Recent Pb-free Electronic Packaging Issues

·EC's/Japanese environmental regulation drive the Pb-free/Halogen-free application ·Most Japanese electronics companies are preparing the green products. ·All items concerning to Pb-free/halogen-free technology should be coparallely designed and developed. ·More works need to clear the unknowns on Pb-free materials ·Need of consensus on materials and standards ·EBM (Environmental Benign Manufacturing)