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With the EU looking to ban Gallium Arsenide (say goodbye to your cell phone
as stated below) I started to wonder what mobile communication technologies
we would be left with – I found it; here is the link:

 

 <http://tinyurl.com/3dzn89> http://tinyurl.com/3dzn89

 

And of course as usual the technology will be promoted haevily by those with
a vested interest in the price of tin……..Pass the link on to your friends on
Tuesday next week…………….8-)

 

John

 

 

 

John Burke

 

(408) 515 4992

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From: [log in to unmask]
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Cheek
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:02 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [tinwhiskers] Re: RoHS 2 Moves Forward (Run For Your Lives!)

 

I downloaded the list from the following site.

 

 <http://hse-rohs.oeko.info/index.php?id=3>
http://hse-rohs.oeko.info/index.php?id=3

 

David Cheeik

lynn norman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Where might one get a copy of the complete list?


--- Bob Landman wrote:

> From Dr. Craig Hillman (DfR Solutions)
> 
> RoHS 2 Moves Forward (Run For Your Lives!)
> 
> The Öko-Institut in Norway, tasked by the European
> Union to expand the materials covered by RoHS, has
> just identified 46 new substances for regulation. 
> 
> The list is impressive. It includes: Nickel (as in
> nickel plating), Beryllium (as in copper-beryllium
> alloys), Gallium Arsenide (say good-bye to cell
> phones), Liquid Crystals (do you really need a
> display?) and Rosin (as in rosin flux). 
> 
> Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) was not included, due
> to its recent approval by the EU.
> 
> With only one week to provide input (March 28th),
> this round of new restrictions is moving ahead
> quickly. The final result remains to be seen, but
> future electronics may have to be made from clay,
> rocks and paper.
> 
> 



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