Discrete components are individual electronic devices designed to perform specific functions within a circuit. They are typically classified into two categories:
Passive components: Used to regulate voltage and current flows (e.g., resistors, capacitors, inductors) without achieving power gain.
Active components: Include switching and amplifying devices (e.g., transistors, diodes, thyristors) capable of controlling electrical signals. LEDs are an exception among active devices, as they primarily emit light rather than switch or amplify.
Circuit Protection Devices
Diodes & Rectifiers
FETs
IGBTs
RF Discretes
Thyristors
Bipolar Transistors
General Transistors