Duration

Understanding Component Parameters for Critical Selection

1 day

Overview

It is incredibly difficult for engineers embarking on their first designs to identify the most suitable and feasible components due to the mind boggling components manufactured. It is also practically impossible for one to go through entire datasheets of numerous components just to select one.

This course guides one in selecting the appropriate components for the task by knowing the important selection criteria, and understanding and prioritising the parameters that are most important from component datasheets.

Course highlight

This course detailed guide helps electronics engineers understand the many types of devices currently available, streamline the component selection process, avoid component over– and under–specification problems, understand device parameters, and reduce costs. The course involves measuring critical parameters of certain components with test and measuring equipment to show performance difference between components of similar specification.

What You Will Learn

This course concentrates on the theoretical and practical knowledge to allow participants to achieve the following learning outcomes. Upon completing the course, participants would be able to:

Understand parameters for component selection
Acquire knowledge for reading datasheets
Prioritize components parameters according to project criteria
Use online resources for shortlisting and selecting components

Who Should Attend

This course is particularly suited for engineers who are about to embark on designing electronics systems.

Prerequisites

Participants are required to have a background in electronics and/or electrical engineering.

Course Methodology

This course is presented in a workshop style with example-led lectures interlaced with hands-on practical for maximum understanding.

Course Outline

Fundamentals

Electronics system design flow
Important criteria for typical analogue, digital and RF circuits

Component Parameters

Passive components
Hands-on practical 1: Passive Component Specifications
Active components
Hands-on practical 2: Active Component Specifications

Component Selection in Electronic System Design

Technical parameters
Non-technical parameters
Hands-on practical 2: Comprehending Datasheets

Reliability of Electronic Components

What is reliability engineering?
Understanding the terminology
What is failure?
Factors that cause failure
Factors affecting reliability
Component derating guidelines
Hands-on practical 3: Derating Information of Components

Process of Selection & Resources

Process for selection
Online electronic component store for component selection
Bill Of Material
Hands-on practical 4: Datasheet to Design

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.