Links to More RoHS Information

Industry Links:

CALCE Lead-Free  The Computer Aided Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) Electronic Products and Systems Center at the University of Maryland

EFSOT (Environmentally Friendly Soldering Technologies) Europe   -  EFSOT is an internationally integrated project on lead-free soldering.

IPC - Lead-Free Web Site - developed to highlight IPC's efforts to assist the electronic interconnect industry in meeting developing worldwide regulations and legislation.

Japan Electronics and Information Technologies Industries Association (JEITA) -  was formed through the merger of the Electronic Industries Association of Japan (EIAJ) and Japan Electronic Industries Development Association (JEIDA). JEITA is a new industry organization in Japan with activities covering both the electronics and information technology (IT) fields.

Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) - The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (Once known as the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council), is the semiconductor engineering standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), a trade association that represents all areas of the electronics industry.

NASA Goddard - Tin Whisker Homepage - provides the government, industry and academia with basic info regarding tin and other metal whiskers and associated risks.

National Physical Laboratory (Europe) Lead-Free Information - NPL is working in partnership with the industry to generate data and guidance on how to implement and assess lead-free technologies.

NCMS Lead-Free Project  - The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences - Lead Free Solder Project

SMARTGROUP (Europe) Lead Free Information  -  The SMART Group is a leading European technical trade association representing the electronics manufacturing industry.

SolderTec - Tin Technology web site

www.pb-free.info - This site seeks to present impartial guidance on the objectives of the RoHS Directive by presenting a clear interpretation, simplifying key elements, and addressing grey areas.

Legislation - RoHS/WEEE/EU Directive:

RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC and subsequent amendments

Other Semiconductor Manufacturers:

Fairchild Semiconductor - Pb-free Implementation

Intel - Lead Free Solutions

Texas Instruments - Quality, Reliability and Lead (Pb)-free Data