If there is a decline in power, the component is passive. If the signal is amplified, it is active. A special type of component is the integrated circuit (IC) where large numbers of transistors, ...

Active components can change, add or lessen the gain of input energy. However, active components depend on passive components for their proper functioning. In electronic circuits, heat is produced due ...

A printed circuit board turns separate parts into a stable system that powers up, talks to peripherals, and survives real ...

The main difference between passive and active PFCs is simply the use of passive components versus using mostly active components with controller integrated circuits.

But passive electronic components can become an active part of a circuit in unexpected ways. Consequently, a capacitor that is purely capacitive simply does not exist.

But they do work, and they are 100% 3D printed active electronic components, using commercially-available filament. How does one make a working resettable fuse and transistor out of such stuff?

References that do consider component tolerances do it from the scientist’s, rather than circuit designer’s, point of view. However, you can understand worst-case design by using basic circuit ...

A new theory predicts the existence of an electronic device that works like an inverse transistor. It could make circuits, smaller, faster, and less power hungry.

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 ar… ...