In my experience, you need to go to the manufacturers website and
investigate what their RoHS policy is.  There are several component
manufacturers that use the phrase "leadfree" and when you look at their
website they clearly state that when they say 'leadfree' they mean 'RoHS
compliant', because lead was the only substance they were using. 
For instance, this clip from Fairchild's website FAQ:
Question 
  Are all your Lead Free products (_NL) RoHs compliant and vice versa? 
 
Answer 
  Yes, FSC products are Lead-Free and RoHS vice versa.  


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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Harman
Sent: March 22, 2007 6:04 PM
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Subject: [TN] ROHS lead free question

We are having a discussion about off -shelve- components being lead
free.  
 
Data sheets are not specifying ROHS,  however; they specify lead-free.
Can these parts be used in a ROHS environment, and be certified as
ROHS.?
 
 
 

David Harman
408-790-4170 (Badge)
20600 Lazaneo Drive,
Cupertino, 95014 
  
  

 

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