As demand for lighter and more compact products in the field of mobile phones, PDAs and other devices continues, use of 01005 components--at 50% the weight and  one quarter the area of 0201 components--will grow in coming years. 

New product designs will become yet more compact. Companies can also add new features into existing designs by introducing 01005. Compare the 01005 against the 0201:

Implementation of 01005 produces new challenges in field of SMT in terms of product, process and equipment. Such challenges will be discussed in this article.

This article originally appeared in Global SMT & Packaging magazine 6.1 - Jan 2006.

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Parminder Singh is a mechanical engineer with 15 years experience in SMT; parminder_jass@rediffmail.com.