This application note provides the PCB design and SMT assembly guidelines for Maxim Integrated’s leaded packages (SOIC, TSSOP, QSOP, QFP, SC70, SOP, SOT, etc.). Leaded packages are surface-mount ...

The SMT process is the core of the electronic assembly process, and the quality of the weld affects the overall quality of the product. For the manufacturing industry, high quality welding quality is ...

Best practices to follow for your next PCB assembly project. Helpful guidelines and instructions for robust PCB assembly. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the foundation of every electronic device.

The reasons why it’s best, or perhaps not a good idea, to bring your PCB/SMT assembly in-house. How to select the PCB/SMT equipment you’ll need to get started—stencil printer, pick-and-place machine, ...

A switch supports PCB design with performance, assembly, and operation, helping engineers fit configuration functions into ...

April 2026 – ubersmt, a U.S.-based electronics manufacturing services provider, has expanded its inspection capabilities with the purchase of a PARMI Xceed 3D automated optical inspection (AOI) system ...

Makers, developers And electronic enthusiasts who have been prototyping electronic circuits using breadboards, Raspberry Pi mini PCs, Arduino ’s and other hardware. Who would like to take the next ...

Littelfuse has released its TDB series of ultra-miniature surface mount half-pitch (1.27mm) DIP switches. The half-pitch ...

Littelfuse, Inc. has launched the Littelfuse/C&K TDB Series, an ultra-miniature, half-pitch surface-mount DIP switch family engineered to support high-density PCB designs where space, reliability, and ...