Title :
Environmental issues in power electronics (lead free)
Author :
Le Fèvre, Patrick J F
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Microelectron., Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
The environmental impact of lead released from electronic equipment, other than batteries, may seem to be extremely low but it is becoming a major concern all over the world. Japanese and European manufacturers are already working to remove lead from all new products before such action becomes mandatory by law. Because of the massive use of DC/DC converters within new electronics applications, ´lead-free´ is considered to be a major concern for next generation of systems
Keywords :
environmental factors; power convertors; DC/DC converters; Europe; Japan; electronic equipment; environmental impact; environmental issues; lead-free products; power electronics; Batteries; Electronic components; Electronic equipment; Electronics industry; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Global warming; Hydrocarbons; Lead compounds; Microelectronics; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2002. APEC 2002. Seventeenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7404-5
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2002.989236
