Notice

June 5, 2009

Epson network will be down during the time mentioned below due to the system maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

[Network downtime schedule]
Monday, June 8, 2008 From AM 8:00 to AM 9:00 (Japan time)

[Concerned sections & pages]

• Document Download (include the documents from each product page)
• Users' sites
• The user registration

January 21, 2009

A subsidiary body to the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) is continuing efforts to prohibit the worldwide manufacture, import, export, and use of PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts).
In Japan the manufacture, import and use of PFOS are expected to be prohibited on April 1, 2010 under the Japanese Chemical Substances Control Law (Act on the Evaluation of Chemical Substances and Regulation of Their Manufacture, etc).

At Seiko Epson, indirect material (photoresist) containing PFOS is used in the manufacturing process of some semiconductor products.
The current thinking is that it is highly likely usage for semiconductor manufacturing will be exempted from restrictions, but in the near future, the materials will be difficult to obtain as suppliers decrease production. In consideration of the environment, and taking into account future conditions, we at Seiko Epson plan to eliminate the use of PFOS from our semiconductor manufacturing process.

[Timetable for the elimination of PFOS from our semiconductor manufacturing process]
Elimination target date: By the end of September 2009

[No PFOS in our semiconductor products]
The use of PFOS has been limited to indirect materials. Our semiconductor products do not contain PFOS, even at trace level.

November 14, 2008

Epson network will be down during the time mentioned below due to the system maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

[Network downtime schedule]
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 From AM 4:00 to AM 4:05 (Japan time)

July 17, 2007

The Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake that occurred (in the northwest Niigata region of Japan) on Monday, July 16, 2007 did not affect the production system of Seiko Epson.

May 14, 2007

Epson recently had an inquiry about counterfeit semiconductors that closely resemble our products. Fraudulent devices do not meet Epson standards and could result in product failure.
Therefore, we strongly advise the purchase of devices directly from your regional sales office or one of our authorized distributors. For any questions regarding the purchase of our products and listing of authorized distributors/sales offices, please visit the following web site: International Sales Operations.