Most global consumer electronics makers changed their supply chain processes to comply with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive in July 2006. Many lessons and best practices ...

December 5, 2005 (Plano, TX) – Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions®, Inc. (TAOS) announced today that every device in each of its optoelectronic sensor solution product families is now lead-free ...

Previously, a device could be exempt if electricity was not its main function, which meant a significant number of products were not regulated by the directive. Now, any device that uses electricity ...

Worldwide environmental requirements to use lead-free solder continue to put the squeeze on military system designers who wish to avoid using lead-free electronics because of tin whiskers and other ...

Designers can quickly and easily install the RTP (reflow-thermal-protection) series of surface-mount, ROHS-compliant devices using industry-standard pick-and-place and lead-free reflow equipment. The ...

Solectron, a leading contract manufacturer in the electronics industry, will present a free web-based seminar on the impact of RoHS on medical device manufacturing. The webinar will be held on Tuesday ...

Designed for communications infrastructure applications, the PolySwitch TSM600-400 resettable overcurrent device complies with the RoHS directive. The surface-mount part integrates two 1.2-W PPTC ...