RoHS compliance is about 25%

摘要

About 25% of semiconductor suppliers and a slightly lower percentage of passives,electromechanical and interconnect suppliers are making lead-free components,according to the vice president of supply chain programs for distributor Arrow Electronics.Leonie Tipton says that awareness of the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances(RoHS)is high among suppliers and most will be compliant by the July 2006 deadline.RoHS bans the use of lead and several other substances in electronics equipment that will be sold in Europe beginning next July.