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New RoHS proposal set to be debated in 2010
Among the proposed changes in a draft proposal from the European Parliament (EP) for the recast of the RoHS Directive is the inclusion of all electrical products. The approach would be to add an 11th product category toUltralow Power, 14-Bit 150Msps ADC Reduces Digital Feedback in Data Conversion Systems
Linear Technology has introduced a low-power 14-bit, 150Msps Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) that dissipates only 149mW, less than one-third the power of competitive solutions. This new benchmark enables portable applications limited by stringent power budgets to extend their performance capabilities, as well as providing higher operating efficiency and reduced recurring operating
Legislative update – REACH and EuP
REACHThe Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation -and restriction-of Chemicals (REACH) entered into force in June 2007 after almost 8 years of debate and covering some 849 pages of regulation. The only census on chemicals, taken in 1981, highlighted that
Uses of SVHCs in passive components and connectors
Fifteen substances have been included in the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). Suppliers are obliged to inform their customers if any items they supply contain an SVHC at more than 0.1% by weight ofRoHS 2 – the sting in the tail!
The electronics industry waited with some anticipation for the European Commission to publish its proposals for amending the RoHS Directive, which they did in December 2008. Like many, we felt an initial sense of relief that a number
EU Legislation – 2009 a significant year
2009 looks like becoming be the most significant legislative year to date with major steps forward in most of the major directives.Since its inception, momentum has been building around the Energy using Products (EuP), or eco-design, Directive
RoHS: The WEEE Directive – Implementation becomes complex
The European Union WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive was adopted in 2003 and should have come into force on 13th August 2005 although most Member States missed the deadline. By 1st January 2008 all EU States
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Can you afford to cut the cost of PCB electrical safety testing?
All manufacturers and designers of electrically operated products have an obligation to ensure that their equipment functions in a correct and safe fashion, meeting quality and performance standards and, ultimately, living up to the expectations of customers. This
RoHS review set to bring environmental improvements
Article 6 of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive requires the European Commission (EC) to carry out a review of the directive and to consider any changes that are needed. The review started in 2005 and allRoHS - A guide to ‘RoHS2’
As part of the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive, Article 6 requires that the directive is reviewed. The European Commission (EC) invited the German based Oko Institute to look at the possibility of adding new restricted substances