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Experimental Evaluation of High-Thermal Dielectric Materials and Surface-Mount Thermal Bridges in Multilayer PCB Designs

A study shows how high-thermal dielectrics outperform FR-4 for bulk heat spreading, with surface-mount thermal bridges ...
EDN

How to Build a PCB: Through-Hole or Surface-Mount?

Should folks building small numbers of circuit boards use surface-mount parts, or should they stick with through-hole components that are so much easier to handle and solder (not to mention see)?
EDN

TE Connectivity introduces surface-mounted BUCHANAN WireMate connectors for faster PCB assembly

TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, now offers the BUCHANAN WireMate connector Surface Mount TB series, a two-piece pluggable connector solution designed with surface ...
Electronic Design

Why Manufacturers Will Embrace Surface-Mount Tech—Sooner or Later

The importance of SMT in PCB manufacturing. How SMT can be beneficial for PCB manufacturers. Have you opened an electronic device and found some small component networks? You see pieces of different ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between Surface-Mount, Through-Hole, and Mixed Assembly?

The different types of PCB assembly methods like surface mount, through-hole, and mixed assembly. How these PCB assembly processes differ from each other. The performance of a printed circuit board ...