Kazuyuki, yes series and passive are distinct. However, there are very few active series components that do not constitute buffers and therefore break the transmission path into two separate transmission lines. Examples would be NMOS transmission gates. Steve. Kazuyuki Hagiwara wrote: > hi gurus > Do you think "passive components" is different from "series component" ? > My opinion is they are different because passive means capasitor, register > etc, > connected to transmission lines. > in the other hand, series ones are 2 pin component, both pins are conected > to signal (not gournd, nor power net), like dumping register etc. > > Does anyone think passive and series are not distinct ? > > regards. > > -- > Hagiwara Kazuyuki > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu