[doctek] wants to help ease any fear you may have of surface mount design. He has written this extremely in depth explanation of how to design and build an LED driver composed of surface mount parts.

Who will show the best soldering skills at the Hackaday Superconference next week? We have a little — in fact, a very little — challenge for you: solder surface mount components down to a tiny 0201 ...

This application note provides guidelines for board mounting of surface mount semiconductor packages. Reflow soldering is a widely spread technology for soldering of surface mount semiconductor ...

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,” ...

Fine solder, a Metcal fine-tip iron, magnifying glass, and a steady hand. Tin the end pads at opposite corners, tack those legs down, then flow solder into the rest.

The printed circuit board assembly process has undergone revolutionary changes over the past three decades. What once relied ...

Tyco Electronics has introduced a line of surface-mount headers with 0.100-in. centerlines that can withstand up to 280°C soldering temperatures. Tyco Electronics has introduced a line of ...

The result is that the entire board is much denser, and comments can be installed on both sides of the PC board, as seen in Figure 2 . Since the board does not require drilling for component leads ...

Irvine, Calif. – Designed with a 140 degrees viewing angle and a dominant wavelength of 647 nanometers, the miniature surface-mount BR1111C LED from Stanley Electric fits in tight spaces to ...

The 592 Prism series bi-level, surface-mount LED indicators have an illumination area compatible with standard 3-mm, through-hole, bi-level devices. As a result, the indicators provide increased ...

Access Fixtures CYLA Surface Mount LED Lights, versatile up/down illumination, selectable Kelvin, and built-in ...