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• ROHS to cover all electrical and electronic equipment?
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Nov 20, 2009
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world...Advertisement Click Here « China ROHS catalog makes a lat... | Main | Friday, November 20, 2009 ROHS to cover all electrical and electronic...
• ROHS-like House bill travels a bumpy road
  
  Author: By Rob Spiegel, Contributing Editor | Date: Nov 17, 2009
  ROHS-like House bill travels a bumpy road ...same six elements in the European Union s ROHS directive is causing controversy in the electronics...same six elements in the European Union’s ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) directive...
• MIIT proposes China ROHS catalog
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Nov 12, 2009
  MIIT proposes China ROHS catalog The restrictions are expected...Batch 1). More widely known as China ROHS (restriction of hazardous substances...six substances as EU (European Union) ROHS: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent...
• International Rectifier IRLB8721PbF: Industrial-grade MOSFET has low gate charge
  
  Date: Oct 22, 2009
  ...5V. The devices feature industrial-grade and moisture-sensitivity Level 1 qualifications. Available in a lead-free, ROHS-compliant TO-220 package, the IRLB8721PbF costs 22 cents (10,000). International Rectifier, www.irf.com
• Quad-PWM-controller IC includes low-dropout linear regulator
  
  Author: By Paul Rako, Technical Editor | Date: Oct 19, 2009
  ...controllers by linking two parts together in a master-slave arrangement. Both parts come in 40-pin QFN packages, comply with ROHS (reduction-of-hazardous-substances) directives, operate at -40 to +85°C, and are available for sampling. The XRP7704...
• China ROHS catalog makes a late appearance
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Oct 16, 2009
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world...Advertisement Click Here « New ROHS proposals seek to cha... | Main | Friday, October 16, 2009 China ROHS catalog makes a late appearance Oct...
• WinSystems highlights Atom board, CompactFlash
  
  Author: Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief | Date: Sep 29, 2009
  ...LPT, and a PS/2 port. Additional I/O module expansion is supported with two SUMIT and legacy PC/104 connectors. The RoHS-compliant board operates over an industrial temperature range of -40° to +70°C for processor- and I/O-intensive applications...
• New ROHS proposals seek to change scope
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Sep 17, 2009
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world...extends bans on DMF... | Main | China ROHS catalog makes a lat... » Thursday, September 17, 2009 New ROHS proposals seek to change scope Sep...
• Voices: Newark/Premier Farnell's Gary Nevison: scoping out the Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment Act
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Sep 17, 2009
  ...Electrical Equipment Act and compared it with ROHS. By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor...US version of the EU (European Union) ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances...discussed the bill and compared it with ROHS. The following text includes excerpts...
• EU extends bans on DMF
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Aug 10, 2009
  ...environmental compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world), REACH, EUP...Advertisement Click Here « Are dev tools covered by ROHS?... | Main | New ROHS proposals seek to cha... » Monday, August 10...
• Possible changes to Toxic Substances Control Act echo ROHS
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Aug 6, 2009
  Possible changes to Toxic Substances Control Act echo ROHS The Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment Act aims...set regulations in the United States similar to those that the ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances) directive set in the...
• Ramtron adds 256k parallel F-RAM to V family
  
  Author: Loring Wirbel, Contributing Editor | Date: Aug 3, 2009
  ...standard SRAM, but retails data for more than ten years after power is removed. Samples of the FM28V020 are available now in a RoHS-compliant 28-pin SOIC package. Price in quantities of 10,000 starts at $3.49 each. SKIP THIS AD >> ADVERTISEMENT...
• Are dev tools covered by ROHS? It's debatable.
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Jul 27, 2009
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world), REACH...July 27, 2009 Are dev tools covered by ROHS? It's debatable. Jul 27 2009 3...referred to, fall within the scope of the ROHS directive continues to rumble on. Evaluation...
• Printable, paper-thin battery possible by year's end
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Jul 7, 2009
  ...printing process. The battery (pictured) is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and contains no mercury for ROHS regulations. The battery has a voltage of 1.5V, ENAS said, noting that by placing several batteries in a row 3V, 4.5V...
• The China REACH surprise
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Jun 26, 2009
  ...chain and environmental compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world), REACH, EUP, WEEE directives...proposed amendment be a ... | Main | Are dev tools covered by ROHS?... » Friday, June 26, 2009 The China REACH surprise...
• Voices: Avnet’s Jeff Ittel: Think board to go broad
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor | Date: Jun 25, 2009
  ...green” more than a buzzword for components distributors? When you look at the way industries have been forced to go with ROHS [restriction-of-hazardous-substances] directives and everything, the new technologies that come out are more energy...
• Could proposed amendment be a US ROHS?
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Jun 19, 2009
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world), REACH...2009 Could proposed amendment be a US ROHS? Jun 19 2009 10:36AM | Permalink...seems to be more limited than that of EU ROHS (European Union Restriction of Hazardous...
• Microsemi Corp LXMG1960-28: Driving systems targets midsized LED-backlit panels
  
  Date: Jun 16, 2009
  ...dimming methods, and a combination of analog and digital dimming, providing a 1000-to-1 dimming ratio. Available in an ROHS-compliant package, the LXMG1960-28 costs $10 to $15. Microsemi Corp, www.microsemi.com SKIP THIS AD >> ...
• Arrow's Mike Long: The downturn's unlikely benefits
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Jun 9, 2009
  ... Long: Not right now, but I do believe that the environmental issues will continue. A couple of years ago, the whole ROHS change over did create extra business that popped up at that time as the change over of products was taking place. I believe...
• Avago debuts new generation of CoolPAM power amps for handsets
  
  Author: Loring Wirbel, Contributing Editor | Date: Jun 2, 2009
  ...amps are in a self-contained 4mm x 4 mm form factor that includes 50-ohm input and output matching networks. The 10-pin RoHS-compliant package is only 0.9 mm high. Price in quantities of 10,000 starts at $1.50 each. SKIP THIS AD >> ...