Posted On: August 18th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Tin Pest: Still a Forgotten Concern in Lead Free Assembly

Folks, I am still surprised that so few people are concerned about tin pest in lead-free assembly. Below is an excerpt from a paper I wrote on the top...

Posted On: July 5th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Comments on Handheld XRF Analyzers for RoHS Compliance Screening

Folks, Several companies have developed hand held units to aid in screening for RoHS compliance Let me start off by saying that I think such a unit wo...

Posted On: May 28th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

You cannot "grind up" a product and analyze the powder to show RoHS compliance

Candy writes: Dear Dr. Ron: I work in telecommunication company in Taiwan. Recently we have received many inquiries on WEEE and RoHS from our ...

Posted On: March 25th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

RoHS Exemption for Ceramic Devices?

Chuck writes: Dr. Ron, I make ceramic modules, so I am assuming that I am excepted from RoHS (See Annex 4.) My ceramic models use lead containing sold...

Posted On: March 17th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Cost Estimating Non Automated Processes

Hello Dr. Lasky, Could you send me a pdf or word.doc file with more details about your techniques on cost estimating for SMT assembly. I would like to...