RoHS Conversion May Produce Shortages

"As component suppliers shift their production to RoHS-complaint parts in anticipation of the July 1, 2006 deadline, the electronics industry may experience parts shortages. While it seems logical there would be supply interruptions of newly compliant parts as OEMs rush to stock up, there is also concern there will be shortfalls in non-compliant parts needed by industries such as defense, medial and telecommunications that are at least partly exempted from RoHS compliance." Source: designnews.com