Let’s face it friends, everything is moving toward surface mount components. We’ve seen quite a few features here that cover using stencils to populate boards and using ovens to reflow. [Oleg] has put ...

Should folks building small numbers of circuit boards use surface-mount parts, or should they stick with through-hole components that are so much easier to handle and solder (not to mention see)?

The assembly of electronic products with SMT has the advantages of small size, good performance, full functionality and low cost. Widely used in aviation, communications, medical electronics, ...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) has introduced the first Automotive Grade AC line rated ceramic disc safety ...

Capacitor design enabling slimmer PCB layouts, automated assembly, and improved reliability for critical EV systems like ...

As computers have gotten smaller and less expensive over the years, so have their components. While many of us got our start in the age of through-hole PCBs, this size reduction has led to more and ...

The TDD Series surface mount jumper DIP switches from C&K components are sealed with a removable top tape to enable them to be used in reflow soldering and washable assembly processes. The TDD Series ...

Vishay’s SMDY1 automotive-grade safety capacitors for EMI/RFI suppression and filtering offers a Y1 rating in a surface-mount ...

Unlike traditional high-surge TVS diodes that come in bulky axial-leaded or large surface mount packages, the DFNAK3 Series uses a compact DFN package—making it the smallest 3 kA-rated TVS diode on ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global surface mount technology (SMT) equipment report. This research report also lists five other ...