Research and Markets has announced the addition of the new Frost & Sullivan report, “Eco-Friendly Materials for Electrical and Electronic Applications”, to their offering.

“Eco-friendly Materials for Electrical and Electronic Applications” provides developments in the electronics industry. A number of issues, such as the effectiveness of alternative materials, analyst insights that explain the perspective of the author, geographical trends and the impact of the regulations, are discussed. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine lead-free, cadmium-free, and halogen-free electrical and electronics applications.

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Growing environmental concerns feed the growth of green electricals and electronics
The past decade has witnessed a growing awareness of environment friendliness and this has gradually been making inroads across various industrial sectors, particularly the materials used in electrical and electronic applications. The ongoing thrust for developing eco-friendly high-performance digital systems, multifunctional consumer electronic goods, and high-speed systems is mainly driving the demand for lead-free materials. The increasing concerns over the possibility of landfill contamination, effluent discharge from production processes, dust inhalation, direct ingestion, and the health of workers who may be directly exposed to lead through fumes are a few reasons to convert from lead-containing electronics to lead-free electronics.

"While the concern for human health as well as environmental hygiene has led participants in the electronics industry to opt for lead-free processes, researchers around the world are trying to work on identifying the best lead-free material and fabrication process, taking the occupational and environmental risks into consideration," says the analyst of this research service. "This is expected to enhance the overall performance of the electronics presently available and lead to certain production advantages." Lead-free materials have the potential to find applications in numerous sectors within electronics including manufacturing of consumer electronics, memory components, and electronics assembly processes (solders).

Regulatory mandates increase demand for eco-friendly products and aid in further technological development
Regulatory compliance, along with global environmental legislation, is driving the need for lead-free materials. "The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive and its sister directive, Waste from Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) have been instituted to restrict the amount of hazardous elements used in the electronics domain," says the analyst. "Due to these global regulations, consumers are increasingly demanding eco-friendly, innovative, and improved electronic products at low costs, thereby providing the impetus for the development of lead-free materials."

In addition to the efforts taken to achieve 100 percent compliance, companies worldwide are also finding it challenging to track their own compliance level with the RoHS. This is because compliance with the RoHS standards or even other standards such as WEEE or End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) is not an easy task as it involves huge investments. The greatest challenge, however, lies in understanding the legislation completely and finding ways for compliance.

Areas covered:

• Technology Adoption Factor Analysis
• Latest Global Technological Developments
• Patents and Database of Key Industry Participants
• Decision Support Database

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