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Best Practices for RoHS Compliance in Support of CE Marking

In 2012,The European Directive on Reduction of Hazardous Substances was recast. The new version of the directive now requires products to be adequately validated as RoHS compliant in order to b .. read more

Designers Guide to Lead-Free SMT: Components,PCB Materials,Plating and Surface Coatings

For decades the manufacturers of electronic components have furnished products that were most compatible with soldering processes that employed a eutectic alloy composition that contained tin a .. read more

Development of a Lead-Free Alloy for High-Reliability,High-Temperature Applications

Though the electronics industry is nearing the 3-year anniversary marking the ban of lead from electronics products,several challenges still remain with existing lead-free materials for certain .. read more

Laboratory 101: A Guide to Understanding your Testing Laboratory

Within today’s Consumer Electronics Industry,a laboratory report listing elemental content is standard protocol. Understanding the information listed within a lab report can be difficult and un .. read more

Liquid Photoresist and Soldermask Processing The Real Environmental Impact

Since the early days of PWBs,liquid photoresists and soldermasks have played indispensable roles in the manufacturing process. From the introduction of the original Kodak Photo Resist (KPR) and .. read more

Assembly of Large PWBs in a RoHS Environment

As early as 2001,leading cellular phone manufacturers had established stable assembly processes that were RoHS compliant for their cellular phone products. Since this time,the products manufact .. read more

Understanding the IPC 175X Data Model

More and more political bodies (countries,states,and unions) are enacting legislation designed to protect the environment from the impact of manufacturing. One category of restrictive legislati .. read more

LOWERING LAYERS w/HDI for RoHS ROBUSTNESS

A perplexing challenge for RoHS compliance is adapting large,complex and thick,high-layer count multilayers to lead-free assembly. These are typically dense,complex assemblies with large BGAs a .. read more

A Method to Evaluate PCBA Suppliers’ Pb Free vs. Leaded Processes for Telecom

The purpose of this program was to evaluate the solder joint reliability,using the IPC-9701 standard as a guideline,of PCBAs that were assembled with conventional leaded and ROHS compliant lead .. read more

Lead Free Soldering and Environmental Compliance: Supply Chain Readiness & Challenges

Supply chain readiness and compatibility are critical to a smooth transition to environmental compliance for the worldwide electronics industry. This paper reviews the status of Lead Free solde .. read more

Material Declarations: Risky Business - Perspectives from your Supply Base

Component Material Declarations are a key building block for all OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and CMs (Contract Manufacturer) preparing a sound due diligence case for RoHS Compliance. .. read more

Best Practices for RoHS Compliance in Support of CE Marking

In 2012,The European Directive on Reduction of Hazardous Substances was recast. The new version of the directive now requires products to be adequately validated as RoHS compliant in order to b .. read more

Designers Guide to Lead-Free SMT: Components,PCB Materials,Plating and Surface Coatings

For decades the manufacturers of electronic components have furnished products that were most compatible with soldering processes that employed a eutectic alloy composition that contained tin a .. read more

Development of a Lead-Free Alloy for High-Reliability,High-Temperature Applications

Though the electronics industry is nearing the 3-year anniversary marking the ban of lead from electronics products,several challenges still remain with existing lead-free materials for certain .. read more

Laboratory 101: A Guide to Understanding your Testing Laboratory

Within today’s Consumer Electronics Industry,a laboratory report listing elemental content is standard protocol. Understanding the information listed within a lab report can be difficult and un .. read more

Liquid Photoresist and Soldermask Processing The Real Environmental Impact

Since the early days of PWBs,liquid photoresists and soldermasks have played indispensable roles in the manufacturing process. From the introduction of the original Kodak Photo Resist (KPR) and .. read more

Assembly of Large PWBs in a RoHS Environment

As early as 2001,leading cellular phone manufacturers had established stable assembly processes that were RoHS compliant for their cellular phone products. Since this time,the products manufact .. read more

Understanding the IPC 175X Data Model

More and more political bodies (countries,states,and unions) are enacting legislation designed to protect the environment from the impact of manufacturing. One category of restrictive legislati .. read more

LOWERING LAYERS w/HDI for RoHS ROBUSTNESS

A perplexing challenge for RoHS compliance is adapting large,complex and thick,high-layer count multilayers to lead-free assembly. These are typically dense,complex assemblies with large BGAs a .. read more

A Method to Evaluate PCBA Suppliers’ Pb Free vs. Leaded Processes for Telecom

The purpose of this program was to evaluate the solder joint reliability,using the IPC-9701 standard as a guideline,of PCBAs that were assembled with conventional leaded and ROHS compliant lead .. read more

Lead Free Soldering and Environmental Compliance: Supply Chain Readiness & Challenges

Supply chain readiness and compatibility are critical to a smooth transition to environmental compliance for the worldwide electronics industry. This paper reviews the status of Lead Free solde .. read more

Material Declarations: Risky Business - Perspectives from your Supply Base

Component Material Declarations are a key building block for all OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and CMs (Contract Manufacturer) preparing a sound due diligence case for RoHS Compliance. .. read more