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Battery shunt resistor improves accuracy and provides consistent contact location

Vishay Intertechnology has a new 36W Power Metal Strip battery shunt resistor featuring three sense pins in the 8518 case size. With extremely low resistance values down to 50µohm, the Vishay Dale WSBS8518...40 increases accuracy and lowers

Vishay | 26-07-2017

Aluminium hybrid capacitors offer a high capacitance and ripple current

Panasonic’s hybrid polymer conductive electrolytic capacitors have a high capacitance and high ripple current. They are available now from RS Components. The capacitors have high temperature and a long life 4000h at 125C. The surface-mo

RS Components | 21-07-2017

Ultra-low resistance PPTC resettable fuses for space-constrained portable applications

Bourns has expanded its successful line of ultra-low resistance Multifuse PPTC resettable fuses. The company is introducing the new model series MF-PSML (0805 size) while adding new low-profile devices to the company's existing MF-NSML (120

Bourns | 21-07-2017

New rectifiers save significant space while increasing power density and efficiency

Vishay Intertechnology has expanded its offering of surface-mount TMBS Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers with 10 new 1A and 2A devices in the eSMP series MicroSMP (DO-219AD) package. Providing space-saving alternatives to Schottky rect

Vishay | 21-07-2017

New range of high temperature MLC chip capacitors significantly extended

One year on from the initial launch of a new range of high temperature MLC chip capacitors, Knowles capacitor brands Novacap and Syfer Technology have jointly announced a significant extension to the product offering. The HiT range of M

Knowles | 17-07-2017

Ultra-high precision defence and space grade resistors for mission-critical applications

The VPG Foil Resistors has introduced the Model 303337 ultra-high precision defence and space-grade resistor, offering high-performance current sensing within mission-critical applications. The device produces a highly precise voltage t

Vishay Precision Group | 14-07-2017

New miniature aluminium electrolytic capacitors benefit from ultra-low ESR values

Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems Europe has introduced a new series of miniature aluminium electrolytic capacitors (radial lead type) for applications such as unit power supply output, noise filtering, DC-DC converter and back-up

Panasonic | 14-07-2017

SCR thyristor optimized for rectifier and phase control applications

Littelfuse has introduced a series of 40A standard high-temperature silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) thyristors that are ideal for use as switches for rectifier and phase control applications such as voltage regulator, heating and motor s

Littelfuse | 13-07-2017

New ruggedized capacitor is designed for long life in harsh conditions

New Yorker Electronics has released a new ruggedized capacitor with an extraordinary shelf-life and built for applications demanding very high-performance under all operating conditions. The new Cornell Dubilier Electronics HHT Series of ru

New Yorker Electronics | 13-07-2017

New automotive series varistors enable cost-effective device development cycle

AVX Corporation has released new SPICE models for its CapGuard Automotive and TransGuard Automotive Series multilayer varistors. Designed to enable shorter, more cost-effective development cycles with more first-pass prototype successes, mo

AVX | 12-07-2017

Coupled inductors are perfect for high stress automotive environments

TT Electronics has launched the HA78D series of coupled inductors for use in DC-DC converter applications. With high temperature rating and AECQ200 certification, they are ‘automotive ready’ for the latest generation of motor vehicles.

TT Electronics | 04-07-2017

New electrolytic capacitors offer excellent characteristics for wide variety of applications

RS Components has announced availability of two new series of high-performance electrolytic capacitors manufactured by Panasonic. Offering excellent characteristics for a wide variety of applications, the V-TC and V-TCU series of aluminium

RS Components | 30-06-2017

New XO family gives designers more performance, reliability and peace of mind

Silicon Labs has introduced a new family of high-performance crystal oscillators (XOs) offering the industry’s lowest jitter frequency-flexible solution. The Si54x Ultra Series XOs deliver ultra-low jitter performance down to 80 femtosecond

Silicon Labs | 30-06-2017

Dedicated pulse discharge MLC capacitors offer exceptional reliability

Dedicated pulse discharge multilayer ceramic chip capacitors for munitions, ordinance, and oil field exploration and perforation are available from Knowles Capacitors brand, Novacap. These capacitors offer the exceptional reliability afford

Knowles | 28-06-2017

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