due to our use of lead based SN62 type solder and hexavalent chromium plating for aluminum. However, the articles and amendments to the RoHS directive state that equipment that falls into the following categories is exempt from these requirements. These exemptions apply to products:

1. that are connected with the protection of the essential interests of the security of the member states, such as arms, munitions and war material, and

2. that are intended for specifically military purposes or national security.

In addition, the Annex to the Directive states that the use of lead solder / hexavalent chromium is permitted in network infrastructure equipment used in switching, signaling, transmission as well as network management for telecommunications.

All of Tampa Microwaves products currently fall under these exemptions. When specific requests for compliance are made, we will examine the degree of product redesign required to fully comply and inform our customers of the impact to delivery. Until then we will continue to monitor the evolution of lead free solders, metal component plating and other relevant technologies that support full compliance with the EC Directive.