TC7SH02F/FU
2009-09-09
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RESTRICTIONS ON PRODUCT USE
• Toshiba Corporation, and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “TOSHIBA”), reserve the right to make changes to the
information in this document, and related hardware, software and systems (collectively “Product”) without notice.
• This document and any information herein may not be reproduced without prior written permission from TOSHIBA. Even with
TOSHIBA’s written permission, reproduction is permissible only if reproduction is without alteration/omission.
• Though TOSHIBA works continually to improve Product’s quality and reliability, Product can malfunction or fail. Customers are
responsible for complying with safety standards and for providing adequate designs and safeguards for their hardware,
software and systems which minimize risk and avoid situations in which a malfunction or failure of Product could cause loss of
human life, bodily injury or damage to property, including data loss or corruption. Before customers use the Product, create
designs including the Product, or incorporate the Product into their own applications, customers must also refer to and comply
with (a) the latest versions of all relevant TOSHIBA information, including without limitation, this document, the specifications,
the data sheets and application notes for Product and the precautions and conditions set forth in the “TOSHIBA Semiconductor
Reliability Handbook” and (b) the instructions for the application with which the Product will be used with or for. Customers are
solely responsible for all aspects of their own product design or applications, including but not limited to (a) determining the
appropriateness of the use of this Product in such design or applications; (b) evaluating and determining the applicability of any
information contained in this document, or in charts, diagrams, programs, algorithms, sample application circuits, or any other
referenced documents; and (c) validating all operating parameters for such designs and applications. TOSHIBA ASSUMES NO
LIABILITY FOR CUSTOMERS’ PRODUCT DESIGN OR APPLICATIONS.
• Product is intended for use in general electronics applications (e.g., computers, personal equipment, office equipment,
measuring equipment, industrial robots and home electronics appliances) or for specific applications as expressly stated in this
document. Product is neither intended nor warranted for use in equipment or systems that require extraordinarily high levels of
quality and/or reliability and/or a malfunction or failure of which may cause loss of human life, bodily injury, serious property
damage or serious public impact (“Unintended Use”). Unintended Use includes, without limitation, equipment used in nuclear
facilities, equipment used in the aerospace industry, medical equipment, equipment used for automobiles, trains, ships and
other transportation, traffic signaling equipment, equipment used to control combustions or explosions, safety devices,
elevators and escalators, devices related to electric power, and equipment used in finance-related fields. Do not use Product for
Unintended Use unless specifically permitted in this document.
• Do not disassemble, analyze, reverse-engineer, alter, modify, translate or copy Product, whether in whole or in part.
• Product shall not be used for or incorporated into any products or systems whose manufacture, use, or sale is prohibited under
any applicable laws or regulations.
• The information contained herein is presented only as guidance for Product use. No responsibility is assumed by TOSHIBA for
any infringement of patents or any other intellectual property rights of third parties that may result from the use of Product. No
license to any intellectual property right is granted by this document, whether express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise.
• ABSENT A WRITTEN SIGNED AGREEMENT, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE RELEVANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
SALE FOR PRODUCT, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW, TOSHIBA (1) ASSUMES NO LIABILITY
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES OR LOSS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION AND LOSS OF DATA, AND (2) DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS RELATED TO SALE, USE OF PRODUCT, OR INFORMATION, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OF INFORMATION, OR
NONINFRINGEMENT.
• Do not use or otherwise make available Product or related software or technology for any military purposes, including without
limitation, for the design, development, use, stockpiling or manufacturing of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or missile
technology products (mass destruction weapons). Product and related software and technology may be controlled under the
Japanese Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law and the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Export and re-export of
Product or related software or technology are strictly prohibited except in compliance with all applicable export laws and
regulations.
• Please contact your TOSHIBA sales representative for details as to environmental matters such as the RoHS compatibility of
Product. Please use Product in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations that regulate the inclusion or use of
controlled substances, including without limitation, the EU RoHS Directive. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for damages or
losses occurring as a result of noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations.