California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill A.B. 48, sending it back to the California legislature saying it "purports to impose restrictions similar to those already in place in the European Union, but the deviations it takes from the European Union approach are fatally flawed." [Read more…]

Frost and Sullivan notes that RoHS legislation has had a big impact on the surface mount technology (SMT) equipment markets because of the process changes needed for lead-free manufacturing. RoHS has prompted a significant increase in the demand for certain types of SMT equipment, particularly screen printers, soldering equipment and cleaning equipment. Sin... (more) [Read more…]

The electronics industry trade press has covered the problem of tin whiskers for years. These stories have detailed the failures of electronic products – from nuclear plants to communications satellites – due to whiskers that grow on pure tin solder. Now the problem has gone mainstream. The month [Read more…]

Six months into the EPEAT program, computers are greener and environmental gains are stacking up. EPEAT was launched last year, partially funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The program evaluates computer desktops, laptops and monitors based on 51 environmental criteria. All EPEAT registered products must meet 23 mandatory environmental criteria, with an additional 28... (more) [Read more…]

According to a recent article in Newsfood.com, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed reference materials to help countries and manufacturers comply with RoHS. In order to assure compliance with RoHS, companies may have to test produ... (more) [Read more…]

The Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) will present a webcast on November 14 from 10:00 to 11:00 CST entitled, RoHS: Impact of Rework and Repair. The webcast ... (more) [Read more…]

The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) has announced the publication of “Lead-Free Electronics: iNEMI Projects Lead to Successful Manufacturing.” The book is published by Wiley-IEEE Press and is based on the results of iNEMI’s six-year study... (more) [Read more…]

Michael Kirschner of Design Chain Associates is encouraging those in the electronics industry to take a survey that will be sent to RoHS regulators. From Kirschner's email: It is not often that one is presented with the opportunity to directly influence global regulations, but this is such an opportunity with a deadline of December 14th. The European Union is reviewing the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardou... (more) [Read more…]

Greenpeace pointed to Nintendo, Microsoft and Philips as companies that are failing to show any “environmental credentials” in its quar... [Read more…]

Technology Forecasters Inc. is conducting a survey on the costs and benefits of the European Union's RoHS directive. Managers are asked to report w... [Read more…]

According to an article in the Design News sister publication, Electronics Weekly, the Bromine Science and Environmental Forum (BSEF) is question... [Read more…]

IPC and JEDEC will present the International Conference on Reliability, Rework, and Repair of Lead-Free Electronics on March 11-12 in Raleigh, N.C.... [Read more…]

RoHS-International, a company that helps manufacturers cope with environmental regulations in the electronics industry, has released Simplified REA... [Read more…]

In a recent blog from Technology Forecasters Inc., a research firm in Alameda Calif., Harvey Stone, managing director of the Goodbye Chain Group, p... [Read more…]

We received some interesting updates from N. Nagaraj, president of Papros, a company that helps manufacturers with environmental compliance.  ... [Read more…]

Synapsis Technology Inc. has upgraded its EMARS software to support European Union’s REACH regulation deadlines for manufacturers. The EMARS ... [Read more…]

Design Chain Associates, a company that helps manufacturers cope with environmental compliance has released an article from its partner DfR Solutio... [Read more…]

We just received notice from RoHS-International that the European Union substance review has drawn up a list of 46 substances for scrutiny. Accordi... [Read more…]

The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) has launched a new project to provide industry guidelines to help make the growing p... [Read more…]

The Government Relations Committee of the Association Connecting Electronics Association (IPC) has a released a white paper, “The Research an... [Read more…]

The Austin-based Alen Corp., which produces the AirMD, claims its air purifier is the only "green" purifier. The product is certified lead-free, ozone safe and Energy Star qualified by both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. [Read more…]

The Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC), has launched a certification for RoHS Lead-Free Electronics Assembly Process Capability Pr... [Read more…]

GreenSoft Technologies Inc. (formerly Pacific Oaks Technology) has launched GreenData Manager, a desktop application designed to help companies man... [Read more…]

SONET/SDH Low Jitter Line Card Synchronizer [Read more…]

24-port FE + 4-port GE Embedded Layer-2 Fail-Over Ethernet Switch with L2-L7 Flow Classifier and Expandable Frame Buffer [Read more…]