Electronic Part Types

In electrical engineering, a switch is used to interrupt current or divert it from one conductor to another. When an electrical contact is open, it means that the switch is off and not conducting because the contacts are separated; when an electrical contact is closed, it means that the switch is on and conducting because the contacts are touching. Read more >>

Metal film resistors are one of the most common types of axial resistors. They use a thin metal layer as a resistive element on an otherwise non-conducting body. The first metal film resistor was manufactured in the 1930s by Dubilier. Read more >>

A nonprofit organization by the name of Vitamin Angels out of Los Angeles, CA is on rise to expand the knowledge of health to third world countries. The Angels are an organization that helps provide essential vitamins to malnutrition parts of the world. Currently have helped over 52 million women and children in approximate 66 countries worldwide. Their current goal has been to expand the knowledge of basic health principles helping train local health workers of those regions. In doing so the Angels have collaborated with modern training company Torrence Learning to help with the wide spread of knowledge. The standard USB drives have been estimated to cost the company around 2 to 4 US dollars in price, averaging a total of 92,000$ US dollars for the project to date. Read more >>

Researchers have recently developed a low-voltage comparator circuit at the University of Bristol that could not only reduce stand by power, but eliminate it. The new low-threshold voltage analog comparator will only require picowatts to activate the circuitry. One of the lead researchers are the University of Bristol stated the circuit, which is still under patent approval, uses many thresholds and devices and allows high vin maximum of 20V and voltage thresholds for detection down even below 0.5V. They’ve also developed state of the art power saving strategies that will almost eliminate static current through the device. Below 100 picoamps is the off-state leakage. Read more >>

As technology advances the quality of our lives advances, what we have today in terms of technology and science is considerably amazing compared to what we had a hundred years ago. Not even that long ago, if we look back around two decades and we look at how the automotive industry alone advanced is mind blowing. Twenty years ago we would have never imagined that the technological advances that we have today is even possible. Automotive industry would have not been able to do it alone obviously, technology is advancing from all angles around the globe and it all contributes to one another. Microchips wasn’t even there twenty years ago, now a day’s electronic parts suppliers and microcontroller distributor are all over the place. All over the place is just one aspect as well because even the price of technology has decreased tremendously. Read more >>

Based on the Superjunction technology, Infineon welcomes the latest addition to its family the 800V CoolMOS P7 series of 800V MosFETs. This will be available in twelve R DS(on) classes with six packages to fully address the target application of needs. While Infineon has been focusing on flyback topologies as of late which are found in standard applications like LED lighting, industrial/auxiliary power, audio and adapter, the latest introduction is for low power SMPS applications with products like R DS(on) of 280 mO, 450 mO, 1400 mO and 4500 mO now available for order. Read more >>

American Technology Company, Texas Instruments has introduced a new protocol-agnostic linear re-driver. A previous model, the SuperSpeed USB supports up to 5Gbit/s video. Compared to that model, this new SuperSpeedPlus has faster capabilities, reaching up to 3.1 data rates that support 10Gbit/s as well as DisplayPort 1.4 up to 8.1Gbit/s intended for downstream. Read more >>

Printed Circuit Boards are primarily designed to mechanically support and connect electronic components electrically thus making them a fundamental part of almost all electronic systems. PCBs are also crucial for thermal management by acting as a heat sink. This allows transfer of heat away from the high-powered components that are likely to overheat as a result of overworking. Read more >>

Pulling Grips are available in a wide range of styles and are made of high-quality galvanized-steel wire. Pulling Grips are woven in galvanized steel for greater strength and longer life.  All styles feature a smooth, even, thin profile, making these grips easy-to-use, quick-to-install and reusable many times over. Pulling Grips are reusable tools for pulling bare conductors, insulated wires, synthetic rope, wire rope, and fiber optic cable. These grips do not damage the cable, as the tension remains uniform throughout the length of the grip. The mesh responds to fit either a single cable or a bundle of cables. Pulling Grips may be used for pulling cable on overhead or underground applications, for stringing service or communication lines into factories, for pulling wire through conduit, and for underground electrical pulls. Read more >>

Know About Diacs Sidacs : The DIAC, or "diode for alternating current", is a diode that conducts current only after its break over voltage, it has been reached momentarily. When that occurs, the diode enters the region of negative dynamic resistance, leading to a decrease in the voltage drop across the diode and, usually, a sharp increase in current through the diode. The diode remains "in conduction" until the current through it drops below a value characteristic for the device, called the holding current. Below that value, the diode switches back to its high-resistance (non-conducting) state. That behavior is bidirectional, meaning typically the same for both directions of current. Read more >>