Questions about SMD passive components

Hello there !

I'm pretty much a newbie when it comes to finding and buying passive SMD
components. So, I went off and started a project that uses some
surface-mounted ICs, and these ICs now require some passive components for
bypass and filtering purposes.

Okay, so I need to find a surface-mounted resistor, and a surface-mounted
capacitor. How on Earth should I proceed in first finding a suitable
manufacturer, and a suitable product ? How should I select a component ? The
list of possible options/technologies/packages given is just overwhelming
and I don't even know where to start !

Please, if anyone could point me to the correct direction, for example, to a
website explaining the differences of the most common resistor/capacitor
technologies and with some sort of a "pick this resistor/capacitor
type/package for this kind of purpose" -guide.

If such guides are not available, then could someone at least state which
package (size/MELF/non-MELF/chip etc) should I use for a 30 ohm SMD resistor
and a 33pF/10uF capacitors :)

Greetings,
Antti Keskinen


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