CHAPTER 14Component Selection
Once you design something, you need to build it. That means finding the right components. There are thousands to choose from, making the selection difficult. This chapter will help you select and buy components for your designs. The previous chapters generally assume that you know how to choose parts, yet most newcomers to design don’t really know which parts to select. It is not something usually taught in school. The chapter covers most common parts. The recommendations made here are based on actual use and experience.
The key components of interest are resistors, capacitors, inductors and transformers, and semiconductors (diodes, transistors, ICs).
Resistors
The most commonly used electronic part is the resistor. ...
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