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SMD

Surface-mount technology (SMT) is a method for producing electronic circuits in which the components are mounted or placed directly onto the surface of printed circuit boards (PCBs). An electronic device so made is called a surface-mount device (SMD). In industry, it has largely replaced the through-hole technology construction method of fitting components with wire leads into holes in the circuit board. Both technologies can be used on the same board, with the through-hole technology used for components not suitable for surface mounting such as large transformers and heat-sinked power semiconductors.

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Project  Creating Artemis

Creating Artemis

“Learn how we created our own SMD module using PCB tips and tricks for blind and buried vias. For years SparkFun was wary of getting a product fully FCC certified. The process always seemed unknown and prohibitively expensive. We’ve …

Project  SMD 555 Timer Piano!

SMD 555 Timer Piano!

“Hello everybody! In this instructable I’m going to show you how to make a little piano using the common Timer 555 but with SMD components! SMD means Surface-Mount Device and those components are mounted or placed directly onto the …

Project  Simple SMD LED tester

Simple SMD LED tester

“This project is a simple LED tester and LED polarity checker. It can be used to check 1206, 0805, 0603 and 5mm LEDs. All parts are readily available and they are very cheap.”