Passives


Metal-composite power inductors can be designed into many circuits

Automotive design requirements are becoming increasingly demanding - ECU designs have to fulfil more functionality in ever-smaller packages while high power, high current, high efficiency and low power consumption are required. To meet

TTI Europe | 15-02-2016

Ultra-low ESR and high-Q MLC capacitors offer increased design scope

Knowles / DLI has announced a number of specification extensions to its ultra-low ESR and high-Q MLC capacitors. In both cases DLI have taken the temperature performance to a higher level of 175C giving engineers more scope in their des

Knowles | 15-02-2016

Wide-terminal chip resistors for auto, telecom and consumer electronics

Designed for high accuracy and current detection applications, Mouser now stocks, KOA's Speer WU73 Series wide-terminal chip resistors. The 1W, low-ohm resistor is available in an 0612 package and resistance values from 10mohm to 100mo

Mouser Electronics | 11-02-2016

Tiny 1206 and 1210 size high-capacity monolithic ceramic capacitors

Murata’s GRM series of 1206 and 1210 size monolithic ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are now available from TTI Europe. As the functionality of electronic devices becomes more advanced and the available enclosure space becomes even more con

TTI Europe | 10-02-2016

New conductive polymer chip capacitors for demanding automotive applications

AVX has introduced the robust new TCQ Series automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors. Qualified to the Automotive Electronics Council's AEC-Q200 specification for passive components, the TCQ Series meets the AEC's challenging 125C lif

AVX | 10-02-2016

Common-mode choke finder allows engineers to search a range of frequencies

Coilcraft has launched an all-new Common Mode Choke Finder web tool that allows users to search and compare hundreds of common-mode filter options quickly and conveniently. Search results are presented in a clear table sorted by the highest

Coilcraft Europe | 10-02-2016

New AEC-Q200-qualified metal electrode leadless face resistors

Stackpole has introduced the MLFA Series of AEC-Q200-qualified precision metal electrode leadless face (MELF) resistors. AEC-Q200 has become an important passive component qualification standard for a variety of industries and end prod

Stackpole | 10-02-2016

Latest 220mF supercapacitors offer lowest profile currently available

Murata has expanded its DMT supercapacitor series lineup with the addition of the 220mF model with the lowest profile currently available. Now stocked by Digi-Key, the DMT Series Supercapacitors (EDLCs) are energy-storage devices with

Digikey | 08-02-2016

Latest miniature polymer tantalum capacitors offer highest CV and lowest ESR

AVX has announced its F38 Series miniature, undertab, conductive polymer tantalum capacitors, which already offered the smallest and highest CV polymer tantalum capacitors in the industry - 0603 capacitors with an ultralow profile of 0.9mm,

AVX | 05-02-2016

Current-sense 0402 chips now available down to 5 milliohms

The popular Stackpole CSRF series of SMD current-sense resistors is now available in resistances down to 5 milliohms in an 0402 chip size. This state of the art low resistance value combined with the small package size allows for efficiency

Stackpole | 03-02-2016

Precision power wirewound resistors offer direct heatsink mounting

Available now from TTI Europe, Yageo's AHA and AHP series aluminium-housed wirewound power resistors are designed for direct heatsink mounting with thermal compound to achieve maximum performance. A special encapsulation material and pro

TTI Europe | 01-02-2016

Tantalum polymer capacitors for high-frequency applications

Offering exceptional performance in high-frequency applications, Panasonic's compact surface-mount POSCAP tantalum polymer capacitors are now available from Farnell element14. The parts are available in a range of sizes and capacitance

Panasonic | 01-02-2016

Automotive-grade shielded power inductors for demanding systems

Now stocked by Mouser, Bourns' SRP5015TA shielded power inductors offer feature a carbonyl powder core, high saturation current, and an inductance range of 0.15 to 22µH. The SRP5015TA series is AEC-Q200 qualified, RoHS compliant, and h

Mouser Electronics | 29-01-2016

Ultra-compact high-frequency chip inductors offer world's highest Q characteristics

Murata has announced it is mass-producing the LQP02HQ series of film-type high-frequency chip inductors in the ultra-compact 01005 size (0.4mm x 0.2mm). Along with the trend toward increased multiband capability and ever more sophisticated

Murata | 27-01-2016

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