Fifteen original articles help you build better boards despite new environmental legislation.
Welcome to this year’s edition of The Board Authority. As the entire electronics supply chain races toward RoHS implementation on July 1, 2006, most businesses are focusing on what their operations must do to be compliant.
Some industry observers (including myself) might argue that the push for environmentally friendly electronics is a clever marketing ploy embraced by bureaucrats – not engineers. This contention is well founded. Scientists certainly are not the force behind legislation like RoHS or the WEEE Directive. The alternatives to tin-lead solder have not been proven any more environmentally friendly than the supposed evil they replace. And current electronics waste legislation still does not address the need to recycle old electronics rather than dumping it into a landfill.
Common sense side, one still must recognize that there is no swimming against this tide. Ignoring environmental legislation is akin to placing a Going Out of Business sign on your lobby entrance. And most businesses are now forging ahead with RoHS compliance plans. However, those who are only pushing for compliance are missing an important opportunity.
In assembling these papers, the main question our editorial board asked was, “How can this paper help an engineer manufacture better printed circuit boards?” That’s viewing RoHS compliance from a different perspective, one where environmental legislation spurs improved manufacturing processes, higher yields, and – most importantly – better profit margins.
All of us at CircuiTree hope you not only use these articles to help you in your compliance efforts, but that they help you open new door to better manufacturing practices.
STEVE GOLD Publisher, CircuTree magazine
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Fifteen original articles help you build better boards despite new environmental legislation. 
