RoHS Environmental Policy

    Due to the response to the concerns of the human health and environmental impact associated with the use of certain environmentally sensitive materials in electronic products, the European Union (EU) has drafted the Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS), which restricts the use of Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)), lead (Pb) and Polybrominated biphenyls and Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in electronic products. This directive will be implemented in Europe , beginning July 2006.

    Within this environment, AXIOMTEK is actively implementing a transition to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance in response to concerns about the environmental impact of hazardous substances used in electrical products. We plan to comply with the RoHS Directive requirements prior to the July 2006 EU implementation deadline and will continue to incorporate these changes over all product lines.

    To comply with the RoHS, all AXIOMTEK product groups are developing plans and strategies to support customers ' RoHS-compliant product needs. AXIOMTEK offers RoHS-compliant solutions for all product lines, including industrial single boards, single board computers, panel computers, IPC chassis, IA modules and peripherals, embedded computing platforms, network appliances and ATX power systems. Pilot-testing of products will begin later 2005, with 90% of our RoHS-compliant samples scheduled for testing during Q1, 2006 or before.

Phases:

    We will track the "Green Status" of all materials in our SAP system after all RoHS-compliance data is collected. Our Purchasing Department will send a material survey form to vendors, and then deliver the survey results to our DCC. DCC will then update the green status of components on the SAP system based on these results. Our Product Division (PD) uses the SAP system to compile the BOM (Bill-Of-Materials), and identifies lead-free materials through the Green Status field. We also ask our suppliers to paste a Green Product label on packing to distinguish from lead and lead-free materials. How can customers find out which products are RoHS-compliant, or to request a compliant product? AXIOMTEK RoHS compliant products have a product number ending with the letter "E". Customers may contact their local sales representative with requests for qualification data or samples of a RoHS-compliant product.

    At AXIOMTEK, we understand the need for environmentally-friendly business practices, demonstrated through our long-standing commitment to the health of the environment. AXIOMTEK will continue to work closely together with vendors/ suppliers to reduce hazardous substances in the manufacturing process and components to ensure that we can provide our customers with products that fully comply with the RoHS directive.

    For a more detailed schedule of when these plans will take effect, please click Green Product Policy below.

• Green Product Policy