Extra exam question E6E10
Subelement E6, CIRCUIT COMPONENTS· Group E6E
What advantage does surface-mount technology offer at RF compared to using through-hole components?
- A.Smaller circuit area
- B.Shorter circuit board traces
- C.Components have less parasitic inductance and capacitance
- D.All these choices are correct (correct answer)
WhySurface-mount technology offers smaller circuit area, shorter circuit board traces, and less parasitic inductance and capacitance compared to through-hole components. Surface-mount technology offers smaller circuit area, shorter circuit board traces, and components with less parasitic inductance and capacitance, all of which matter more and more as operating frequency increases, answer D. Since surface-mount genuinely delivers on all three of these advantages together, no single one alone captures the full benefit compared to through-hole construction.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2024-2028 NCVEC Element 4 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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