Chip capacitors and resistors

What is a chip resistor?

Chip resistors are integrated circuit (IC) devices manufactured in square or rectangular chip packages. Resistors are components that oppose the flow of electrical current. They can be used to protect, operate, or control circuits. Resistors can have a fixed value of resistance, or they may be variable or adjustable within a certain range.

What are resistors & capacitors?

Resistors and capacitors are both very important basic building blocks in any analog and mixed signal IC design. Numerous applications in the area of analog signal processing use these two elements, either separately, or combined. They are fundamental elements in oscillators, filters, delay elements, termination networks, amplifiers, and so on.

What is a chip capacitor?

Chip capacitors are passive integrated circuit (IC) components that store electrical energy. Chip capacitors are simply capacitors manufactured as integrated circuit (IC) devices, also known as chips or microchips. They are typically square or rectangular, with the length and width of the device determining its power rating.

What technologies are used in chip resistors?

Some of the widely used technologies in chip resistors are as follows: 1. Thin film technology: This technology depends on the deposition on a thin metallic layer on a ceramic substrate. Resistors build using this technology possess enhanced resistance for a given area, and thus this type of resistors are reasonable and save a lot of space.

How accurate are off-chip discrete resistors & capacitors?

Off-chip discrete resistors and capacitors have high accuracy (typically 1% for resistors and 5% for capacitors), but they have to be used externally. This implies a higher cost and also raises other issues, like the number of pins that can be used to connect those external elements to the internal circuitry.

Can chip resistors increase current flow?

However, chip resistors cannot increase these facets. If electronic devices did not have any resistors, there would almost be no component to limit the current flow and this could ultimately damage the device. Chip resistors can combat this by opposing the flow of current (DC and AC) based on the fundamentals of resistivity and Ohm’s law.