You can do your own Surface Mount Technology based PCB assembly with just a handful of tools and some patience. At the heart of my SMT process is stopping to inspect the various steps all while ...

Boards can be made faster because surface mount technology (SMT) eliminates drilling holes for thru-hole devices, in which the pins go through the board and are soldered underneath. THIS ...

The surface mount electronics manufacturing minor provides students ... circuit board design for manufacturability (design for manufacturability - DFM) and process controls.

There are a number of problems typical with a surface mount reflow process: In the picture above are examples of tombstoning (C4), billboarding (R6), bridging (IC1), spattering (all over), solder ...