I’m sure you’ve all heard about the recent EU legislation called ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances). As of July of 2006, ROHS legislation precludes the use of lead in electronic products ...

The ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances) directive, which the EU (European Union) enacted in 2006, aims to prevent environmental damage by restricting the use of lead, mercury, cadmium, ...

The main issue is that RoHS solders all have bigger compromise than lead based solders. Usually it’s a choice between being easy to solder, and having good mechanical or physical properties.

Another RoHS victim looks to be Palm. The company decided not to make its Treo 650 meet the regulatory standards and stopped supplying the smartphone to European markets after July 1.

The European Union has extended certain exemptions for optical and colored filter glasses, which are controlled by the RoHS directive – such as those containing cadmium and lead compounds – until July ...

Lead-free loophole sidesteps RoHS directive. Last minute changes to the European lead-free directive could allow component makers to escape environmental legislation. ... It will allow them to ...

Repairs of boards through their lifetime, before and after July 1, 2006, are OK with leaded solder, but what about using lead-free solders? Dear Dr RoHS As far as repairs are concerned on product put ...

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A new lead-free crystal complies with the regulation RoHS 2002/95EC. The HC49USM is an industry standard low-cost crystal covering a frequency range of 3.5 to 70 MHz. This surface ...

E-Certa announces the first licensing agreement from New Way Technologies and Licensing Inc., for their (International Patent Pending) process to perform a total RoHS compliant ...

Butterfly Network’s RoHS Lead Exemption Revocation Request Progresses to Stakeholder and Consultant Assessment Share Oeko-Institut appointed for third-party evaluation; stakeholder consultation ...

Butterfly Network’s RoHS Lead Exemption Revocation Request Progresses to Stakeholder and Consultant Assessment. Business Wire . Mon, Jun 9, 2025, 8:00 AM 3 min read. In This Article: ...