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Electronic component

An electronic component is a basic electronic Electronics

The field of electronics comprises the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of ... 

 element usually packaged in a discrete form with two or more connecting leads or metallic pads. Components are intended to be connected together, usually by soldering Soldering

Soldering is a method of joining metal parts using an alloy [i] of low melting point [i] filler material ... 

 to a printed circuit board Printed circuit board

In electronics [i], printed circuit boards, or PCBs, are used to mechanically support and el ... 

, to create an electronic circuit with a particular function . Components may be packaged singly or in more or less complex groups as integrated circuit Integrated circuit

A monolithic integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit [i] which has been manufactured i ... 

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An electronic component is a basic electronic Electronics

The field of electronics comprises the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of ... 

 element usually packaged in a discrete form with two or more connecting leads or metallic pads.
Components are intended to be connected together, usually by soldering Soldering

Soldering is a method of joining metal parts using an alloy [i] of low melting point [i] filler material ... 

 to a printed circuit board Printed circuit board

In electronics [i], printed circuit boards, or PCBs, are used to mechanically support and el ... 

, to create an electronic circuit with a particular function . Components may be packaged singly or in more or less complex groups as integrated circuit Integrated circuit

A monolithic integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit [i] which has been manufactured i ... 

s .

List of electronic components

There are many electronic components on the market today. Here is a list of some of them.

Interconnecting electronic components


  • electrical connector Electrical connector

    An electrical connector is a device for joining electrical circuit [i]s together. ... 

    s, plugs and sockets etc.
  • printed circuit board Printed circuit board

    In electronics [i], printed circuit boards, or PCBs, are used to mechanically support and el ... 

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  • point-to-point construction Point-to-point construction

    Point-to-point construction is the way most electronics [i] circuits were constructed before the 1950s [i] ... 

  • wire-wrap Wire wrap

    [Image:WrapGun.png|thumb|Electrical wire wrap tool.]] [i]Wire wrap is a technique for constructing small num... 

  • breadboard Breadboard

    A breadboard is a reusable solderless device used to build a prototype [i] of an electronic [i] ... 



Passive components


  • fuse
  • capacitor Capacitor

    A capacitor is an electric [i]al device that can store energy [i] in the electric field [i] between a pair of ... 

  • inductor Inductor

    An inductor is a passive [i] electrical device employed in electrical circuits [i] ... 

  • magnetic amplifier
  • piezoelectric Piezoelectricity

    Piezoelectricity is the ability of crystal [i]s to generate a voltage [i] in response to applied mechan ... 

     crystal Crystal oscillator

    A crystal oscillator is an electronic circuit [i] that uses the mechanical resonance [i] of a vibrating ... 

  • polyswitch
  • resistor Resistor

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  • varistor Varistor

    A varistor is an electronic component with a significant non-ohmic [i] current [i]-voltage [i] ... 

  • transformer Transformer

    A transformer is an electrical device that transfers energy from one circuit [i] to a ... 

  • switch Switch

    A switch is a device for changing the course [i] of a circuit [i]. ... 



Active components


  • diode Diode

    In electronics [i], a diode is a component [i] that restricts the direction of mov... 

    • light-emitting diode Light-emitting diode

      A light [i]-emitting diode [i] is a semiconductor [i] device that emits incoherent [i] narro... 

    • photodiode Photodiode

      A photodiode is a semiconductor [i] diode [i] that functions as a photodetector [i]. ... 

    • laser diode Laser diode

      A laser diode is a laser [i] where the active medium is a semiconductor [i] similar to that found in a light-emitting diode [i] ... 

    • Zener diode Zener diode

      A Zener diode is a type of diode [i] that permits current [i] to flow in the forward di ... 

    • Schottky diode Schottky diode

      The Schottky diode is a semiconductor [i] diode [i] with a low forward voltage drop and a very fast swit ... 

    • transient voltage suppression diode Transient voltage suppression diode

      A transient voltage suppression diode, also called a transorb, is a device used to protect sensiti... 

    • variable capacitance diode Varicap

      A varicap diode, varactor diode or tuning diode is a type of diode [i] used in electronic [i] ... 

  • transistor Transistor

    The transistor is a three terminal solid state [i] semiconductor device [i] that can be use ... 

    • field effect transistor Field effect transistor

      The field-effect transistor is a transistor [i] that relies on an electric field [i] to control the sha ... 

    • bipolar transistor Bipolar junction transistor

      A bipolar junction transistor is a type of transistor [i]. ... 

    • IGBT transistor Insulated gate bipolar transistor

      The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor combines the simple gate drive characteristics of the MOSFET [i] ... 

