{"id":1897,"date":"2026-03-14T14:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makipos.com\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:12:22","slug":"smt-vs-tht-key-differences-in-pcb-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makipos.com\/smt-vs-tht-key-differences-in-pcb-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"SMT vs THT: Key Differences in PCB Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"

In <\/span>electronic <\/span>PCB <\/span>manufacturing, <\/span>SMT <\/span>and <\/span>THT <\/span>are <\/span>two <\/span>widely <\/span>used <\/span>component <\/span>assembly <\/span>technologies. <\/span>Each <\/span>method <\/span>has <\/span>different <\/span>characteristics, <\/span>processes <\/span>and <\/span>applications <\/span>in <\/span>PCB <\/span>production. <\/span>Understanding <\/span>the <\/span>differences <\/span>between <\/span>SMT <\/span>and <\/span>THT <\/span>helps <\/span>businesses <\/span>choose <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>suitable <\/span>technology <\/span>based <\/span>on <\/span>design <\/span>requirements, <\/span>cost <\/span>and <\/span>product <\/span>application. <\/span>In <\/span>this <\/span>article, <\/span>we <\/span>will <\/span>explore <\/span>what <\/span>SMT <\/span>and <\/span>THT <\/span>are, <\/span>the <\/span>differences <\/span>between <\/span>these <\/span>two <\/span>technologies <\/span>and <\/span>when <\/span>each <\/span>method <\/span>should <\/span>be <\/span>used.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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