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titleView all parameters we use below

Standard Parameters

All components have these

  • Min Operating Temperature (C)

  • Max Operating Temperature (C)

Most components have

  • Case/Package

Type-Based Parameters

Parameters that are applicable based on component type

The component template will mark some as required and some as recommended. Always fill in as much as possible (without extrapolations from the data directly provided)

Component Type

Parameters

Amplifiers

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

  • Amplifier Type

  • Number of Circuits

  • Output Type

Audio

None

Batteries

  • Mounting Type

  • Battery Type

BJTs

  • Vce Rating (V)

  • Transistor Type

  • Ic Rating (A)

  • Power Rating (W)

Capacitors

  • Capacitor Type

  • Voltage Rating (V)

  • Tolerance (%)

  • Value (F)

Chokes

  • Mounting Type

  • Number of Lines

  • Impedance @ Frequency

  • Inductance @ Frequency

  • Current Rating (A)

  • DC Resistance (Ohm)

  • Voltage Rating (V)

Clock & Timing

  • Frequency (Hz)

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

Comparators

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

  • Comparator Type

  • Number of Elements

Connectors

  • Mounting Type

  • Number of Contacts

  • Gender (Pin/Socket)

  • Orientation (Right/Vertical)

  • Voltage Rating (V)

  • Current Rating (A)

Crystals & Oscillators

  • Frequency (Hz)

  • ESR (Ohm)

  • Load Capacitance (F)

Custom

  • Mounting Type

Development Boards

None

Diodes

  • Forward Current (A)

  • Forward Voltage (V)

  • Reverse Voltage (V)

Embedded

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

  • Speed (Hz)

  • Memory Flash Size

  • RAM Memory Size

Fuses

  • Current Rating (A)

  • Voltage Rating (AC) (V)

  • Voltage Rating (DC) (V)

  • Breaking Capacity @ Rated Voltage (A)

Gate Drivers

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

Hardware

  • Hardware Size

Heat Sinks

  • Thermal Resistance @ Natural

  • Package Cooled

Inductors

  • Mounting Type

  • Tolerance (%)

  • Self Resonant Frequency (Hz)

  • Value (H)

  • Saturation Current (Isat) (A)

  • DC Resistance (Ohm)

Integrated Circuits

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

Interface

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

Isolators

  • Isolation Voltage Rating (V)

  • Number of Channels

  • Isolation Type

LED

  • Color

  • Forward Voltage (V)

  • Max Power Dissipation (W)

  • Forward Current (A)

Logic

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

  • Logic Type

  • Number of Circuits

Memory

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

  • Memory Format

  • Memory Size

  • Speed (Hz)

MOSFETs

  • Vds Rating (V)

  • Channel Type (N/P)

  • Ids Rating (A)

  • Power Rating (W)

  • Rds (Ohm)

Optoisolators

  • Isolation Voltage Rating (V)

  • Number of Channels

  • Forward Voltage (V)

PMIC

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

Potentiometers

  • Tolerance (%)

  • Power (W)

  • Voltage Rating (V)

  • Value (Ohm)

  • Movement Type

  • Travel

Power Supply

  • Max Input Voltage (V)

  • Min Input Voltage (V)

  • Power Rating (W)

  • Min/Fix Output Voltage (V)

  • Max Output Voltage (V)

Relays

  • Mounting Type

  • Contact Form

  • Contact Current Rating (A)

  • Contact Voltage Rating (V)

  • Coil Voltage (V)

  • Coil Current (A)

Resistors

  • Tolerance (%)

  • Power (W)

  • Voltage Rating (V)

  • Value (Ohm)

Sensors

  • Min Supply Voltage (V)

  • Max Supply Voltage (V)

  • Sensor Type

SSRs

  • Contact Form

  • Load Current Rating (A)

  • Load Voltage Rating (V)

  • Input/Forward Voltage (V)

Switches

  • Mounting Type

  • Voltage Rating (V)

  • Current Rating (A)

  • Throw Configuration

  • Movement Type

Test & Measurement

  • Mounting Type

Transformers

  • Mounting Type

  • Turns Ratio

  • Primary Inductance (H)

  • Primary Voltage (V)

  • Secondary Voltage (V)

TVS Diodes

  • Channels

  • Directionality

  • Reverse Standoff Voltage (V)

  • Breakdown Voltage (Min) (V)

  • Clamping Voltage (Max) (V)

  • Peak Pulse Current (A)

Voltage Regulator

  • Min Input Voltage (V)

  • Max Input Voltage (V)

  • Min/Fixed Output Voltage (V)

  • Max Output Voltage (V)

  • Output Current (A)

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