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Broad range of over 500 lines of high-quality resistors and passives

RS Components is building on its global agreement with Ohmite Manufacturing with a rapid portfolio expansion of their high-quality resistors. The agreement also covers the ARCOL brand, which RS has been distributing for more than three

RS Components | 23-05-2017

High current inductors provide electric field reduction in automotive applications

Vishay expanded its IHLE series of low-profile, high-current inductors featuring integrated e-shields for reduction of EMI with new Automotive Grade devices in the 2525, 3232, and 4040 case sizes. They are available now from TTI Europe. The

TTI Europe | 18-05-2017

Automotive polymer electrolytic capacitors developed to deliver high reliability and stability

Available now from Mouser are the KEMET T598 automotive polymer electrolytic capacitors. The capacitors are a high performance automotive grade series developed to deliver high reliability and stability under harsh environmental conditions.

Mouser Electronics | 17-05-2017

EDLCs offer superior ageing characteristics and low leakage current

Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems Europe announces the introduction of the LF Series in its stacked-coin type line-up of Electric Double Layer Capacitors (EDLCs). The series offers low resistance, and minimal leakage current combi

Panasonic | 17-05-2017

Thick film chip resistors save space, reduce component counts and costs

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new series of thick film surface-mount wraparound chip resistors with high power ratings of 0.33W in the compact 0805 case size. Offering a power density over 2.5x higher than standard devices in this

Vishay | 17-05-2017

New passive component design kit for IoT applications provides engineers with a broad range of component solutions

AVX Corporation has released a new IoT design kit. Comprised of a broad sampling of passive components ideally suited for use in the three primary IoT device networks - input voltage filtering and decoupling networks, timing device networks

AVX | 17-05-2017

Surface mount capacitors save valuable space in compact equipment

Murata has launched the DK1 series of surface mount, Y1 safety certified ceramic capacitors for low-profile power supplies. The capacitors are ideal for any AC-DC switching power supply where a low-profile is needed for use in compact AV eq

Murata | 16-05-2017

Robust and reliable sensors offer accuracy and longevity for critical applications

TT Electronics has launched the PHS family of rotary position sensors that provide precision sensing in harsh environments and in critical applications where repair costs would be be high in the case of a failure. The hollow shaft single t

TT Electronics | 15-05-2017

Inductor offers high temperature performance for commercial and industrial applications in extreme environments

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new IHLP low profile, high current inductor in the 1616 case size that combines a high operating temperature to +155C with a low profile of 2mm for commercial and industrial applications in extreme en

Vishay | 12-05-2017

Small crystal unit suitable for smartphones, wearables and other electronic devices

Kyocera Crystal Device Corporation has announced that it has developed what is claimed to be the world’s smallest crystal unit for smartphones, wearables, and other electronic devices. Downsizing from 1.2mm x 1mm to 1mm x 0.8mm would or

Kyoto | 09-05-2017

New free-running reference oscillators deliver exceptional phase noise performance

Pasternack has released six new free-running reference oscillators that generate a highly stable and accurate output frequency response with low phase noise and spurious performance levels, making them ideal in phase locked loops, function

Pasternack | 09-05-2017

Resistor-capacitor series prevents arcing and noise in relay and switch contacts

New Yorker Electronics has released a full series of Electrocube RC Networks Arc-suppressing resistor-capacitor (RC) circuits. Known as resistors, resistor-capacitors or RC filters, Electrocube’s RC Networks are designed to prevent or subst

New Yorker Electronics | 09-05-2017

Expanded current shunt resistor portfolio provides one of the broadest ranges available

Riedon has expanded its portfolio of precision current shunts to provide one of the broadest range of current ratings available today. Responding to increases in the output levels from renewable energy sources, higher capacity batteries tha

Riedon | 05-05-2017

New MOS capacitors deliver small, low-profile, temperature-stable solutions with high Q

AVX Corporation has released new MS Series MOS capacitors for applications in the RF, microwave, and gigahertz ranges. Designed for DC to 20GHz operation in hybrid circuits, bias networks, receiver optical subassemblies (ROSA), transmission

AVX | 03-05-2017

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