About the Journal
The Journal of SMT is a peer-reviewed, open access, technical publication of articles related to electronics manufacturing technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.
Current Issue
Vol. 39 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Surface Mount Technology
In this first quarter edition for 2026, we have three exciting papers for your reading pleasure. Low temperature soldering has been a hot topic for the past half decade, and the first paper investigates challenges facing reflow soldering SAC Plastic Ball Grid Array (PBGA) with solders containing Bi and rationalizes the solder joint formation based on melting and solidification behavior of the Bi- containing solders studied. The next paper focuses on the challenges of dispensing liquid Thermal Interface Materials (TIM) as Liquid Metal Paste (LMP). The final paper in this edition explores the thermo-mechanical and mechanical reliability of a novel lead-free alloy in extreme operating conditions.
Published:
2026-01-19
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About the Journal Committee
Committee Mission Statement
The mission of the SMTA Journal Committee is to select and review papers for publication in the Journal of SMT, ensuring a high standard of quality for each issue and ensuring article content best serves SMTA membership and the electronics industry as a whole.
Committee Members
Srinivas Chada, Ph.D., General Dynamics, Committee Chair
Babak Arfaei, Ph.D., Binghamton University
Raiyo Aspandiar, Ph.D., Intel Corporation
Nilesh Badwe, Ph.D., IIT Kanpur
Tom Borkes, The Jefferson Project
Rich Brooks, Jabil
Jean-Paul Clech, Ph.D., EPSI, Inc.
Richard Coyle, Ph.D., Nokia Bell Labs
Gary Freedman, Colab Engineering, LLC
Reza Ghaffarian, Ph.D., Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Prasad Godavarti, Ph.D., Blue Origin (Retired)
David Hillman, Collins Aerospace (Retired)
Amol Kane, SLB
Pradeep Lall, Ph.D., M.B.A., Auburn University
Tae-Kyu Lee, Ph.D., Cisco Systems, Inc.
Stephan Meschter, Ph.D., BAE Systems
Luu Nguyen, Ph.D., Psi Quantum
Anthony Primavera, Ph.D., Biotronik
Viswanadham Puligandla, Ph.D., Nokia (Retired)
Paul Vianco, Ph.D., Sandia National Laboratories (Retired)
About SMTA
SMTA is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in Electronics Manufacturing (EM), including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.
