Lead-free shipments top 1.5 million units

Xilinx continues to expand its commitment to reducing the amount of lead (Pb) and other hazardous materials in programmable logic devices (chips).

Xilinx continues to expand its commitment to reducing the amount of lead (Pb) and other hazardous materials in programmable logic devices (chips).

Xilinx has already shipped more than 1.5 million Pb-free, RoHS-compliant units and is reporting a consistent increase in the volume of environmentally friendly product shipments each month.

Pb-free and RoHS solutions are available from Xilinx for many of its leading product families.

The FPGA leader's commitment to earth friendly solutions was also recognised by Sony Corp, which named Xilinx as one of its Green Partners in early September 2003.

Sony established the Sony Green Partner Standards in July 2001 with the aim of encouraging suppliers to introduce Green Partner environmental management systems.

The qualification is based on Xilinx meeting Sony's requirements for reduced use of environmentally sensitive related substances.

"We are pleased to be one of the leaders in advanced Pb-free and RoHS-compliant semiconductor packaging and manufacture".

"The fact that we can deliver environmentally friendly products without any performance or quality compromises is a huge win for all stakeholders, and is at the core of our corporate culture", said BC Ooi, Vice President of Operations at Xilinx.

"We congratulate the partners in our supply chain who are instrumental in driving Pb-free initiatives, and we look forward to reaching new levels of environmentally sound practices in the future".

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