![Surface Mount](/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Surfacemount%20No%20bkgrd.8d44712f18d06047506c409476db76f3.jpg)
Surface mount parts (SMD or SMT) are mounted on one side of the PCB. This offers space savings as the other side is free from a solder connection. The solder traces used for the surface mount parts offer a small thermal advantage absorbing some heat produced by the part. Surface mount parts are popular with mass production as the small parts are typically not touched by human hands.
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