Article: RoHS implementation: an OEM and EMS case study: the process by which a Pb-free line was evaluated is detailed.(Global Sourcing)

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Each OEM/EMS team approach to Pb-free conversion will be different. These differences can be generated by limiting factors such as company resources, RoHS budget, influence within the supply chain and logistics. Due to the smaller size of each company in this Pb-free case study, these limiting factors affected how roadmaps, testing and implementation plans were developed.

This article delineates the process by which a component designer and EMS firm worked together toward RoHS compliance. The companies were Rabbit Semiconductor ...

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