Electronic Components Name Abbreviations and Symbols

Here is List of Electronic Components Name Abbreviations used in Electronics and PCB Symbols

Here is a list of Electronic Components Name Abbreviations and Symbols widely used in the electronics industry. I hope you will find this Tutorial Useful.

List of Electronic Components Name Abbreviations

  • AE: aerial, antenna
  • B: battery
  • BR: bridge rectifier
  • C: capacitor
  • CRT:cathode ray tube
  • D or CR: diode
  • F: fuse
  • GDT: gas discharge tube
  • IC: integrated circuit
  • J: wire link
  • JFET: junction gate field-effect transistor
  • L: inductor
  • LC: Inductor-capacitor circuit
  • LCD:Liquid crystal display
  • LDR: light dependent resistor
  • LED: light emitting diode
  • LS: speaker
  • M: motor
  • MCB: circuit breaker
  • Mic: microphone
  • Ne: neon lamp
  • OP: Operational Amplifier
  • PCB: printed circuit board
  • PU: pickup
  • Q: transistor
  • R: resistor
  • RLA: RY: relay
  • SCR: silicon controlled rectifier
  • FET: field effect transistor
  • MOSFET:Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
  • TFT: thin film transistor(display)
  • VLSI: very large scale integration
  • DSP: digital signal processor
  • SW: switch
  • T: transformer
  • TH: thermistor
  • TP: test point
  • Tr: transistor
  • U: integrated circuit
  • V: valve (tube)
  • VC: variable capacitor
  • VFD: vacuum fluorescent display
  • VR: variable resistor
  • X: crystal, ceramic resonator
  • XMER: transformer
  • XTAL: crystal
  • Z: zener diode

List of SMD Components Name Abbreviations

  • SMD: Surface Mount Device
  • SMC: Surface-mount component
  • DIP: Dual In-line Package
  • MELF: metal electrode leadless face
  • SOIC: Small Outline Integrated Circuits
  • MELF: Metal Electrode Leadless Faces
  • LCCC: Leadless Ceramic Chip Carriers
  • CLCC: Ceramic Leaded Chip Carriers
  • SOT: Small Outline Transistors
  • SOIC: Small Outline Integrated Circuit
  • PLCC: Plastic Leaded Chip Carriers
  • SOJ: Small Outline J Packages
  • QFP: Quad Flat Pack
  • SQFP: Shrink Quad Flat Pack
  • BGA: Ball Grid Array
  • PGA: Pin Grid Array
  • CBGA: Ceramic Ball Grid Array
  • CCGA: Ceramic Column Grid Array
  • PBGA: Plastic BGA
  • TBGA: Tape BGA

Circuit Symbols of Electronic Components

There are so many electronic components that it is not possible to mention symbols of all the components in this one single tutorial. Hence, I have enlisted symbols of only the basic and mostly components.

Circuit Symbols of Electronic Components

Electronic Components Symbols and Abbreviation

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FAQs: Abbreviations and Symbols of Electronic Components

"IC" stands for Integrated Circuit. It's a miniature electronic circuit that contains multiple components like transistors, resistors, and capacitors, fabricated on a single piece of semiconductor material mainly silicon.

The symbol for a resistor in circuit diagrams is a zigzag line. The value of the resistor is usually indicated next to or inside the symbol.

Resistor Symbol

"DC" stands for Direct Current, which is the flow of electric charge in a constant direction. "AC" stands for Alternating Current, where the electric charge changes direction periodically.

The abbreviation for Transistor-Transistor Logic is "TTL." It is a type of digital logic circuit that uses transistors for its operation, commonly used in early microprocessors and digital systems.

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34 Responses

  1. Peter Lusenge says:

    I Never Thought I Could Get Such Wide Knowlegde On Eletronics Components

  2. Gavin says:

    What component is vs stand for on a pcb? thanks

  3. Wade says:

    Very informative article.

  4. tom mowry says:

    the question i asked was not answered namely what do the letters C H I P stand for or why do they call the device that runs computers a chip?

  5. Phol says:

    How to test and identify 4558 regulator if good o bad?

  6. Indra says:

    A great and useful piece of info here. Your article made it easy to understand the abbreviations and acronyms used in technology. Many people don’t know much about such abbreviations but your write-up has explained and provided great info. Many thanks for sharing such knowledge.

  7. Mwas says:

    Nice work

  8. tagjags says:

    what is a component that has written on the PCB next to it, SI1 (si1) very similar in aspect to a diode?

  9. Vel Murugan B says:

    this is useful 👍

  10. Arif says:

    what does rd stand for?

  11. Cristian Leon says:

    What does the abbreviation FL on a micro component stand for?

  12. Rudi Lauterbach says:

    what is the meaning of NF1 and IN1 on a 12 pin audio IC? Which pin controls the volume setting?

  13. Amick says:

    Thanks for info l have learned a lot from clear description of the components please continue with the good work

  14. Woody says:

    hi all, I have a componant on my gaming laptop motherboard, just under the display ports, which has the abbreviation B18, I cannot find B listed anywhere online, to tell me what it is, ither than battery and its definitely not one of those, lol, unless its world’s smallest. it looks like an smd ceramic cap but is black. I was thinking it might be a ferrite bead, but arnt they FB ?? I don’t know what else it could be, any help would be very much appreciated! Thx guys/gals! 😊

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