Re: gEDA-user: Parts Manager Working Document

["David C. Kerber" <dkerber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, I meant passives, because it's not active.  I don't consider "semiconductor" to be the opposite of "passive".

To me, a diode fits in the groups "discrete" (vice "integrated"), "passive" (vice "active"), and "semiconductor" (vice ???) as well, IMO.  Of course, it doesn't really matter much, as long as the decision make some sense, which either one does.

D


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Clifton
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:10 AM
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> Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Parts Manager Working Document
> 
> On Mon, 2010-01-18 at 08:49 -0500, David C. Kerber wrote:
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > > [mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Florian Teply
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> > > Hmm, looks like i have finished said document, at least i can't 
> > > think of anything to add. Surely, it's not finished yet and does 
> > > only cover resistors, capacitors and inductors so far as i can't 
> > > make up my mind whether diodes should go with 
> semiconductors or with 
> > > passives...
> > 
> > Passives.
> 
> I disagree here.. they definitely aren't passive. Are you 
> thinking of "discrete"?
> 
> Since they almost certainly are semiconductors inside, put 
> them in semiconductors - and sub-categories.
> 
> Farnell classifies them as:
> 
> Semiconductors - Discretes - Diodes - ***
> 
> Where *** is one of:
> 
> Current regulator
> Rectifier Array
> Rectifiers Single
> RF
> Small Signal
> Variable Capacitance (varicaps, varactors) Zenner array Zenner single
> 
> 
> (I know technically you might have a thermionic device too 
> though, but even Farnell puts those under Semiconductors)
> 
> 
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