Fortunately, much work has already been carried out to define viable lead-free solder compositions, material combinations and...
Legislation & Skills
Rocky road to RoHS compliance
Stock control and meticulous planning are needed to ensure a smooth transfer to a lead-free world
Finding advice on lead-free
Websites and links to further information and advice
Tin whiskers brush with RoHS
Firms are touting reliability to justify applying for exemptions from the RoHS Directive
Catalogue for RoHS parts
Farnell InOne takes initiative with catalogue of RoHS-compliant products
Distributors spreading RoHS data
As deadline looms, distributors are getting aggressive in educating the supply chain about RoHS
European dispute threatens patent law
Moves in the European Parliament are threatening to unravel a draft software patent directive
Liberalisation raises spectrum fears
3G licence holders are concerned their heavy investment may be undermined by spectrum liberalisation
No date for analogue radio switch-off
The Government has backed off from suggesting a timetable for the switch-over from analogue to digital radio broadcasting
Anxiety grows over RoHS compliance
Only 40 per cent of component suppliers have committed to ensuring lead-free products