Metal thin film resistors

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[Resistors for electronic circuits]
Many resistive elements in electronic circuits have been replaced by integrated circuits, but resistors remain the main and fundamental components of electronic circuits. The main types are wirewound resistors, which are made by winding thin alloy resistance wire around a bobbin; metal thin film resistors and carbon film resistors, which are made by forming a thin film of metal or carbon on a cylindrical or flat insulating base; and solid resistors, which are made by mixing carbon powder or other resistive material with powders of phenolic resin or glass and compressing them like a pencil lead. The development of integrated circuits has significantly improved the packaging density of electronic circuits and reduced power consumption, and resistors are also becoming smaller in size.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "metal thin film resistors" is listed below.

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［電子回路用抵抗器］
　電子回路の抵抗素子のうち集積回路に置き換えられるものも多いが，しかし抵抗器は相変わらず電子回路を構成する主要かつ基本的な部品であることに変りはない。種類としては細い合金抵抗線をボビンに巻きつけた巻線抵抗器，金属や炭素の薄膜を円筒形や平面状の絶縁基体上に形成して抵抗体とした金属薄膜抵抗器や炭素皮膜抵抗器，炭素粉末などの抵抗材料にフェノール樹脂，ガラスなどの粉末を混合して鉛筆の芯のように加圧成形したソリッド抵抗器が主要なものである。集積回路の発達により電子回路の実装密度の向上と消費電力の低減は著しく，これに対応して抵抗器も小型化の傾向をたどっている。…

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