“Manufacturers of passive components have been quicker than some of their counterparts in the semiconductor market to post really quite detailed information of RoHS compliance issues on their websites. A visit to the websites of suppliers such as AVX, Murata and Yageo will confirm that for the largest suppliers all chip capacitors and resistors, except perhaps a very small number of specialist parts, are available in production as lead-free, RoHS compliant parts. Most passive component suppliers offer detailed information on lead-free component availability on their websites. For example, one of the more comprehensive can be found on the Welwyn TT Electronics website. It has been offering dates for lead-free/RoHS compliant availability for the last year. It also says that “either finish may now be supplied for a transitional period as stocks are exhausted”. However, “customers requiring guaranteed lead-free product before the end of the transition period must specify ‘Pb-free’ when ordering”.” Source: electronicsweekly.com