Linear, Non- Linear, Passive & Active Electronic Components- Top five Interview Questions

Linear, Non- Linear, Passive & Active Electronic Components

#linear

Device: The devices that do follow Ohm's Law are said to be linear devices. A resistor is a perfect example of a linear device. Other examples include the inductor and capacitor.
Non-linear devices are BJT, MOSFET, Diode, IGBT, Triac, etc.

#activedevices

Active Components: Active components include amplifying components such as transistors, triode vacuum tubes (valves), and tunnel diodes. Passive components can't introduce net energy into the circuit such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transformers.

Diode Specification: 1st letter of the symbol indicates the nature of semiconductor material, 2nd Letter reflects the device type and its function in the circuit.

Zener Breakdown: This is an electrical breakdown that occurs in a reverse-biased PN junction when the electric field enables tunnelling of electrons from the valence to the conduction band of a semiconductor, leading to a large number of free minority carriers which suddenly increase the reverse current.