A step ahead in RoHS compliance game

"Manufacturers of passive components have been quicker than some of their counterparts in the semiconductor market to post really quite detailed information of RoHS compliance issues on their websites. A visit to the websites of suppliers such as AVX, Murata and Yageo will confirm that for the largest suppliers all chip capacitors and resistors, except perhaps a very small number of specialist parts, are available in production as lead-free, RoHS compliant parts. Most passive component suppliers offer detailed information on lead-free component availability on their websites. For example, one of the more comprehensive can be found on the Welwyn TT Electronics website. It has been offering dates for lead-free/RoHS compliant availability for the last year. It also says that “either finish may now be supplied for a transitional period as stocks are exhausted”. However, “customers requiring guaranteed lead-free product before the end of the transition period must specify ‘Pb-free’ when ordering”." Source: electronicsweekly.com