Aavid Thermalloy LLC

70 Commercial St.

Concord, NH 03301

Aavid Thermalloy

PCN# 018967-043648

Product Change Notification

PCN Publish Date:

July 14, 2006

PCN #: 018967-043648

Change Title: Product Process Change

Products Affected:

Description of the Change: : In an effort to make our product line more compatible with

regulatory and environmental guidelines, we are changing the volume manufacturing process for

our products to make them RoHS compliant according to Aavid Thermalloy specification RoHS

9000. (Available at http://www.aavidthermalloy.com/RoHS.shtml ).

The current version of this product uses solderable pins that are plated with a tin-lead finish.

The RoHS compliant version will have a 100% matte tin finish per ASTM B545 with a nickel under-

plate barrier of 1.9 to 3.8 um. Product built using this new plating process is identified with a "G"

suffix at the end of the part number as shown above in Products Affected.

The current version of this product uses a finish that contains hexavalent chromate. The

RoHS compliant version will be finished using AavShield3. Product finished with AavShield3 is

designated with a finish code "V" in the 7th position of the part number. Aavid Thermalloy also

designates RoHS compliant product with a "G" suffix.

Scheduling of Change:

Sample Date: Please contact your local sales representative for sample availability.

Volume Production: Volume production will be available August 13, 2006.

New orders should be placed for the “G” suffix product. Please adjust your current orders

so that they can be filled accordingly depending upon stock and availability.

EOL of Unchanged Product: Once manufacturing has been converted to the RoHS

compliant process, it may still be possible to manufacture products with non-compliant

materials. However, products manufactured with non-compliant materials may require a

pricing adjustment due to the cost increases associated with lower volume manufacturing.

Customer Impact: Products with matte tin pins are backward compatible with SN/Pb solder

processes.

Current Aavid Part Number

531102C02500

New RoHS Compliant Part Number

531102V02500G