Wednesday, April 21, 2004

First Lead-Free Motherboard
According to Extreme Tech: "Via Technologies Inc. has teamed up with Yamashita Systems Co. Ltd. to develop what the companies claim is the first lead-free motherboard. In traditional manufacturing processes, lead is used to attach the chip to the motherboard through tiny solder balls on the underside of the package, according to Via. With Via's's lead-free manufacturing technologies, the solder balls now consist of a tin, silver and copper composite. Eliminating lead allows boards to disposed of without the fear that the toxic lead will creep into groundwater."

Do we even need to say that it's about time somebody got the lead out?!
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