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UMC first to gain RoHS compliance in all fabs |
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Jun 13, 2006 at 07:09 PM |
 UMC has announced that it has completed audits associated with QC 080000 IECQ Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) qualification to become the first semiconductor manufacturer to achieve HSPM certification, according to the company.
"Sustainable development and environmental protection issues have become important indexes for conducting international business," said Dr. Jackson Hu, chairman and CEO at UMC. "UMC has been very successful in practicing environmentally-friendly development and sustainable-resource utilization to achieve our goal of operating as a green enterprise. We have integrated the concept of sustainable development into our core business strategy, so that two seemingly contradictory concepts, competitive business operation and environmental protection, can be harmonized for the benefit of society." QC 080000 IECQ HSPM is the standard that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ) approved for Hazardous Substance Process Management in October 2005. The completion of the audit means that UMC is capable of managing hazardous substances and meeting RoHS Directives as well as being able to continue to support European based customers, both fabless and IDM.
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