Applications that need resistors with environmental stability and high precision have limited options. Nichrome-based thin film resistors provide excellent electrical performance a

Passives | 22-09-2022

Sulfur contamination for thick film resistors is growing to be a more prominent issue for an expansive range of end products. Electronic devices and circuitry can encounter sulfur

Passives | 20-09-2022

Stackpole Electronic’s HCS high current SMD shunt resistors are now offered in a 0.1 milliohm resistance value in a 10W, 5930 chip size. It has an all-metal welded construction wit

Passives | 19-08-2022

Many types of electronic products across various market segments demand higher reliability components. Automotive-grade resistors provide increased reliability and improved perform

Passives | 10-08-2022

High-efficiency current sensing demands low resistance values. However, the lead resistance can cause inaccurate sensing measurements for ultra-low resistance values. Four terminal

Passives | 19-07-2022

High-efficiency current sensing requires low resistance values. Values less than 1 milliohm can be difficult to find and typically have high TCR. Stackpole Electronics has added a

Passives | 06-07-2022

Current sensing resistors must balance the efficiency requirements of low resistance values and high current handling with the precision and accuracy requirements of the sensing ci

Passives | 13-06-2022

Power electronic engineers continue to demand higher power, lower values, and greater precision. Most common resistor technologies cannot sufficiently satisfy all three demands, bu

Passives | 23-05-2022

Stackpole has released a high-power version of the RMCW surface mount chip resistor, the RMCW-HP, offering higher power ratings for each chip size ranging from 0612 size rated at 1

Passives | 11-05-2022

Current sensing for high efficiency generally needs very low resistance values. However, due to lead resistance effects, sensing accuracy is more challenging for lower resistance v

Passives | 04-04-2022

Surface-mount resistors have complied with the EU’s ROHS standards through exemption 7c-I. The exemption has been increased twice, but many companies are seeking fully RoHS-complia

Passives | 11-02-2022

Low resistance values are essential for high-efficiency current sensing as lower values mean less wasted power on the current sensing measurement itself. But sensing low resistance

Passives | 04-02-2022

Finding inexpensive resistors that satisfy the demands of high voltage, low current applications with pulse necessities can be challenging. Film resistors provide an excellent blen

Passives | 12-01-2022

Stackpole’s CSR/CSRN thick film current sense resistors satisfy the sensing demands of today with a broad range of sizes and a broad range of resistance values available in an inex

Passives | 06-01-2022