Making one of something is pretty easy, and making ten ain’t too bad. But what if you find yourself trying to make a couple of hundred of something on your home workbench? Suddenly, small timesavers ...

It’s remarkable how tiny electronics have become. Heaven knows what an old-timer whose experience started with tubes must think, to go from solder tags to SMD in a lifetime is some journey. Even the ...

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, ...

For most of us, soldering electronics means soldering on “through hole components,” that are large and easy to handle. However, when machines build components, they use “surface mount components,” ...

SDE0403AT Series SMD Power Inductors. The new series handles high currents without saturation and temperatures up to 150°C ...

Allowing for surface-mount assembly with a reflow soldering process, SMDY1 Automotive Series capacitors reduce production ...

Panasonic and Ansoft Corp have released of a new device library for Nexxim and Ansoft Designer based on Panasonic's high-density miniaturized surface-mount technology (SMT) components. Designers of ...

The photos included illustrate some of these components soldered to circuit boards. What automated soldering methods can be considered for Mini-Circuits surface-mount components? There are two basic ...

Leankon has introduced the ultra-slim SMD 5G antenna LK1830101, now available and engineered to meet the evolving demands of next-generation IoT applications. Purpose-built for tracker systems, fleet ...

How a small change in lead arrangement transforms a through-hole component into a surface-mount version. The role of safety resistors in power-meter, appliance, and automotive applications. Why these ...