Mentor adds RoHS compliance function.WILSONVILLE, OR -- Users of Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. design tools can now search for RoHS-compliant parts early in the design stage. Using component data captured in Mentor's DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. (Data Management System), LMS (Learning Management System) An information system that administers instructor-led and e-learning courses and keeps track of student progress. Used internally by large enterprises for their employees, an LMS can be used to monitor the effectiveness of the (Library Management System) and DxDataBook systems, designers can reportedly search for lead-free parts for their PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. designs, as well as produce work-in-process BOMs containing summations of hazardous material content in their products. The RoHS regulations that go into effect in July 2006 require electronics companies to provide proof that they have complied with regulations limiting the amount of six hazardous materials, including lead, in their products. Component suppliers must document the material content of their parts in data supplied to the OEMs. OEMs can now add this material content to the component library data and flag all parts that are RoHS-compliant. |
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