People talk about active and passive components like they are two distinct classes of electronic parts. When sourcing components on a BOM, you have the passives, which are the little things that are cheaper than a dime a dozen, and then the rest that make up the bulk of the cost. Diodes and transistors definitely fall into the cheap little things category, but aren’t necessarily passive components, so what IS the difference?
Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Transformers, Diodes*, and Memristors
That’s the list. Those are your passive components. Well, it’s not that easy. Also add in a bunch of types of …read more
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