Surface Mount PCB Assembly

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 SMT Assembly Benefits

SMT is now utilized in the vast majority of printed circuit boards being designed and manufactured for modern electronics, including the computer boards, smart phones, televisions, and even home appliances such as refrigerators and laundry machines.

SMT provides many advantages for manufacturing, as well as for the company designing the board for a product:

Reduced cost – through surface mounting of components, manufacturers eliminate (or significantly reduce) operations for hole drilling to affix components and devices to board materials.

Weight/Size – lighter boards are produced through the attributes of smaller devices. Capability of installing SMT components on both sides of the board results in fewer or smaller boards to take less space in the end product. This is a very important factor in today’s shrinking electronic devices.

Automated fabrication processes – Manufacturers can leverage efficient fabrication equipment to provide high-quality PCBs that utilize surface-mount components consistently and reliably.

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 SMT

Creating mass-produced PCBs built with SMT construction requires highly-technical design tools such as CAD software and specialized PCB development programs. Design engineers now have software products at their disposal that interact with fabrication tools, such that consideration for manufacturing capabilities is integrated into the initial design. This closely-coupled process from design to fabrication is often referred to as design for manufacturing (DFM).

Once the design is completed for a PCB, an initial prototype is created to prove the intended functionality of the end product. SMT is sometimes not considered for this phase of development, due to the flexibility provided by less automated fabrication techniques to more readily rework the PCB. This accommodates any changes required in the board design prior to full-scale manufacturing.