AEROSIL^® - Fumed Silica in Adhesives for Electronic Components

SMD adhesives attach the electronic device to the circuit board before the completed circuit boards are turned upside down for immersion in the soldering bath

For decades now, the electronics industry has been the fastest growing and fastest changing industry worldwide. Adhesives are used in the electronics industry to adhere electronic components to printed circuit boards and to seal electronic components (e.g. relays). Miniaturization is the main trend in the development of circuit boards, and in manufacturing technology. The introduction of SMD technology (Surface Mounted Device) in the 1980s, replacing the then standard wired elements, made it possible to achieve further miniaturization of the components and a higher degree of rationalization during fabrication. The SMD process involves the direct soldering of the device contacts onto solder spots located on the surface of the circuit board.

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