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Electronic deals with electrical circuits that use both active components like transistors and passive components. The ability of electronics to amplify weak signals with devices like transistors enabled technologies like telecommunications and information processing. Digital electronics became possible due to the ability of electronic devices to act as switches. Interconnection technologies integrate the components into functioning circuits and systems. Electronics is distinct from electrical engineering which focuses more on generation and distribution of power using passive components. Semiconductors now power most electronic devices.

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Eletronics

Electronic deals with electrical circuits that use both active components like transistors and passive components. The ability of electronics to amplify weak signals with devices like transistors enabled technologies like telecommunications and information processing. Digital electronics became possible due to the ability of electronic devices to act as switches. Interconnection technologies integrate the components into functioning circuits and systems. Electronics is distinct from electrical engineering which focuses more on generation and distribution of power using passive components. Semiconductors now power most electronic devices.

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ELETRONICS Electronics deals with electrical circuits that involve active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors,

diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies. The nonlinear behavior of active components and their ability to control electron flows makes amplification of weak signals possible and electronics is widely used in information processing, telecommunications, and signal processing. The ability of electronic devices to act as switches makes digital information processing possible. Interconnection technologies such as circuit boards, electronics packaging technology, and other varied forms of communication infrastructure complete circuit functionality and transform the mixed components into a regular working system. Electronics is distinct from electrical and electro-mechanical science and technology, which deals with the generation, distribution, switching, storage, and conversion of electrical energy to and from other energy forms using wires, motors,generators, batteries, switches, relays, transformers, resistors, and other passive components. This distinction started around 1906 with the invention by Lee De Forest of the triode, which made electrical amplification of weak radio signals and audio signals possible with a non-mechanical device. Until 1950 this field was called "radio technology" because its principal application was the design and theory of radio transmitters, receivers, and vacuum tubes. Today, most electronic devices use semiconductor components to perform electron control. The study of semiconductor devices and related technology is considered a branch of solid state physics, whereas the design and construction of electronic circuits to solve practical problems come under electronics engineering. Devices and Components An electronic component is any physical entity in an electronic system used to affect the electrons or their associated fields in a manner consistent with the intended function of the electronic system. Components are generally intended to be connected together, usually by being soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB), to create an electronic circuit with a particular function (for example an amplifier, radio receiver, or oscillator). Components may be packaged singly, or in more complex groups as integrated circuits. Some common electronic components are capacitors, inductors, resistors, diodes, transistors, etc. Components are often categorized as active (e.g. transistors) or passive (e.g. resistors and capacitors). Types of Circuit Circuits and components can be divided into two groups: analog and digital. A particular device may consist of circuitry that has one or the other or a mix of the two types.

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