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tab On a printed circuit, it is the conductive area to which components or separate circuits are attached. A plated-through hole land is the conductor surrounding the hole through the conductive pattern and the base material. Also called boss, pad, terminal point, land, spot, or donut.
tackiness The ability of the solder paste to hold the surface mount components in place after the component placement operation but before the reflow soldering process.
tail A flexible circuit attached to a rigid printed circuit board.
tape automated bonding A technology for gang bonding a lead frame directly from the silicon die to the PCB. Abbreviated TAB.
tape-and-reel Component packaging method of housing each component in its own tape cavity in a long ...
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