With a surface mountable LED display, the components are taped and packaged in reels, as opposed to packed into IC Tubes. The tape & reel packaging allows for the components to be used via automated pick and place process where machines can populate PCB’s at a rate much higher than hand-placed through-hole components. This ultimately improves throughput efficiency greatly and increases as production volumes increase. SMD LED Displays are also compatible with reflow soldering as compared to the wave soldering method used by through-hole LED displays. The majority of components such as resistors, capacitors, and IC’s are all SMD components utilizing reflow soldering. By having LED displays that are reflow solderable as well, users can ensure a unified soldering system during production which also enhances production efficiency.