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Solectron to Manufacture Olympus Technologies' First Lead-free Product
March 6, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Milpitas, Calif. and Singapore -- Solectron Corp. has been selected to manufacture the first lead-free product for Olympus Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd. (OST).
The agreement strengthens Solectron's leading role in helping companies transition to lead-free assemblies to meet emerging global requirements banning lead from electronics products.
Under the terms of the agreement, Solectron is providing lead-free printed circuit board assembly, testing and volume manufacturing for a miniature optical scan engine designed by Olympus for one of its OEM customers. Solectron will produce the lead-free product in Singapore. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Legislation targeting products manufactured with lead is changing the way electronics makers conduct business worldwide. As a result of recent European legislation, the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), most new electronics products containing lead will be banned from sale in Europe by 2006. Countries such as Japan and the United States are considering similar laws.
Solectron has nearly 10 years of experience developing and testing lead-free technologies. Solectron has manufactured more than one million lead-free electronics units, providing prototypes and high-volume manufacturing services for lead-free products in the automotive, computing, consumer electronics and communications industries. The company provides lead-free services at locations worldwide.
Olympus Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd. (OST) is an innovation-driven company that focuses on research and development of Information Peripheral Products, including optical scanning and mobile computing devices.
Solectron Corp. provides a full range of global manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies. For more information, visit www.solectron.com.