Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive a disadvantage because it can lead to lower quality electrical connections – can be used to place components more tightly than they used to be placed due to the properties of lead-containing solders. For example, Motorola reports that their new RoHS wireless device assembly techniques are "...enabling a smaller, thinner, lighter unit." Their Motorola Q phone would not have been possible without the new solder. The lead-free solder allows for tighter pad spacing. Research into new alloys and technologies is allowing companies to release RoHS products that are currently exempt from compliance, "e.g." computer servers. IBM has announced a RoHS
Sopormetal Sopormetal Sopormetal International Group was founded on February 2, 1985. It began as a Portuguese company supplying brazing materials, silver and copper brazing solders. SOPORMETAL is a producer of brazing materials such as silver solders, copper/phosphorus, soft solders and fluxes. Cadmium-free silver solder, special alloys and tri-metal alloys for the entire industry, as well as several special alloys in the form of rod, strips, rings and various preforms. Coated silver solders with different ratios having regard the technology used for brazing and fusion technical parameters. Copper phosphorus alloys with and without silver for all sectors, as well with different types