The project "EcoDesignARC" Marcel Hagelüken Fraunhofer IZM The project "EcoDesignARC" Milan, May 18, 2005 Please, add your name in the authors list in case you are going to give the presentation. Also replace venue and date accordingly. Feel free to add your logo next to the IZM logo on the slide master. Projekt Management Financed by the European Commission Milan, May 18, 2005 Page 1 www.EcoDesignARC.info

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft 58 institutes, around 13,000 employees leading in applied research in Germany contract research for industry, service sector and government. rapid, economical and immediately applicable solutions to technical and organizational problems 90 % of budget (1 billion Euro) through contract research. Milan, May 18, 2005 Page 2

Profile Fraunhofer IZM Our main objective at the Fraunhofer IZM is to support companies in the broad application of microelectronic and microsystem technologies. Technologies for system integration Assembly and interconnection technologies Material and substrate development, characterization and simulation Advanced system engineering and electrical testing Application of thin silicon for flexible products and 3D integration, wafer level packaging Polytronic systems, reel-to-reel manufacturing Sensors, micro components, micro mechatronics and microsystems Environmental engineering Milan, May 18, 2005 Page 3

Green Electronics Research and Development Service for the Industry Translating electronics trends into sustainability terms Product and processtechn. EcoDesign: Analytics and environmental assessment (EE-Toolbox) Component ReUse, EoL-Strategies Assessment of remaining lifetime for maintenance and reuse - using life-cycle-units Service for the Industry International Networking component contact area finish (e. g. pre-tinning) intermetallic compounds barrier layer solder substrate conductor Demonstration Center “Product Cycles Micro Material Center Berlin Demonstration-lab for environmental management Industrial working groups “Lead-free Interconnection Technologies in electronics” and “Design for WEEE/RoHS/EuP” Electronics Goes Green 2000, 2004 IEEE/ CPMT Chair: TC“Green Electronics” Cooperation with international Inst.: University Wisconsin, Madison University Tokyo, University Delft, MIT, Delhi, UC Irvine, California Educating EcoDesign Milan, May 18, 2005 Page 5

The Project Awareness Raising Campaign for Electrical & Electronics SMEs Aim: To raise awareness on eco-design 28 workshops - free of charge - Europe-wide (April-September) Organizer: Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin Specialized for small and medium-sized enterprises in the electrical and electronics industry Focus topic workshops Financed by the European Commission to support you A short introduction is given by the slides. Aims, complexity, organizer and the focus are clarified. The audience is addressed and advantages by taking part in the workshops are named. It’s important to put emphasis on the fact, SME playing an active roll in the workshop-programme and cooperation is needed. Milan, May 18, 2005 Page 6

The Ecodesign-Network of the Project-Partners Direction: Fraunhofer IZM Plus 17 further partners (from 17 countries): Associations Consultancies Chambers of commerce Research institutes Contact: www.EcoDesignARC.info Milan, May 18, 2005 Page 7

The Project Awareness Raising Campaign for Electrical & Electronics SMEs That’s our offer for you: Bring in your needs, questions, and points of view Take with you some inspiring ideas, strategies to improve your products Make use of sustainable networking Milan, May 18, 2005 Page 8

Workshop Aims What you might learn: How to recognize new business opportunities Proactive compliance with legislation and other market requirements Develop ideas for own Eco-Design strategies Have a look into the toolbox of practical approaches View your products and processes from a new perspective Milan, May 18, 2005 Page 9