What's the deal with solder and 2006?

[Hal]

I've already seen components tinned with lead-free stuff...at the onsemi web site.  Maybe thats the japanese initiative some1 else was talking about...

[Peter Snowberg]

http://www.pb-free.com/

http://www.microsemi.com/pbfree/htmlparser.asp?pageName=faq.asp
http://www.linear.com/about/pbfree.html
http://www.xilinx.com/system_resources/lead_free/
http://www.micrel.com/_PDF/qualrel/Micrel_Pb-Free_Information.pdf&e=912
http://www.st.com/stonline/prodpres/discrete/powmosft/leadfree.htm
http://www.zetex.com/3.0/3-3-2.asp?scatid=52

Take care,
-Peter