Posted On: December 22nd, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

SMTA interested in Military RoHS Issues

Folks, I just chatted with JoAnn Stromberg of the SMTA, she is enthusiastic for the SMTA to be a focal point for folks that are interested......

Posted On: December 13th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

iNEMI Helping Companies with High Reliability Concerns vis a vis RoHS Exempt

Folks, I just chatted with iNEMI’s Jim McElroy about how iNEMI is working with companies concerned with high reliability and are partially RoHS...

Posted On: August 5th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Dr. Ron Responds to Oliver

Folks: Oliver writes; Dr. Lasky, Your statements sound rather strange to me. 1. It makes no sense to compare the increased energy and tin demand t...

Posted On: July 30th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Repeal RoHS Movements Emerge

Folks, As one might expect, repeal RoHS movements are now occurring. These movements continue to miss or misunderstand a few points which are think ar...

Posted On: May 27th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

May 13 Swatch Posting Generates Much Debate

Folks, If there is anything that I hope my blog does is to generate useful debate about the happenings in the electronics industry to help us all pros...

Posted On: May 13th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

People Still Not Getting the Purpose of RoHS

Folks, People in the solder and leadfree world still do not understand the prime reason for RoHS: To make recycling easier. A recent article about Swa...

Posted On: March 26th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Missing the Point About WEEE and RoHS

Folks, My Indium colleague Jim Slattery, pointed out an interesting article in Electronic Design. After the article, some people sent in responses. A ...