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{{Infobox electronic component
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![]() Red, green and blue LEDs of the 5mm type | |
Type | Passive, optoelectronic |
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Working principle | Electroluminescence |
Invented | Nick Holonyak Jr. (1962) |
Pin configuration | Anode and Cathode |
Electronic symbol | |
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{{Infobox electronic component
| name = Light-emitting diode
| image = RBG-LED.jpg
| caption = Red, green and blue LEDs of the 5mm type
| type = [[Passive component|Passive]], [[optoelectronic]]
| working_principle = [[Electroluminescence]]
| invented = [[Nick Holonyak Jr.]] (1962)
| first_produced =
| pins = [[Anode]] and [[Cathode]]
| symbol = [[File:LED symbol.svg]]
| symbol_caption =
}}
TemplateData for Infobox electronic component
This template adds an infobox to articles about electrical components.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Name | name component | Name of the component. | String | required |
Image | image photo | A photograph of the component. | File | suggested |
Image size | image_size | The size of the image, in pixels. | Number | suggested |
Caption | caption photo_caption | A brief caption for the image. | Content | suggested |
Alt text | alt | The alternative text for the image (see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Alternative text for images]]). | Content | suggested |
Type | type | A general category for the component - similar to the heading in a supplier's catalogue.
| String | suggested |
Working principle | working_principle | The physical phenomenon upon which the component is based.
| String | suggested |
Inventor and date of invention | invented | The name of the inventor of the first practical device, and the date.
| String | suggested |
First produced when? | first_produced | The date of first introduction to the market. | String | optional |
Pins | pins | List of the standard pin layout.
| String | optional |
Circuit symbol | symbol | The standard circuit symbol for the device. Major regional variations in symbols may be included. | File | suggested |
Circuit symbol caption | symbol_caption | A brief caption that explains sections of the symbol. Optional. | Content | optional |