Mitsubishi Electric

June/2004

MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR<GaAs FET>

MGF0920A

Requests Regarding Safety Designs

Mitsubishi Electric constantly strives to raise the level of its quality and reliability. Despite these concerted efforts,

however, there will be occasions when our semiconductor products suffer breakdowns, malfunctions or other

problem s. In view of this reality, it is requested that every feasible precaution be taken in the pursuit of redundancy

design, malfunction prevention design and other safety-related designs, to prevent breakdowns or malfunctions in our

products from resulting in accidents involving people, fires, social losses or other problems, thereby upholding the

highest levels of safety in the products when in use by customers.

Matters of Importance when Using these Materials

1. These materials are designed as reference materials to ensure that all customers purchase Mitsubishi Electric

semiconductors best suited to their specific use applications. Please be aware, however, that the technical

information contained in these materials does not comprise consent for the execution or use of intellectual property

rights or other rights owned by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

2. Mitsubishi Electric does not assume responsibility for damages resulting from the use of product data, graphs,

charts, programs, algorithms or other applied circuit examples described in these materials, or for the infringement

of the rights of third-party owners resulting from such use.

3. The data, graphs, charts, programs, algorithms and all other information described in these materials were current

at the issue of these materials, with Mitsubishi Electric reserving the right to make any necessary updates or

changes in the products or specifications in these materials without prior notice. Before purchasing Mitsubishi

Electric semiconductor products, therefore, please obtain the latest available information from Mitsubishi Electric

directly or an authorized dealer.

4. Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information described in these materials is fully accurate.

However, Mitsubishi Electric assumes no responsibility for damages resulting from inaccuracies occurring within

these materials.

5. When using the product data, technical contents indicated on the graphs, charts, programs or algorithms described

in these materials, assessments should not be limited to only the technical contents, programs and algorithm units.

Rather, it is requested that ample evaluations be made of each individual system as a whole, with the customer

assuming full responsibility for decisions on the propriety of application. Mitsubishi Electric does not accept

responsibility for the propriety of application.

6. The products described in these materials, with the exception of special mention concerning use and reliability, have

been designed and manufactured with the purpose of use in general electronic machinery. Accordingly these

products have not been designed and manufactured with the purpose of application in machinery or systems that will

be used under conditions that can affect human life, or in machinery or systems used in social infrastructure that

demand a particularly high degree of reliability. When considering the use of the products described in these

materials in transportation machinery (automobiles, trains, vessels), for objectives related to medical treatment,

aerospace, nuclear power control, submarine repeaters or systems or other specialized applications, please consult

with Mitsubishi Electric directly or an authorized dealer.

7. When considering use of products for purposes other than the specific applications described in these materials,

please inquire at Mitsubishi Electric or an authorized dealer.

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9. Please direct any inquiries regarding further details of these materials, or any other comments or matters of attention,

to Mitsubishi Electric or an authorized dealer.