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Green products are RoHS-Compliant (i.e Pbfree finish on leads and suitable for Pb-free soldering according to IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020). Please specify the package needed (e.g. green package) when placing an order You can find all of our packages, sorts of packing and others in our Infineon Internet Page "Products": http://www.infineon.com/products. Data Sheet 18 Dimensions in mm V1.1, 2007-05-29 Smart High-Side Power Switch BTS4142N Revision History Version V1.1 Data Sheet Date Changes 2007-05-29 Creation of the green datasheet. First page : Adding the green logo and the AEC qualified Adding the bullet AEC qualified and the RoHS compliant features Package page Modification of the package to be green. 19 V1.1, 2007-05-29 Edition 2007-05-29 Published by Infineon Technologies AG 81726 Munich, Germany (c) Infineon Technologies AG 5/29/07. All Rights Reserved. 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