surface-mount

Flat-soldered circuit parts

Surface-mount describes electronic components designed to be soldered directly onto the surface of a circuit board rather than inserted through holes.

Surface-mount technology (SMT) allows for smaller, more densely packed electronics: The surface-mount resistors are tiny compared to through-hole components.

As a verb, to surface-mount is to attach components this way.

soldering

reflow

Move liquid again

  • solderFusible bonding alloy
  • pasteThick sticky substance
  • fluxContinuous change or flow

stencil · iron · wetting · temperature · profile · desoldering · rework · tweezers · lead-free · preheating

packages

leadless

Lacking connecting wires

  • footprintMark from stepping
  • padCushioned writing surface
  • LGAThree-letter airport code

pitch · gull-wing

components

resistor

Current-limiting circuit element

transistor · LED · IC · chip · oscillator · potentiometer · varistor · thermistor · crystal · ferrite

assembly

mounter

One who climbs up

  • placementPutting somewhere specific
  • automatedOperating without human control
  • PCBElectronic component substrate

machine · feeder · alignment · throughput · conveyor · nozzle · vacuum · programming · setup · changeover

Opposites
electronic component mounting method

surface-mountthrough-hole

Opening spanning full depth

DIP · leaded · socketed

attachment depth/penetration

surface-mountembedded

Set firmly within something

recessed · subsurface · penetrating · inset

Family

surface, mount, surfaces, surfaced, surfacing, resurface, mounts, mounted, mounting

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