Lead-free / RoHS Compliance Roadmap

Customer Version, March 2005.

CONTENTS:

1. Taurus lead-free/RoHS compliance position

2. RoHS Overview (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)

3. Current status.

Taurus lead-free/RoHS compliance position

Taurus will actively pursue lead-free/RoHS compliance in direct response to:

RoHS legislation enacted in Europe

Market forces

Customer requirements:

RoHS implementation deadline is July 1^st, 2006, but customer requirements

dictate Taurus compliance to this date

Compliance goal – Beginning August 2005.

Earlier compliance on some products, as required by customers.

Taurus lead-free definition:

All raw materials and packaging materials used during our manufacturing process is defined lead-free if they contain no more than 0.1% Pb (lead) by weight.

Limits amounts of banned substances are as follows:

1. Lead (Pb) 0.1% by weight

2. Mercury (Hg) 0.1%by weight

3. Cadmium (Cd) 0.1% by weight

4. Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6) 0.1% by weight

5. Polybrominated Biphenyl(PBB) 0.1% by weight

6. Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) 0.1% by weight

RoHS Overview (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)

RoHS legislation bans the following materials, effective July 1^st, 2006:

Pb – solder and component terminations

Cd – cables and insulation

Cr+6 – conversion coatings on sheet metal and hardware.

Hg – N/A. PBB & PBDE – brominated flame retardants in component molding compounds.

Current status.

Lead-free/RoHS compliance team formed end of 2004.

Mission:

1. Identification of compliance issues throughout supply chain.

2. Implementation of RoHS compliant components and materials.

3. Development of lead-free assembly processes.

4. Qualification of new components, materials and processes.

5. Reliability testing to ensure quality.