New Safety Standard IEC/EN/UL62368-1 2.0 will replace IEC/EN/UL60950-1 and 60065

In power supplies SMPS, IEC60950-1 is a critical safety certification for Information Technology equipment and power supply units, preventing six categories of electronic products from the danger among materials and components; such as electric shock, energy hazards, fire hazards, mechanical hazards, radiation hazards and chemical hazards.

IEC60065 is also another important standard for Audio/Video Equipment and power sources, including consumer electronics, professional equipment and musical instruments.

New Safety Standard IEC/EN/UL62368-1 2.0 will replace IEC/EN/UL60950-1 and 60065 estimated from Dec. 20 of 2020. It’s a hazard-based and performance-oriented standards. It covers the scopes of Information Technology, Communication (Telecom) Technology and Audio/Video standards, not merge them directly though there are some similar elements.

Not only Euro and CB (Certification Body) members, in North America (USA and Canada), go start on development and adoption of UL/CSA62368-1 Ed. 2.0.

Also, please note EN62368-1:2014/A11:2017 has been voted to be a formal standard on Dec. 14 of 2017.

Astek Global develops and leads our switching power supplies into IEC62368-1 Ed.2.0. If you are interested in, please advise us info@astekglobe.com. Thank you.