Laird Performance Materials’ Soft SMD (Surface Mount Device) Grounding Contact is a foam cored contact with a metalized polyimide film outer covering. It is used for circuit grounding of SMT (Surface Mount Technology) devices. These contacts are designed to be solder reflow compatible and are suitable for automatic processing.How do Soft SMD Contacts Work?Laird’s soft SMD (Surface Mount Device) Grounding Contact is a foam cored contact with a metalized polyimide film outer covering. Usually, the contacts are packed with tape-and-reel which is the same as the package method of other components applied in surface mount technology. These contacts are solder reflow compatible and designed to be suitable for automatic processing.How are Soft SMD Contacts Used?Soft SMD Contacts are excellent solutions for electrically grounding. Usually, they can be soldered on PCB for grounding purpose or even shielding. The advantages are high compression range, automatic SMD processing, low weight and more.