Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tony Viola who wrote (50610)	8/10/2001 1:01:25 AM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Tony, The Europeans are notorious for using the EMI laws as non tariff barriers. They would look at a piece of US stuff ans see that it met with a reqquirement for voltage spikes of, say 2500 volts. They would then change their rule to 2600 volts and the US maker could not be bothered to make specials for germany and another for spain. Recently the ECM has unified these laws and has made it a lot easier to get equipment type approved all across Europe with 1 set of tests as there is the volume of 300 million buyers. They also need better leakage laws as they run on 240 volts. Bill