The Origins of Surface Mounting

Abstract

Surface Mounting is shown to be the fourth generation of electronic interconnection technology. It has several facets and is seen differently from various viewpoints in the assembly industry. A review of published papers shows that the subject grew during the 1970s with no single inventor and as a result of numerous developments which are now combining into a coherent technology with important compatibility with other recent innovations.

Citation

Kirby, P.L. and Pagan, I.D. (1987), "The Origins of Surface Mounting", Microelectronics International, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 5-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb044284