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Summary 1. From III-V Materials to Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) 2. Risk management measures & consumer exposure 3. Regulatory risks under CLP and REACH procedures EPG - Reach November 30th, 2012 2
Preliminary remarks III-V Materials are used by European industries in strategic electronic components manufacturing Certain substances are today being evaluated within the framework of the CLP/REACH legal process. European industry federations are currently acting to raise awareness of the European Commission and of the relevant institutions on the strategic nature of these substances. This presentation aims to present the strategic importance of III-V materials for European innovation, and raise awareness on the key issue of their assessment under CLP and REACH Regulations. 3
Summary 1. From III-V Materials to Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) 2. Risk management measures & consumer exposure 3. Regulatory risks under CLP and REACH procedures EPG - Reach November 30th, 2012 4
What are III-V materials? III-V materials stem from columns III and V of the periodic table of elements. 3 main elements constitute this «family»: o o o GaAs & alliages : AlGaAs, GaInAs, GaInP, GaAlAsP, InP & alliages : GaInAs, AlInAs, GaInAsP, AlInAsP, GaN & alliages (substracts SiC, saphir, Si, ) : GaAlN, GaInN, AlInN, III-V materials posses specific properties: o o o o High electronic speeds (performant electronic components) High breakdown voltages (high performance power components) «Direct gaps» band structure (LED & lasers) Complex multilayer structures (photonic & electronic brand new nano-components) 5
Beyond the silicon era for nanoelectronics, III-V compounds are key enabling materials for societal challenges Material Power components Radiofrequence LED Solar cells Transport & Mobility E-society Lighting Energy & Environment 6
Application fields (few examples) 7
From product to societal challenge From KETs to final product Strategic materials identified as Key Enabling Technology Material Equipment Component GaN MOCVD reactor LED Lighting value chain KETs: -Advanced materials -Nanotechnologies -Biotechnologies KETs: -Advanced manufacturing Systems -Biotechnology KETs: -Nanoelectronics -Photonics Product Solutions & services Societal challenges Lamp Lighting Energy efficiency (Climate change) European Commission, June 2012, A European strategy for Key Enabling Technologies A bridge to growth and jobs. 8
KETs, a recognised key topic for EU institutions EC Communication on «Developing a common strategy for KETs in the EU» - 2009 1st High Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies 2010/2011 2nd EC Communication on «A European Strategy for KETs a bridge for growth and jobs» - June 2012 Council Conclusions on KETs and European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials October 2012 2nd High Level Group formed - October 2012 9
Summary 1. From III-V Materials to Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) 2. Risk management measures & consumer exposure 3. Regulatory risks under CLP and REACH procedures EPG - Reach November 30th, 2012 10
Risk Management in European Industries 50 years experience for silicon, 40 years for III-V materials Extremely regulated standards of use and handling Stringent manufacturing controls Risk Management Measures (RMM) standards submitted to ECHA have shown that all potential dangers are under the control of semiconductor manufacturers. 11
No Consumer Exposure Use Encapsulated and inert bulk substances, therefore no consumer exposure Very small quantities in final products Waste Very low quantities used = very low volume of waste Specific waste management structures to handle these substances through a particular process : WEEE Directive s scope Solar industries set up a specific waste structure : «PV Cycle» 12
Summary 1. From III-V Materials to Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) 2. Risk management measures & consumer exposure 3. Regulatory risks under CLP and REACH procedures EPG - Reach November 30th, 2012 13
Regulatory risks : Example of today s situation for GaAs and InP substances Indium Phosphide (InP) Under CLP Regulation : Officially classified as CMR : carcinogenic 1B and reprotoxic 2 under Annex VI of CLP Regulation (JOUE July 22th, 2012). Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) Under CLP Regulation : Classification expected for the 2 nd semester 2012, as CMR : carcinogenic 1B and reprotoxic 1B Classification of these substances as CMR under CLP makes them eligible to further REACH procedures. InP & GaAs are among the first III-V materials to be assessed under CLP & REACH Regulations : soon, all III-V substances could be concerned 14
Today s interrogations No alternatives are today available to replace these materials III-V materials strategic importance is recognized by the EU through Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) initiatives European innovation and growth are largely dependent on these materials Limitation of European Competitiveness; Competition distortion for European SMEs The right Risk management options are in place, monitored. Quantities are small and exposure to workers is below any EOL. Recent Reach regulation on III-V put an uncertainty on our innovation Economic and societal consequences of a too strict regulation over III-V materials shall be of direct effect on innovation and competitiveness Contradiction between the European Union 2020 Strategy targets and restrictions on key high-tech components, critical to EU innovation 15
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