ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT COMPONENTS

There are two major types of circuits used in electronics: discrete and integrated. Both circuits consist of elements: but,
whereas the elements in the integrated circuits (ICs) cannot be separated from their overall assembly, in the discrete circuits
they can operate separately from that circuit. These elements are called components, parts or devices and can be divided into
active and passive. Power sources, transistors and diodes are common active devices. The basic passive parts, or components are
resistors, capacitors an inductors.

Resistors are made of various materials. According to their composition, the three main types are carbon, wire-wound and film
resistors. Next to resistors, capacitors are the most widely used passive elements in the circuit. The main feature which
determines the type of capacitor is the dielectric material used. Both resistors and capacitors can have either a fixed or a
variable value. Inductors are mainly coils. A coil or winding consists of turns of wire usually wound on a former. A transformer is
a particular combination of two coils. Other kinds of coils are solenoids and chokes.

MAKE A SKIMMING READING AND:

Write what is the reading about.? (general idea): characteristics, functions, process, classification, description, differences
and similarities, components, elements, devices………..(no more than 2 lines)

MAKE A SCANNING READING AND

A.Answer the questions in Spanish.

1.What are the types of electronic circuits and what are
the differences between them?
2.How are the electronic components classified?
3.What kind of devices are active and which ones are
passive?
4.How are the resistors classified?
5.What are the types of resistors?
6. What passive components is most used?
7.What characteristic determine the type of capacitor?
8.What is a coil ? How is it described?
9.What type of component is a coil?
10.What is a transformer and what kind of transformer are
there?
11. How can be resistors classified?

B.With your answers to the questions make a concept map in English

C. Match with a synonym according to the reading comprehension text.

1. Major ____different 3. Various _____characteristic

2. Widely ____class 4. Main _____important
5. Feature ____extensively 6. Kind _____principal

TRANSISTORS

The transistor’s impact on electronics has been enormous. Its small size, low cost, modest power consumption and long life made
possible inventions, such as portable radios, integrated circuits and microprocessors.

Transistors are made using semiconductor materials: a thin layer of a semiconductor material is placed between two layers of
the opposite type of semiconductor. Consequently, they can be either p-n-p or n-p-n.

Transistors are basically current control devices and can be used as switches and amplifiers. Modern transistors fall into two
main classes: bipolar devices, also called junction transistors, and unipolar transistors, usually known as FETs (Field-effect
transistors).

MAKE A SKIMMING READING AND:

Write what is the reading about.? (general idea): characteristics, functions, process, classification, description, differences
and similarities, components, elements, devices………..(no more than 2 lines)

MAKE A SCANNING READING AND

A. Answer the questions in Spanish.

1. What are the main advantages of transistors? 5. How can be transistors used ?
2. What are transistors made of? And what are they 6. What are the two main types of transistors? What
consist of? does it mean?
3. What is the definition for a transistor? 7. What are used the transistors in? (applications)
4. How can be the transistors according to their
composition?

B.With your answers to the questions make a concept map in English