    • SIT/SITh
    • Darlington transistor Darlington transistor

      In electronics [i], the Darlington transistor is a semiconductor device [i] which combines two bipolar transistor [i] ... 

    • Compound transistor Sziklai pair

      In electronics [i], the Sziklai pair is a configuration of two bipolar transistor [i]s, similar to a Darlington pair [i] ... 

    • photo transistor Photodiode

      A photodiode is a semiconductor [i] diode [i] that functions as a photodetector [i]. ... 

  • integrated circuit Integrated circuit

    A monolithic integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit [i] which has been manufactured i ... 

    • digital
    • analogue
  • other active components
    • triac TRIAC

      A TRIAC, or TRIode for Alternating Current is an electronic [i] component approximatel ... 

    • thyristor Thyristor

      The thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device [i] with four layers of alternating N [i] ... 

    • unijunction transistor Unijunction transistor

      A Unijunction transistor is an electronic [i] semiconductor [i] device.

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    • Silicon Controlled Rectifier Silicon-controlled rectifier

      A silicon-controlled rectifier is a 4-layer solid state [i] device that controls current [i] ... 

    • MOS composite static induction thyristor/CSMT
    • Field-emitter microtube Vacuum tube

      In electronics [i], a vacuum tube or valve is a device generally used to amplify [i], ... 



Active components


  • thermionic valve Vacuum tube

    In electronics [i], a vacuum tube or valve is a device generally used to amplify [i], ... 

  • cathode ray tube Cathode ray tube

    The cathode ray tube or CRT, invented by German [i] physicist [i] Karl Ferdinand Braun [i] ... 

  • klystron Klystron tube

    A klystron is a specialized vacuum tube [i] called a linear-beam [i] tube. ... 

  • magnetron Cavity magnetron

    [i] [[microwave]... 



Display devices


  • cathode ray tube Cathode ray tube

    The cathode ray tube or CRT, invented by German [i] physicist [i] Karl Ferdinand Braun [i] ... 

  • liquid crystal display Liquid crystal display

    A liquid crystal [i] display is a thin, flat display device [i] made up of any number of color or monochrome [i] ... 

  • light-emitting diode Light-emitting diode

    A light [i]-emitting diode [i] is a semiconductor [i] device that emits incoherent [i] narro... 

  • nixie tube Nixie tube

    A nixie tube is an electronic [i] device for displaying numerals or other information [i]... 



Electromechanical sensors and actuators


  • microphone Microphone

    A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or mic , is an acoustic to electric transducer [i]... 

  • loudspeaker Loudspeaker

    A loudspeaker or speaker, is an electromechanical [i] transducer [i] which converts an electrical [i] ... 

  • strain gauge Strain gauge

    A strain gauge is a device used to measure deformation of an object.... 

  • switch Switch

    A switch is a device for changing the course [i] of a circuit [i]. ... 



Thermoelectric devices


  • thermistor Thermistor

    A thermistor is a type of resistor [i] used to measure temperature [i] changes, relying on the change in... 

  • thermocouple Thermocouple

    In electronics [i], thermocouples are a widely used type of temperature [i] sensor [i] and can also be u ... 

  • thermopile Thermocouple

    In electronics [i], thermocouples are a widely used type of temperature [i] sensor [i] and can also be u ... 

  • Peltier cooler Peltier Cooler

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Photoelectric devices

  • photomultiplier Photomultiplier

    Photomultiplier tubes are extremely sensitive detectors of light in the ultraviolet [i], visible [i] ... 

     tube
  • light-dependent resistor Photoresistor

    A photoresistor is an electronic component [i] whose resistance [i] decreases with ... 

  • photodiode Photodiode

    A photodiode is a semiconductor [i] diode [i] that functions as a photodetector [i]. ... 

  • photovoltaic cell

Antennas


  • radio antenna Antenna (radio)

    An antenna or aerial is an electrical [i] device designed to transmit [i] or receive [i] ... 

  • elemental dipole Dipole antenna

    A dipole antenna, invented by Heinrich Rudolph Hertz [i] around 1886 [i], is an antenna [i] with ... 

  • biconical Biconical antenna

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  • Yagi Yagi antenna

    A Yagi-Uda Antenna, commonly known simply as a Yagi antenna or Yagi, is an antenna [i] ... 

  • phased array Phased array

    In telecommunication [i], a phased array is a group of antenna [i]s in which the relative phase ... 

  • magnetic dipole
  • parabolic dish Parabolic reflector

    A parabolic reflector is a reflective [i] device, formed in the shape of a paraboloid of revolution [i]... 

  • feedhorn, waveguide

See also


  • Circuit Design