Only a few short years ago, surface mount interconnects were rare. Today, there is a wide range of surface mount interconnect choices, plus many high temperature through-hole interconnects for reflow soldering on mixed technology boards. Following is an overview of Samtec surface mount interconnects currently available.

New four row shrouded surface mount interconnects (MOLC and FOLC Series) have tails terminating on .025" (0,64mm) pitch for very high density applications.