Solder Side

The side of a printed board which is opposite to the component side.

Solder Side

Solder Resist

An ink, lacquer, photo-resist or metal coating which is not wetted by molten solder.  It is applied to specific areas of a PCB to stop them from being solder-coated, usually when mass soldering.

Solder Resist

Solder Projection

An undesirable protrusion of solder from a solidified solder joint or coating.

Solder Projection

Solder Plug

A core of solder in a plated through-hole.

Solder Plug

Solder Paste

Finely divided particles of solder, with additives to promote wetting and to control viscosity, tackiness, drying rate, etc.

Solder Paste

Solder oil (Blanket)

Liquid formulations that are used in intermix wave soldering and as coverings on static and wave soldering pots in order to eliminate dross and to reduce surface tension during the soldering process.

Solder oil (Blanket)

Solder Mask, Solder Resist

Coating with mask and insulate areas of a circuit pattern where solder is not desired.

Solder Mask Solder Resist

Solder Masks

A screening defect characterized by prints having jagged edges, the result of incorrect moving pressure.

Solder Masks

Solder Levelling

 The process of immersing printed circuit boards into hot liquids. Often referred to as HASL or HAL (Hot Air Levelling).

Solder Levelling

Solder Fillet

A preferable concave surface of solder that is at the interconnection of the metal surfaces of a solder connection.

Solder Fillet

Solder Connection Pinhole

A small hole that penetrates from the surface of a solder connection to a void of indeterminate size within the solder connection (process indicator).

Solder Connection Pinhole

Solder Bridging

The unwanted formation of a conductive path of solder between conductors.

Solder Bridging

Solder (Soft)

A metal alloy with a melting temperature that is below 450℃.

Solder (Soft)

Soak

The period after pre-heat and before re-flow peak temperature where the internal temperature differences between parts allowed to equalize.

Soak

Snap-off

The return of a stencil to normal level after deflection by the pressure of the squeegee moving across the surface.

Snap-off

Snap-off Distance

The space between the top surface of the substrate and the underside of the stencil when the squeegee is not in play.

Snap-off Distance

SMT

Surface Mount Technology. Defines the entire body of processes and components which create printed circuit assemblies without components with leads that pierce the board.

SMT

SMOBC

Solder Mask Over Bare Copper.

SMOBC

Smear

Resin, smeared over the edge of an internal copper layer of a multi-layer board during drilling, which prevents the layer from making electrical contact with the barrel of the hole.

Smear

SMD

Surface Mounted Device. Any component or hardware element designed to be mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) without penetrating the board.

SMD

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