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[Processors]| Friday 22nd July 2005 |
AMD cuts the lead from its chips
10:24AM, Friday 22nd July 2005
AMD is cutting the amount of lead in its microprocessors. The move comes ahead of the section of the European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive that restricts the amount of heavy metals used in electronic components due to come into effect in July 2006.
As part of it compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation, AMD now offers RoHS-compliant products across its whole range of processors including the Opteron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology and Sempron families of processors. AMD says it also has several RoHS-compliant chipsets already available, including the AMD-8111, AMD-8131, AMD-8132 and AMD-8151 chipsets.
Dirk Meyer, President and Chief Operating Officer of AMD's Microprocessor Solutions Sector declared, 'AMD is steadfastly developing effective technical solutions that reduce lead content and achieve RoHS compliance without sacrificing other product features.'
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