One of the greatest inventions in the history of electrical engineering occurred in 1947 at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey. The transistor was invented, and its inventors – William Shockley, Walter Brattain, and John Bardeen – were later awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956. The transistor created a revolution in electronics… Read more »
Month: June 2023
Finding a Reliable Electronic Component Distributor
After the disruptions in supply chains, high inflation, and labor shortages in 2022 as the United States recovered unevenly from the COVID pandemic, electronic component distributors were looking to 2023 with hope. Though there’s still a bit of a semiconductor shortage globally, the sector has essentially returned to normal, with price pressures easing, particularly for… Read more »
What is the Difference Between Forward Bias and Reverse Bias?
With the evolution of technology, electronics manufacturers continue to make choices between devices and methods to enable certain processing functions in their products. The need for these specific functionalities also drives development within other electronics industry areas. To better understand these effects on how a diode functions and its bias, one must first ask: what… Read more »
What Are the Most Common Capacitors Your Business Needs to Stock?
Capacitors are passive components used in electrical circuits, fundamental to their operations as inductors and resistors. A two-terminal component, capacitors exist in almost every electronic device, acting similarly to a battery by storing energy. They serve critical applications within electrical circuits, such as complex signal filtering, localized energy storage, and voltage spike suppression. For businesses… Read more »
How Complicated Is Your Electronic Component Search? Let Solid State Make It Easier
Sourcing electronic components has been complicated over the last few years. However, some who follow the industry are now predicting there will soon be a surplus of semiconductors and related electronic components. Other forecasts by distributors and customers claim instead that shortages will last into 2023 and maybe even longer. These opposed opinions can be… Read more »