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Metallised film capacitors suitable for general purpose applications

The B32529 series from EPCOS and stocked by Farnell element14, are radial leaded, metallised film capacitors for general purpose applications. These capacitors have polyethylene terephthalate as a dielectric material with stacked film techn

Farnell element14 | 14-11-2016

New cylindrical supercapacitor series has excellent pulse power handling characteristics

A new series of cylindrical, electrochemical, double-layer supercapacitors has been released by AVX Corporation. They are rated for 2.7V and delivering high capacitance values (1F – 3,000F), low ESR (0.16mohm – 200mohm at 1,000KHz), low lea

AVX | 14-11-2016

Tantalum-polymer solid capacitors achieve stable capacitance at high frequency

Stocked by Mouser, the Panasonic POSCAP tantalum-polymer solid capacitors achieve stable capacitance at high frequency and temperature, in addition to low ESR/ESL. Available in several series that include solid electrolyte chip capa

Mouser Electronics | 11-11-2016

Medical grade MLCCs ideal for use in a wide range of devices

AVX has released the new MM Series multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for medical applications. Designed for use in medical devices that require significantly less parametric flexibility than commercial capacitors offer, but stop short o

AVX | 11-11-2016

Resistor saves space while increasing accuracy and efficiency

Vishay has announced a new surface-mount Power Metal Strip current sense resistor that combines a high power rating up to 6W, TCR down to ±70ppm/C, and extremely low resistance values down to 0.0003ohm in the 2512 case size. Providi

Vishay | 11-11-2016

Hybrid capacitors combine advantage of electrolytic capacitors with solid polymer capacitors

New hybrid capacitors from Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems Europe, combine the advantages of electrolytic capacitors with those of solid Polymer capacitors, have established themselves as reliant and across-the-board solutions i

Panasonic | 10-11-2016

Conductive polymer capacitor series has new case size and improved energy ratings

AVX has extended its J-CAP Series conductive polymer capacitors with conductive polymer electrodes, which already claimed to deliver the highest energy per volume (Joules/cc) of any SMT capacitor available on the market, with the addition o

AVX | 09-11-2016

New low-loss power inductors for high frequency applications

The XEL60xx family, from Coilcraft, employs a new design which offers extremely low DCR (as low as 1.35 mOhms) and ultra-low AC losses at high switching frequencies (2 to 5+ MHz). It is currently available in two models, the XEL6030 and XEL

Coilcraft Europe | 09-11-2016

New four-pin crystal oscillators designed for high reliability applications

Saelig has announced the EQXO-2000BM mil-spec high reliability crystal oscillators. These new four-pin models add to the recently launched range of Euroquartz defence specification crystal oscillators designed for use in applications that r

Saelig | 04-11-2016

Toroid inductors ideal for high power and industrial applications

Abracon’s ATCA-XX product line, available now from Digi-Key offers a broad offering of high power toroid inductors for use in industrial power supplies, LED ballast, and heavy-duty appliance applications. By containing the majority of magne

Digikey | 02-11-2016

Dual-in-line military-spec high reliability crystal oscillators

Euroquartz has added new 8-pin dual-in-line (DIL) models to its recently launched range of military specification crystal oscillators designed for use in applications that require high reliability. The new 8-pin DIL EQXO-2000BM series clock

Euroquartz | 02-11-2016

New cylindrical supercapacitor series with excellent pulse power handling characteristics

AVX has released a new series of cylindrical, electrochemical, double-layer supercapacitors. Rated for 2.7V and delivering high capacitance values (1F - 3,000F), low ESR (0.16mohm - 200mohm at 1,000KHz), low leakage (6µA - 5,800µA), high en

AVX | 02-11-2016

Ultra-precision thin film chip resistor delivers extremely low TCR

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new ultra-precision thin film chip resistor that offers a dramatic improvement in TCR and tolerance over previous-generation devices. Available in five case sizes from 0603 to 2512, the PLTU offers a

Vishay | 02-11-2016

Varistors offer multilayer ceramic TVS protection and EMI attenuation in single chip

AVX’s TransFeed varistors, stocked by Digi-Key, provide a unique combination of multilayer ceramic construction in a feedthrough configuration that gives the circuit designer a component that responds to transient events faster. The varisto

Digikey | 31-10-2016

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