PI-72-04 Datasheet, PDF (1/11 Pages) Cymbet Corporation – EnerChip Standards Compliance and Use Procedures

PI-72-04
Product Information Sheet
EnerChip Standards Compliance and Use Procedures
Section I - Product Information Sheet Scope
This Product Information Sheet provides specific compliance and procedural instruction information for
global standards, guidelines and directives in the areas of battery safety and environmental concerns. These
standards, documents and instructions have been created over the last two decades by many different
organizations in many different countries around the world. In some cases, there is harmony of regulations and
instructions, but in other cases these documents can be contradictory. Cymbet believes it is very important to
support environmental and safety initiatives around the world, as the concerns raised in these standards are
one of the main product requirements drivers for the creation of the EnerChip solid state battery. The intent of
this document is to inform our customers about standards and regulations that might potentially apply to both
EnerChip batteries and our customers’ end user products that incorporate EnerChips. Customers in turn can
then take appropriate actions to meet standards and directives that apply to their products.
Cymbet EnerChip^TM Rechargeable Solid State Batteries are a new class of battery that uses solid state
materials and semiconductor manufacturing processes. EnerChips are very different as compared to legacy
storage devices such as coin cell batteries and super capacitors that may contain toxic chemicals. EnerChip
products were first commercially released in 2007 and were not in existence when many environmental and
battery standards and directives were written and released. Therefore, it is important to properly interpret how
to meet the intent and instructions of global standards that apply to legacy energy storage devices when using
new and environmentally friendly EnerChip solid state batteries.
The following Sections cover EnerChip applicable environmental and safety standards, directives and
guidelines:
Section II - RoHS
Section III - China RoHS
Section IV - REACH
Section V - CE Mark
Section VI - UL - Underwriters Laboratory
Section VII - JEDEC IC Packaging Standards and Tape and Reel EIA Standards
Section VIII - IEC, NEMA/ANSI
Section IX- United Nations Transportation Air Safety Regulations
Section X- WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
Section XI - EU Battery Directive
Section XII - MSDS and OSHA Information
Section XIII- EnerChip End-of-life Disposal Instructions
Section XIV - In vitro Biocompatibility Test Standards for Cytotoxicity
Section II - RoHS - Restriction of Hazardous Substances 2002/95/EC
The European Union [EU] adopted directives on “Restriction of Hazardous Substances” [RoHS] February 2003
and the RoHS Directive took effect on 1 July 2006. To minimize the environmental impact, the EU restricts
the use of certain hazardous substances, which include: lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury,
polybrominated biphenyls [PBBs] and polybrominated diphenyl ethers [PBDEs] in the electrical and electronic
equipment. Per this directive, the following limits have been imposed: for lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium,
PBBs and PBDEs: 0.1% w/w; and for cadmium: 0.01% w/w.
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