Product Change Notification - SMD Division Termination Finish

PRODUCT/PROCESS CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS

API Delevan reserves the right to make changes without notification when form, fit, function, and reliability are not affected. Note: API Delevan is committed to continuous improvement and quality of our products; we evaluate, qualify and validate every product and or process change that is made.

TERMINATION FINISH -

SMD (Surface Mount Division) will change termination finish from SAC387 to SAC305 solder for all catalog standard series. The evaluated results between the two solders indicated no measureable reduction in performance while the SAC305 is the alloy of choice in the electronics industry. Effective 9/29/08