The electronics industry has many terms and abbreviations that can easily leave us confused. Knowing what each one means is essential to understanding how everything works and setting a proper price quote. Here’s the difference between surface-mount technology (SMT), surface-mount devices (SMD), and through-hole mounting (THM) when it comes to electronics manufacturing.
In the electronics manufacturing world, there are so many acronyms to keep track of — but we’re here to help. Surface-mount technology (SMT) is a staple term in the electronics manufacturing technology (EMT) industry. SMT is a modern and efficient process used in electronics assembly. Traditionally, electronics were assembled using through-hole technology (THT) mounting. THT involves drilling...
For a long time, the industry standard for printed circuit boards (PCBs) has been through-hole circuits. This method is relatively simple to implement but becomes time-consuming on a mass scale. PCBs made by through-hole circuits involved drilling holes into the boards, mounting components on one side of the board, then threading the leads through the appropriate...
