Editing Surface-mount technology (section)

== Packages ==
{{anchor|Metric SMD packages|Imperial SMD packages}}[[File:SMT sizes, based on original by Zureks.svg|thumb|Example of component sizes, metric and imperial codes for [[List of electronic component packaging types#Two-terminal packages | two-terminal packages]] and comparison included]]
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Surface-mount components are usually smaller than their counterparts with leads, and are designed to be handled by machines rather than by humans.  The [[electronics industry]] has standardized package shapes and sizes (the leading standardisation body is [[JEDEC]]).

The smallest case sizes available {{asof|2024|lc=yes}} after 0201 are 01005, 008005, 008004, 008003 and 006003.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.murata.com/en-eu/news/capacitor/ceramiccapacitor/2024/0919 | title=Murata Unveils the World's Smallest Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor with the First 006003-inch Size (0.16mm×0.08mm) Device &#124; Product & Event News &#124; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd | work=Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. }}</ref>