[ For General Electronic Equipment
(General Environment) ]
Notice for TAIYO YUDEN Products
Please read this notice before using the TAIYO YUDEN products.
REMINDERS
■ Product information in this catalog is as of October 2017. All of the contents specified herein are subject to change
without notice due to technical improvements, etc. Therefore, please check for the latest information carefully
before practical application or use of our products.
Please note that TAIYO YUDEN shall not be in any way responsible for any damages and defects in products or
equipment incorporating our products, which are caused under the conditions other than those specified in this
catalog or individual product specification sheets.
■ Please contact TAIYO YUDEN for further details of product specifications as the individual product specification
sheets are available.
■ Please conduct validation and verification of our products in actual condition of mounting and operating
environment before using our products.
■ The products listed in this catalog are intended for use in general electronic equipment (e.g., AV equipment, OA
equipment, home electric appliances, office equipment, information and communication equipment including,
without limitation, mobile phone, and PC) and medical equipment classified as Class I or II by IMDRF. Please be
sure to contact TAIYO YUDEN for further information before using the products for any equipment which may
directly cause loss of human life or bodily injury (e.g., transportation equipment including, without limitation,
automotive powertrain control system, train control system, and ship control system, traffic signal equipment,
disaster prevention equipment, medical equipment classified as Class III by IMDRF, highly public information
network equipment including, without limitation, telephone exchange, and base station).
Please do not incorporate our products into any equipment requiring high levels of safety and/or reliability (e.g.,
aerospace equipment, aviation equipment*, medical equipment classified as Class IV by IMDRF, nuclear control
equipment, undersea equipment, military equipment).
*Note: There is a possibility that our products can be used only for aviation equipment that does not directly affect the safe operation of aircraft (e.g.,
in-flight entertainment, cabin light, electric seat, cooking equipment) if such use meets requirements specified separately by TAIYO YUDEN.
Please be sure to contact TAIYO YUDEN for further information before using our products for such aviation equipment.
When our products are used even for high safety and/or reliability-required devices or circuits of general electronic
equipment, it is strongly recommended to perform a thorough safety evaluation prior to use of our products and to
install a protection circuit as necessary.
Please note that unless you obtain prior written consent of TAIYO YUDEN, TAIYO YUDEN shall not be in any way
responsible for any damages incurred by you or third parties arising from use of the products listed in this catalog
for any equipment requiring inquiry to TAIYO YUDEN or prohibited for use by TAIYO YUDEN as described above.
■ Information contained in this catalog is intended to convey examples of typical performances and/or applications
of our products and is not intended to make any warranty with respect to the intellectual property rights or any
other related rights of TAIYO YUDEN or any third parties nor grant any license under such rights.
■ Please note that the scope of warranty for our products is limited to the delivered our products themselves and
TAIYO YUDEN shall not be in any way responsible for any damages resulting from a fault or defect in our products.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is a written agreement (e.g., supply and purchase agreement, quality
assurance agreement) signed by TAIYO YUDEN and your company, TAIYO YUDEN will warrant our products in
accordance with such agreement.
■ The contents of this catalog are applicable to our products which are purchased from our sales offices or
authorized distributors (hereinafter“TAIYO YUDENs’official sales channel”). Please note that the contents of this
catalog are not applicable to our products purchased from any seller other than TAIYO YUDEN’s official sales
channel.
■ Caution for Export
Some of our products listed in this catalog may require specific procedures for export according to“U.S. Export
Administration Regulations”,“Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law”of Japan, and other applicable
regulations. Should you have any questions on this matter, please contact our sales staff.
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