The majority of PCBs produced today use Surface Mount Technology SMT whereby the components are mounted directly onto the surface of the PCB. SMT, adopted in the 1980s, has massively reduced the costs of manufacturing because it allows for far greater levels of automation. SMT components are much smaller and hence a much higher number can be fitted onto the board allowing for much denser, smaller PCBs with a higher performance. Does that mean that… Read the full article…
5 reasons why THT components and mixed technology boards are not going away any time soon
