Tag: ABC of Resistors

This article explains operation principles, features and packaging options of thermistors. Key Takeaways Thermistors are temperature-sensitive resistors that change resistance ...

This article provides basic overview of shunt current sense resistors, its typical characteristics, types and applications as a practical guide ...

Sulphur contamination has become a silent reliability killer for film chip resistors in industrial electronics, IT infrastructure and outdoor equipment. ...

Stephen Oxley, Business Development Engineer of TT Electronics, presents his best 10 strategies for incorporating High Voltage Resistors into designs, ...

This guideline provides a structured way to select resistor technologies, benchmark their capabilities, and map them to concrete design use‑cases. ...

Memristors are two-terminal resistor-like devices whose resistance depends on the history of current or voltage, providing non-volatile, analog or multilevel ...

Variable resistors include Potentiometers, Rheostats and Trimmers that will be discussed in details in the following article. Key Takeaways Variable ...

This guide compares resistor technologies that sit outside the mainstream thick-film chip and conventional thin-film resistor families: metal-element, metal-oxide film, ...

Thick-film chip resistors are the mainstream general-purpose resistor technology for surface-mount electronics. They combine low cost, broad resistance ranges, compact ...

MELF (Metal Electrode Leadless Face) resistors are cylindrical surface‑mount resistors that combine the reliability and precision of classic film resistors ...