RoHs (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC) is an environmental directive (but not a law) passed by the European Union in February 2003.
RCY promises that all the circuit boards we provide are in line with ROHS requirements.
The basic principle of RoHs is that from July 1st, 2006, all electronic devices introduced into the market must not contain lead or certain other harmful substances. This applies to the following products:
Household appliances
IT and telecommunication equipment
Consumer electronics
Lighting devices
Electrical and electronic tools (except for large, stationary industrial devices)
Toys, recreational, and sporting articles
Vending machines
Due to environmental issues, RCY provides the service of manufacture printed circuit boards without lead for a surface finish that requires rigorous concentration of 6 hazardous substances including Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd), Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI), Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE). Among the 6 types of substances, lead is the most widely applied in electronic plating. Therefore, lead-free is the best way for the surface finish of PCB.
Attached our Certificate of RoHs.
The PCB surface finish can be chosen by customers. In addition to HASL lead-free, the following lead-free solutions are also available for PCB:
Immersion Gold (ENIG)
Immersion Silver
Immersion Tin
Hard Gold
OSP
If you always order the boards with lead, you can choose one of the lead-free solutions in the future.
