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Thermistors have advanced high-performance coating for harsh environment protection

Amphenol’s NTC type CR-1 chip thermistors for use in harsh environments are available from TTI Europe. The devices incorporate the high performance NK chip thermistors on tin-coated Alloy 52 leads with a high performance acid and moisture r

TTI Europe | 17-10-2016

Conductive polymer solid electrolytic chip capacitors delives high operating voltage

The TCJB476M010R0070 is a conductive polymer solid electrolytic chip capacitor, available from Farnell element14, with 1210 case. The series capacitor delivers a high operating voltage for tantalum capacitor with a conductive polymer cathod

Farnell element14 | 14-10-2016

Wirewound 2W SMD resistance values now available up to 1Kohm

Stackpole Electronics has expanded the resistance value range of its SM4527 2W surface-mount moulded wirewound resistor. Previously, resistance values were limited to 0.01ohm to 0.05ohm - now, the robust SM45727 Series offers values up 1

Stackpole | 14-10-2016

Ultra high-precision current-sense resistor range kicks off at 0.001ohm

VPG Foil Resistors has announced that its Powertron brand S-Line of precision Bulk Metal Foil current sense resistor offering has expanded with the new SHLR series. For industrial and energy applications, the SHLR 4-2321, SHLR 4-3825, and S

Vishay Precision Group | 14-10-2016

Automotive-grade dual inductors offer high temperature operation and saves board space

Vishay’s automotive-grade IHLD dual inductors, now available from TTI Europe, offer high temperature operation up to +155C. The new low-profile and high-current devices save board space by combining two inductors in one 9.75mm x 9.14mm pack

TTI Europe | 13-10-2016

Aluminium can capacitors offer high capacitance density and long life

KEMET C9T aluminum can capacitors, stocked by Mouser, are three-phase capacitors for power factor correction (PFC). These 415VAC / 440VAC rated voltage capacitors feature polypropylene metallised film and include an overpressure safety devi

Mouser Electronics | 13-10-2016

Compact high-performance 750MHz low-pass integrated thin-film filter

A new 750MHz 0805 size high-performance, low-pass integrated thin-film (ITF) surface-mount filter has been introduced by AVX. The device exhibits low insertion loss and extremely sharp roll-off in high frequency wireless applications spa

AVX | 11-10-2016

Common-mode choke inductors for automotive Ethernet applications

Aimed at noise-reduction circuits in automotive Ethernet applications based on the BroadR-Reach 100 Mbps standard, Murata has announced mass production of the DLW43MH series of common-mode choke inductors. The newcomers join the company's

Murata | 11-10-2016

Thin film capacitors offer enhanced RF power handling capability

AVX Accu-P series thin film capacitors, available from Mouser, offer enhanced RF power handling capability and improved mechanical characteristics. In addition, the capacitors also exhibit minimal batch-to-batch variability of parameters at

Mouser Electronics | 10-10-2016

Thin film MELF resistors provide high stability and reliability for precise current measurement

Vishay has extended its AEC-Q200-qualified professional thin film MELF resistors to tighter tolerance in the low-ohmic range below 1ohm for the 0204 and 0207 case sizes. In addition to providing a low temperature coefficient, the improved V

Vishay | 07-10-2016

MEMS oscillators good choice as clock references in small, battery-powered devices

Microchip has announced the availability of the DSC6000 family of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) oscillators. The new family is claimed to be the industry’s smallest MEMS MHz oscillator with the lowest power consumption over full

Microchip Technology | 06-10-2016

Low value current-sensing resistors reduce design footprint

Latest from TT Electronics is the LCS series of thin-film resistors for sensing and measurement of DC and AC currents in the sub-3A range. The resistors bring precision thin-film resistor performance into the field of low ohmic values for u

TT Electronics | 06-10-2016

Largest capacitance offered by low-profile ceramics

Taiyo Yuden has announced the commercialization of its low-profile multilayer ceramic capacitors - the PMK105 BJ474ML and PMC105 BJ474ML measure just 1mm x 0.5mm x 0.11mm. The capacitors can be used in devices that are required to be small

Taiyo Yuden | 05-10-2016

Metal strip resistors offer very high power-to-footprint size ratio

Available from Farnell element14, these high power metal strip resistors from Vishay Intertechnology offer very high power-to-footprint size ratio, excellent frequency response and very low inductance in a solid metal nickel-chrome or manga

Farnell element14 | 04-10-2016

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