European RoHS Compliancy

Who does it affect? Manufacturers, sellers, distributors and recylers of electrical and electronic equipment containing lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers. This Directive covers the same scope as the Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) except for medical devices and monitoring and control instruments. It also applies to electric light bulbs and light fittings in households. >read more Leoco's road map to RoHS

Purchase orders increase in February

Buyers increased purchase orders in February and prices increased, according to PURCHASING magazine's monthly electronics business survey. Orders increased from low levels in January. Orders usually decline in January after the holiday selling season. The business activity index, a measure of purchase orders, increased from 57.7 in January to 69.7 in February. >read more

N. American business is still growing

Many electronics distributors are concerned about the migration of high volume manufacturing to China and other Asia countries. However, Bruce Goldberg, president and CEO of American Semiconductor has a different view. “I see a lot of people paranoid about business transferring offshore, but I don’t know if I’m concerned about the impact on our North American business,” says Goldberg. “The business that is transferring is stuff we wouldn’t participate in anyway. The vast majority of what has transferred has been high-volume consumer products,” he says. >read more

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