Visteon Produces First Lead-Free Solder Module

Description And Advantages

Visteon Corp. has announced the auto industry's first use of lead-free solder paste in a printed wiring board (PWB) electronic module. The company received approval from Ford to manufacture and supply its Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) transceiver module using the lead-free solder. The PATS module uses a lead-free solder paste to replace tin-lead (Sn-Pb) alloy solder. Visteon has been researching and developing this technology for several years, and it has exceeded performance requirements in both laboratory analysis and in-vehicle testing. The implementation of this technology is a significant step forward, it feels, in the manufacturing and supply of lead-free electronics modules due to the anticipated restrictions on the use of all but trace amounts of lead in most or all vehicle components in North America, Europe, and Japan.

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www.sme.org, Jan 2001