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PACKAGING
- Carton (bulk packaging)
- Ammo Pack
(also Taped in Ammo Pack) - Tape and Reel
- Reel
COMMON ANACRONYMS IN ELECTRONICS
- AC – alternating current
- DC – direct current
- ESD protection refers to the methods and devices used to prevent damage to sensitive electronic components from electrostatic discharge. This involves using grounding tools like wrist straps and mats, creating designated ESD-protected areas with proper workstations, and employing circuit protection devices such as TVS diodes. Implementing a comprehensive ESD control plan is crucial for industries like electronics manufacturing, automotive, and medical technology.
- ESR – ESR stands for Equivalent Series Resistance, a measure of the internal resistance of a component, most commonly a capacitor or inductor. This resistance represents energy losses that are dissipated as heat, affecting the component’s performance, especially at high frequencies.
- GDT stands for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, a symbolic language used in engineering to define a part’s acceptable variations in form, size, orientation, and location.
- IGBT stands for Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor, and it is a three-terminal semiconductor device used as an electronic switch to control high-power electrical circuits, combining the ease of a MOSFET’s insulated gate input with the high-power capabilities of a bipolar transistor. IGBTs handle high voltages and currents efficiently, finding applications in motor drives, power inverters, and industrial machinery, acting like a valve that can be quickly turned on or off to regulate electrical flow.
- MLCC – A Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) is a type of capacitor consisting of multiple stacked, alternating layers of ceramic material (dielectric) and metallic electrodes, which are then fired to create a single, compact component. This construction enables them to store a large amount of electrical charge in a small physical size, making them ideal for use in electronic circuits for applications like filtering, decoupling, and high-frequency operations.
- MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) is an electronic component that acts as a voltage-controlled switch or amplifier, regulating current flow between its drain and source terminals based on the voltage applied to its gate.
- MOV – Metal Oxide Varistors – are voltage-dependent resistors that protects electronic circuits from overvoltage spikes, such as those caused by lightning strikes or power surges. It acts like an open circuit at normal voltages but becomes a short circuit when the voltage exceeds a specific clamping voltage, diverting the excess energy to ground and clamping the voltage to a safer level.
- PPTC -A Polymeric Positive Temperature Thermistor (PPTC) resettable fuse is an electronic component that protects circuits from overcurrent by dramatically increasing its resistance when exposed to excess current or heat, and then automatically resetting once the fault is cleared and the device cools down. It functions like a self-healing fuse, made from a conductive polymer that expands and separates conductive particles under fault conditions, creating a high-resistance state to limit current. This self-resetting ability makes PPTCs ideal for applications requiring continuous reliability, such as in battery packs, automotive electronics, and consumer devices.
- PV stands for Photovoltaic. The PV Bypass Diodes are used for solar panel protection when partial shading occurs across a solar panel due to leaves or trees.
- SMD – Surface Mount Device
GLOSSARY — COMMON DEFINITIONS IN ELECTRONICS
- Bridge Rectifier – is an electronic circuit with four or more diodes arranged in a bridge configuration to convert alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC) through full-wave rectification. It effectively utilizes both the positive and negative halves of the AC signal, redirecting them so that the output current always flows in the same direction, providing a more efficient and consistent DC voltage than a half-wave rectifier.
- Varactors – (or varicap diodes) are specialized semiconductor diodes whose junction capacitance changes with applied reverse voltage, acting as a voltage-controlled capacitor, crucial for tuning circuits in radios, FM transmitters, phase-locked loops (PLLs), and frequency synthesizers, enabling electronic frequency tuning and modulation without mechanical parts.
- Varistor – a semiconductor diode with resistance dependent on the applied voltage.