The forced transition to lead-free soldering foisted on the global electronics industry by a well meaning but misguided European parliament has actually resulted, according to the US EPA study, in a net worsening of the environment. One prospective response to the ongoing challenge facing the electronics industry is to eliminate solder from the electronic interconnection process. The concept is one that has deep roots in the electronics industry and it is now of growing interest to electronic product developers, especially among those in the military, aerospace and automotive markets but also in the portable electronics market. This paper will examine some of the many different methods that have been proposed or used over the years by the electronics industry and take a look forward at some solutions that might lie in the future
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