Introduction

The aim of this survey is to collect and summarise mounting recommendations of publicly available information from capacitor and resistor...

List of Standards

The following is a list of most common soldering and mounting standards used and referred by passive component manufacturers in...

Mounting Techniques Overview

IR reflow soldering IR infrared “convection” reflow is commonly used in commercial large volume SMD components mounting process. The main...

Common Soldering Process Issues

Oxidization Fast oxidisation is a common issue related to high temperatures and presence of oxygen during the convection reflow or...

PCB Board Design and Handling

Board Design and Component Pre-Assembly Preparation The leads of leaded components shall be bent and often cut to the right...