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. 2 (2026): Journal of Surface Mount Technology
In this second issue of 2026, we are pleased to bring you three papers on electronics assembly research. The first paper investigates innovative material reinforcement strategies for advanced packaging in the automotive sector. The next paper focuses on solder joint reliability of middle P% and high P% Ni/Au with low melting point solder. The final paper in this edition explores the progression of AI agents vs human experts as it relates to component placement material downtime.
Published:
2026-09-11
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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.
