The RoHS Reference Center, from Electronic Design, is designed to provide electronic design engineers with lead free information they need to specify or
purchase lead free electronic components in compliance with the Restrictions on Hazardous Substances directive - commonly known as the lead-free directive. The substances
covered by the RoHS Directive are scientifically well researched and evaluated
and have been subject to different measures both at community and at national level. Member States shall ensure that, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic
equipment put on the market does not contain lead ("lead free"), mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
WHAT'S NEW
Your Next Environmental Design Challenge? Eco-Design
Much of the industry is still focused on becoming RoHS-compliant by July 1, 2006, but it's not just the government that is calling for environmentally conscious products. How companies are stepping up their Eco-Design programs to conform to the new regulations and meet the growing demand for greener goods.
Archived Web Seminar: RoHS/WEEE -- The Manager's Role, Part II
Is the industry ready to comply with the RoHS and WEEE directives? Several surveys suggest it is not. While there's still a great deal of work to be done on the technical side, corporate-level and engineering managers are still wrestling with cost, communications, and supply-chain issues that come with meeting the RoHS requirements. Join us for our second Web seminar that looks at the manager's role in the transition to RoHS compliance. We will identify and explore the decisions that must be made by industry managers. View today!
The European Union (EU) is about to restrict the use of environmentally hazardous materials in electronic components and systems.
Under the EU's Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, literally hundreds of thousands of products currently produced and marketed
by industry companies could become obsolete, forcing semiconductor and other electronics manufacturers to determine what products they will have
to re-design to remove certain toxic materials. Companies not in compliance would not be able to sell their products into EU countries.
Example Question: Can you identify at least three of the six substances specified in the RoHS directive from this list of materials (check three)?
How much do you know about the EU's RoHS? One way to find out is to take Electronic Design's pop quiz on this extremely important development for the
global electronics industry.
Electronic Design's Guide To New International Environmental Laws
New Hazardous Materials Directives Coming Out Of Europe, Japan, And China Will Have A Major Impact On The Global Electronics Industry.
Is The Industry Prepared? What Are The Issues? Minefield Or Opportunity? How Is The Industry Responding?
The 25 counties of the European Union, including its 10 new Eastern European member countries, as well as Japan, and China, are about to
restrict the use of environmentally hazardous materials in electronic components and systems.
This will have a huge impact on the industry --- all chip and equipment manufacturers and distributors doing business internationally
must comply with these new directives.
ELECTRONIC DESIGN ARTICLES
Bob's Mailbox
motor drives for our manufacturing machinery. It was around 1968. So, in free distribution... to www.national.com/rap , search for AN-1485, and print it out. /rap) I just finished testing to see how the lead-free solders compare to the audiophile ones. I had to use three LME49740s to test this. (We try to put... anything. Have you seen our official position on lead avoidance and tin whisker avoidance? /rap
Bob PeaseJun 24, 2008Similar pages
All A-Board!
the requirements for lead-free components.
An SBC can form an entire system on a board for a specific function
Roger AllanJun 24, 2008Similar pages
Green Chemistry Initiative Has Critics Seeing Red
to legalize medical marijuana, and nine other states have since followed its lead. Now, California... Substances (RoHS) were tough, you ain’t seen nothing until you meet a bill signed into law last... want chemicals that will lead to environmentally sustainable products, these experts can tell us what....” The IPC also says this bill will be “much worse than RoHS,” as it would “ban many chemicals... California’s lead?
Where Do We Go From Here?
The GCI is a classic case of a sweeping initiative
Daniel HarrisMay 15, 2008Similar pages
Are You Screaming For Help With Prototypes?
-pitch parts, and ball-grid array (BGA) and leadless parts, including quad flat no-lead (QFN) packages... Substances (RoHS); and layout techniques such as via-in-pad, solder paste layer design, and package
Joseph DespositoMay 06, 2008Similar pages
Improvements in IC mold compounds and Die Attach materials have enabled improved Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL)
classifications at higher temperatures. As an example, a 48 pin HPQFP that had been MSL classified at 5a (24 hour floor
life) for 235 Degree C reflow has now successfully passed MSL3 (168 hours floor life) for 260 Degree reflow...
Materials and Controls have been identified to improve the MSL performance of PowerPAD packages from ~ MSL5a @ 235 C
to ~ MSL3 @ 260 C for TI's S_PQFP-G packages (48 pin PHP& 64 pin PAP). This performance level now meets the customer's
requirement, and is achieved using Lead(Pb)-Free, NiPdAu leadframes. This MSL rating includes thermal path testing...
Texas Instruments (TI) has recently taken proactive steps to introduce its package options as "Green," including its
Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) packages. The QFN packages are near-chip-scale plastic encapsulated packages that use
conventional copper lead frame technology, without peripherally protruding leads, within their construction...
OTHER RESOURCES
STMicroelectronics | Lead-free Conversion Program
substances and have a Lead-free second level interconnect. Due to the large number of products...)
Related Topics
Lead-free Conversion Program
Lead-free solutions
Quality Reliability
- Compatibility...
- RoHs
- CHINA_RoHS
- WEEE
Publications
- Whisker Formation
- Whiskers on Lead... provide homogeneous materials which are used in packaging, such as molding compounds, glues, lead frames
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STMicroelectronics | Lead-free Conversion Program
substances and have a Lead-free second level interconnect. Due to the large number of products...)
Related Topics
Lead-free Conversion Program
Lead-free solutions
Quality Reliability
- Compatibility...
- RoHs
- CHINA_RoHS
- WEEE
Publications
- Whisker Formation
- Whiskers on Lead... provide homogeneous materials which are used in packaging, such as molding compounds, glues, lead frames
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STMicroelectronics | Lead-free Conversion Program
- RoHS
- WEEE
Publications
- Whisker Formation
- Whiskers on Lead-free
plating...
Lead-free Solutions...) may occur to meet the higher soldering temperature constraints required for lead-free soldering... a very common Lead-free solution used by semiconductor manufacturers. There are 2 sub-processes...
Lead-FreeLead frame
based
SnPb
Dipping
Tin (Sn
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- PCNs PIL
- RoHS
- WEEE
Publications
- Whisker Formation
- Whiskers on Lead-free... validation tests, including soldering ability with both SnPb and Pb-free SnAgCu solders, dimensional...
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Lead-free Conversion Program
Conversion Roadmap
- Summary
- Detailed
- Memory Products
Lead-free solutions
Quality & Reliability...
Other web sites
RoHS Express
Anglia
Avnet
Arrow
Digikey
Future Electronics
Mouser
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STMicroelectronics | Products
components are solderable using both current Lead and Lead-free PCB assembly processes. This ensures that our... converted to Lead-free or not.
However BGA type components will require a higher soldering temperature than Leaded equivalents.
The main difference between Pb and Pb-free soldering process...° is critical).
b. Forward compatibility
Most of our packages are compatible with Lead-free soldering processes. Nevertheless when customers convert their production line to Pb-free before Pb-free products
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has announced the release of a new surface-mount aluminum capacitor series designed to provide capacitance values up to 680 µF and reliability at high temperatures up to 125° C. The new 140 CRH RoHS-compliant SMD alu ...
Datakey Electronics, Inc., a manufacturer of rugged, re-programmable memory Keys and Tokens, has announced that all of their standard catalog products are available in RoHS-compliant models. RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) is a Europea ...
Lantronix, Inc. announced the addition of 802.11b/g wireless capabilities to its popular WiPort embedded 802.11 networking module. This new WiPort is the first embedded RoHS-compliant device server to provide serial-to-wireless, or, Ethernet-to- ...
Is The Industry Prepared?
