Surface mount device and use thereof

摘要

A surface mount device (SMD) has a plurality of electrodes and a generally planar contact surface for facing and at least partially contacting a substrate such as a conductive shield. At least one electrode is present at the contact surface and electrically contacts the substrate, and in at least one embodiment at least one electrode is absent from the contact surface and does not electrically contact the substrate. The shield may be part of an electrical device which has a lead electrically coupled to the at least one electrode absent from the contact surface.