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Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 06 13:22:18 EST 2001 | mparker

I never was much good on remembering dates, must be the flux fumes!

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 23 00:44:48 EST 2001 | William

Hi expert, I'm doing a research on the SMT market and are in desperate need of some information on the history of SMT. How did everything start? Was there life before SMT? What was the first stage? All information on board handling and SMT is mor

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 27 12:02:47 EST 2001 | mparker

If you ever saw the movie "1943" with John Belushi you might remember the part where the Japanese were trying to get a stolen radio down the hatch on a sub. I believe that is when the genesis of making smaller parts began.

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 05 19:05:03 EST 2001 | Smiles McGee

Not sure the exact birth of SMT, but I remember that move and it was 1941, not 1943, but who cares... Good luck on your quest for the birth of SMT... :)

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 12 18:28:36 EST 2001 | John ODonnell

Pls call me and I will help where possible John O'Donnell 603-433-2125

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 13 11:16:53 EST 2001 | slthomas

You might search the forum for the author's name before you go calling him a putz. In this case you'll find the source of (#1) a wealth of informative responses, and (#2) a sense of humor.

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 26 20:30:03 EST 2001 | davef

Dirt => Beer => Girls FACT: * Hybrid circuits in the 1960s that were used to conquer space where the genesis of today's SMT. * Japanese commecialized it to build better transitor radios * UIC & Dynapert fought it tooth and nail. UIC finally got t

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 12 20:06:05 EST 2001 | zerbrenny

OK, here is the deal. I won't write a book but I have to correct the putz that said the birth of SMT was an accident. Actually the SMT machine replaced the poor bastards who had to place components by hand. Manufacturers were looking for a better way

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 10 09:32:14 EST 2001 | cmay

William, Just to start with, I am no expert, but I have a few books lurking. According to one entry, Surface Mounted resistors stuck to circuit boards had been described in 1952 (Circuit World, Feb edition 1952, page 70) The first mention of a devi

Who of you experts can tell me the history of SMT?

Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 23 07:57:45 EST 2001 | wbu

Hi William, well I guess SMT was invented accidentally when for what reason ever (be CAD related or PCB shop related) those PCB�s with no drillholes at all appeared in the assembly. Ah, you know these fella�s who are never short of a quick solution

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