ENVIRONMENT

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　[ Intended Products : Semiconductor wafers and chips ]

1) The products satisfy requirements stipulated by the Restriction of the Use of Certain
　　Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations
　　(RoHS Regulations). 　
　　The control systems comply with standards ISO14001 and JGPSSI.

2) The products include no substances of very high concern (SVHC) defined in Article 57 of
　　Regulation (EC) No.1907/2006 (the REACH Regulation). The products, made from highly
　　refined metals,do not include any substances that can be emitted to the environment under
　　normal operating conditions,and are outside the scope of the REACH Regulation.

3) The products include no perfluorooctanesulfonic (PFOS) acid. Parts of the positive resists
　　include PFOS acid. Its use will be entirely eliminated by March 2011.

4) The products do not include halogens and are outside the scope of the regulations specifying
　　freedom from halogens. Freedom from halogens in the context of semiconductors is
　　concerned with package technology. The Standard J-STD-609, based on which halogen
　　inclusion is controlled, states its scope of application as printed circuit boards and
　　assemblies.

7) Basis of non-inclusion !
　　To verify the effect of control systems based on the guidelines of the Japan Green
　　Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI) ,we analyze the six RoHS-controlled
　　substances (lead [Pb], mercury [Hg], cadmium [Cd], hexavalent chromium [Cr⁶⁺],
　　polybrominated biphenls [PBB] and polybrominated diphenyl ethers [PBDE] ) for each
　　product line (product groups).