SFC4000 Datasheet, PDF (14/15 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – CMOSens technology

CMOSens^ SFC4000 Mass Flow Controller for Gases
Important Notices
Warning, personal injury
Do not use this product as safety or emergency stop
devices or in any other application where failure of the
product could result in personal injury. Do not use this
product for applications other than its intended and
authorized use. Before installing, handling, using or
servicing this product, please consult the data sheet
and application notes. Failure to comply with these
instructions could result in death or serious injury.
If the Buyer shall purchase or use SENSIRION
products for any unintended or unauthorized
application, Buyer shall defend, indemnify and hold
harmless SENSIRION and its officers, employees,
subsidiaries, affiliates and distributors against all
claims, costs, damages and expenses, and
reasonable attorney fees arising out of, directly or
indirectly, any claim of personal injury or death
associated with such unintended or unauthorized use,
even if SENSIRION shall be allegedly negligent with
respect to the design or the manufacture of the
product.
ESD Precautions
The inherent design of this component causes it to be
sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). To prevent
ESD-induced damage and/or degradation, take
customary and statutory ESD precautions when
handling this product.
See application note “ESD, Latchup and EMC” for
more information.
Warranty
SENSIRION warrants solely to the original purchaser
of this product for a period of 12 months (one year)
from the date of delivery that this product shall be of
the quality, material and workmanship defined in
SENSIRION’s published specifications of the product.
Within such period, if proven to be defective,
SENSIRION shall repair and/or replace this product,
in SENSIRION’s discretion, free of charge to the
Buyer, provided that:
 notice in writing describing the defects shall
be given to SENSIRION within fourteen (14)
days after their appearance;
 such defects shall be found, to
SENSIRION’s reasonable satisfaction, to
have arisen from SENSIRION’s faulty
design, material, or workmanship;
 the defective product shall be returned to
SENSIRION’s factory at the Buyer’s
expense; and
 the warranty period for any repaired or
replaced product shall be limited to the
unexpired portion of the original period.
This warranty does not apply to any equipment which
has not been installed and used within the
specifications recommended by SENSIRION for the
intended and proper use of the equipment. EXCEPT
FOR THE WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
HEREIN, SENSIRION MAKES NO WARRANTIES,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT
TO THE PRODUCT. ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSLY
EXCLUDED AND DECLINED.
SENSIRION is only liable for defects of this product
arising under the conditions of operation provided for
in the data sheet and proper use of the goods.
SENSIRION explicitly disclaims all warranties,
express or implied, for any period during which the
goods are operated or stored not in accordance with
the technical specifications.
SENSIRION does not assume any liability arising out
of any application or use of any product or circuit and
specifically disclaims any and all liability, including
without limitation consequential or incidental
damages. All operating parameters, including without
limitation recommended parameters, must be
validated for each customer’s applications by
customer’s technical experts. Recommended
parameters can and do vary in different applications.
SENSIRION reserves the right, without further notice,
(i) to change the product specifications and/or the
information in this document and (ii) to improve
reliability, functions and design of this product.
Copyright^© 2001-2008, SENSIRION.
CMOSens^® is a trademark of Sensirion
All rights reserved
RoHS and WEEE Statement
The SFC4x00 family complies with requirements of
the following directives:
 EU Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical
and electronic equipment (WEEE),
OJ13.02.2003; esp. its Article 6 (1) with
Annex II.
 EU Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of
the use of certain hazardous substances in
electricaland electronic equipment (RoHS),
OJ 13.02.2003; esp. its Article 4.
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