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High power chip resistor for applications requiring small size to power ratio

The RMCP Series from Stackpole is a thick film chip resistor series with high power ratings for a given chip size. The company recently added an 0201 size chip resistor with a power rating of 0.063W while the usual power rating for this siz

Stackpole | 05-12-2016

Rugged aluminum electrolytic capacitors for defense and aerospace

New Yorker Electronics has introduced the latest in a series ruggedized aluminum electrolytic capacitors with welded seals from Cornell Dubilier Electronics (CDE), the MLSG in both flatpack and slimpack. This series targets compact power su

New Yorker Electronics | 02-12-2016

Automotive grade inductors lower costs and save space

Vishay has 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. The Vishay Dale IHLE-2525CD-5A, IHLE-32

Vishay | 30-11-2016

MLCCs offer ultra-low power consumption for mobile telecommunications

Now available from TTI Europe are Yageo’s CQ series surface mount multilayer ceramic capacitors (SMD MLCCs), also known as high quality factor capacitors (high-Q capacitors). The devices add copper inner electrodes and firing ceramic materi

TTI Europe | 29-11-2016

New clock oscillators offer tight frequency stability

Euroquartz has launched a new range of clock oscillators from Statek offering tight frequency stability of ±20ppm over the military temperature range and ±10ppm for industrial applications. Available in frequencies from 10MHz to 55MHz, the

Euroquartz | 28-11-2016

High-stability crystal oscillator designed for wide range of industrial applications

Available from Digi-Key, Epson's SG-8101 series offers high-stability programmable crystal oscillators which are ideal for a wide range of industrial applications. With the company’s fractional-N PLL technology, the device allows any freque

Digikey | 18-11-2016

Surface mount MELF resistors provides cooler temperatures than flat chip resistors

Stackpole's MLF / MLFM is a series of metal film, surface mount MELF resistors. The MELF technology provides cooler operating temperatures than flat chip resistors at full rated power. For example, the MLFM1 will typically run more than 70C

Stackpole | 17-11-2016

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

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