Surface-mount device (SMD)

Surface-mount device (SMD)
Surface-mount device (SMD) it is a kind of electronic device or component usually mounted or placed directly onto the surface of printed circuit boards (PCBs). Phisically this component is smaller than through hole component.  It have short pins or flat contacts, a matrix of solder balls, or terminations on the body of the component.

Figure 1 . Example of SMD









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