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Surface-mount technology

Surface-mount technology (SMT), originally called planar mounting, is a method in which the electrical components are mounted directly onto the surface of a printed circuit board (PCB). An electrical component mounted in this manner is referred to as a surface-mount device (SMD). In industry, this approach has largely replaced through-hole technology…

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Surface-mount technology

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Surface-mount technology → Adhesive, Alternatively, By, Components, IBM, Instrument Unit, Launch Vehicle Digital Computer, Much, Often, PCB, Saturn, Saturn IB, SMT, Surface, Surface-mount, The

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large transformersinstance ofwith the through-hole technology often used for components not suitable for surface mounting0.80text
heat-sinked power semiconductors.An SMT component is usually smaller than its through-hole counterpart because it has either smaller leads or no leads at allinstance ofwith the through-hole technology often used for components not suitable for surface mounting0.80text
Surface-mount technologyrelated to historySurface-mount0.60section
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Surface-mount technologyrelated to historyLaunch Vehicle Digital Computer0.60section
Surface-mount technologyrelated to historyInstrument Unit0.60section
Surface-mount technologyrelated to historySaturn IB0.60section
Surface-mount technologyrelated to historySaturn0.60section
Surface-mount technologyrelated to historyComponents0.60section

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