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A transistor controls current or voltage with a small input. A resistor limits current flow. A capacitor stores electric charge between conducting plates separated by a dielectric. An integrated circuit combines electronic components like resistors, transistors, and capacitors onto a single chip.

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Components

A transistor controls current or voltage with a small input. A resistor limits current flow. A capacitor stores electric charge between conducting plates separated by a dielectric. An integrated circuit combines electronic components like resistors, transistors, and capacitors onto a single chip.

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ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

TRANSISTOR
A transistor is an electronic component used in a circuit to control a large
amount of current or voltage with a small amount of voltage or current.
This means that it can be used to amplify or switch (rectify) electrical
signals or power, allowing it to be used in a wide array of electronic
devices.

RESISTOR

Conductors (such asmetals) let electricity flow through them;


insulators (such as plastics and wood) generally do not. Resistance is
the simplicity with which something will let electricity flow through it. A
conductor has low resistance, while an insulator has much higher
resistance.

A resistor is an electrical component that limits or regulates the flow of electrical current in an electronic
circuit. Resistors can also be used to provide a specific voltage for an active device such as a transistor.

Resistors can be fabricated in a variety of ways. The most common type in electronic devices and systems
is the carbon-composition resistor. Fine granulated carbon (graphite) is mixed with clay and hardened.
The resistance depends on the proportion of carbon to clay; the higher this ratio, the lower the resistance.

CAPACITOR
A capacitor is a passive electronic component that stores energy in the form of
an electrostatic field. Capacitor is an electronic component that stores electric
charge. The capacitor is made of 2 close conductors (usually plates) that are
separated by a dielectric material. The plates accumulate electric charge when
connected to power source. One plate accumulates positive charge and the
other plate accumulates negative charge.
In its simplest form, a capacitor consists of two conducting plates separated by an
insulating material called the dielectric. The capacitance is directly proportional to the
surface areas of the plates, and is inversely proportional to the separation between
the plates. Capacitance also depends on the dielectric constant of the substance
separating the plates.

The standard unit of capacitance is the farad, abbreviated. This is a large unit; more common units are
the microfarad, abbreviated µF (1 µF =10-6F) and the picofarad, abbreviated pF (1 pF = 10-12 F).

Capacitors can be fabricated onto integrated circuit (IC) chips. They are commonly used in conjunction
with transistors in dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The capacitors help maintain the contents of
memory. Because of their tiny physical size, these components have low capacitance. They must be
recharged thousands of times per second or the DRAM will lose its data.

The capacitance is the amount of electric charge that is stored in the capacitor at voltage of 1 Volt. The
capacitance is measured in units of Farad (F). The capacitor disconnects current in direct current (DC)
circuits and short circuit in alternating current (AC) circuits.

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

A collection of electronic components – resistor, transistor,


capacitor, etc.

DIODE a type of electronic component that allows electricity to flow through in only one direction). Diodes
have been around for many decades.

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