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{{Infobox electronic component
| name              =
| image             =
| caption           =
| type              =
| working_principle =
| invented          =
| first_produced    =
| pins              =
| symbol            =
| symbol_caption    =
}}

Details[edit source]

  • name: Name of the component
  • image: A photograph of the component. It works best at 225px width, for example [[File:RBG-LED.jpg|225px]]
  • caption: A brief caption for the image.
  • type: A general category for the component - similar to the heading in a supplier's catalogue.
  • working_principle: The physical phenomenon upon which the component is based.
  • invented: The name of the inventor of the first practical device, and the date.
  • first_produced: The date of first introduction to the market.
  • pins: List of the standard pin layout. Probably more useful for ICs.
  • symbol: The standard circuit symbol for the device. Major regional variations in symbols may be included.
  • symbol_caption: A brief caption that explains sections of the symbol. Optional.

Example[edit source]

Light-emitting diode
RBG-LED.jpg
Red, green and blue LEDs of the 5mm type
TypePassive, optoelectronic
Working principleElectroluminescence
InventedNick Holonyak Jr. (1962)
Pin configurationAnode and Cathode
Electronic symbol
LED symbol.svg
{{Infobox electronic component
 | name              = Light-emitting diode
 | image             = RBG-LED.jpg
 | caption           = Red, green and blue LEDs of the 5mm type
 | type              = [[Passive component|Passive]], [[optoelectronic]]
 | working_principle = [[Electroluminescence]]
 | invented          = [[Nick Holonyak Jr.]] (1962)
 | first_produced    =
 | pins              = [[Anode]] and [[Cathode]]
 | symbol            = [[File:LED symbol.svg]]
 | symbol_caption    =
}}

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