Design and Technology GCSE
Surface Mount Technology (SMT)
What Surface Mount Technology (SMT) means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Surface Mount Technology (SMT)
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A method of manufacturing electronic circuits where components are soldered directly onto the surface of the printed circuit board (PCB), rather than through holes.
A method of producing electronic circuits where the components are mounted or placed directly onto the surface of printed circuit boards (PCBs).
A method for producing electronic circuits in which the components are mounted or placed directly onto the surface of PCBs.
A PCB manufacturing method where miniature components are soldered directly onto the surface pads of the board.
A method of manufacturing where components are soldered directly onto the surface of a printed circuit board.
Topics that use Surface Mount Technology (SMT)
- Systems: Alternative processes that can be used to manufacture components and systems to different scales of production (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Systems: Design contexts (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Systems: Specialist techniques, tools, equipment and processes to shape, fabricate, construct and assemble a high-quality systems prototype (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Systems: Stock forms, types and sizes in order to calculate and determine the quantity of components required (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Systems: The sources, origins, physical and working properties of components and systems and their social and ecological footprint (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Built-in Obsolescence
- Through-Hole Technology (THT)
- Tolerance
- Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
- E12 Series
- Iterative Refinement
- Jig
- Microcontroller
Using Surface Mount Technology (SMT) in the exam
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