Intel Corp. says it is stripping out the tiny amount of lead still contained in its chips.

Intel has already removed about 95 percent of the toxic metal since 2004 and will eliminate the remainder — 0.02 grams — beginning with a new line of chips that go into production later this year. Tin/lead solder used to connect the processor to the motherboard will be replaced with an alloy composed instead of tin, silver and copper.