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Interactive Talk on “Datasheet – A Circuit Designer’s Friend”

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Designing and implementing electronic circuits is a fun experience to many. There will be moments where the implemented circuits do not work, or the components tend to burn out. Some people quit at this stage, saying it is not my cup of tea. But few others will be curious as to “What really went wrong?” and will not be satisfied till they can figure out a reasonable answer. Like, we human beings have limitations in performing a task, so do the circuit elements. Like a resistor would silently say “Oh boy, I cannot handle this load current – Can you please look at my power dissipation limit?”, and an IC would wonder “What’s wrong with these people – Why are they applying a voltage which will burn me out?”. Can someone help us here and make our life easy as a circuit designer? Yes, circuit debugging, and datasheets can help. Datasheet is the document which provides a sea of information about the specifications of an electronic component. If we treat it as our friend, it can make our circuit designs more reliable and safer.

 

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