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Dual grounding cord
8 October 2014, Actum
ESD (electrostatic discharge) wrist straps are antistatic devices used to safely ground a person working on sensitive electronic equipment. This serves to dissipate a build-up of static electricity, which ...

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Preventing LED failures caused by corrosive materials
8 October 2014
Nowadays LED components are used in a wide variety of application areas and are therefore exposed to a barrage of influences and environmental conditions. In the automotive industry, for example, LEDs ...

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Varistor ESD clamp protectors
8 October 2014, Electrocomp
The Bourns Model CGA-MLA series is designed to protect sensitive automotive electronics from the threat of electrostatic discharge (ESD) up to IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4. Available in 0603, 0805 and 1206 packages, ...

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X-capacitor discharge ICs
8 October 2014, MB Silicon Systems
Power Integrations’ CAPZero family of two-terminal, automatic X-capacitor discharge ICs has been certified to meet IEC 62368, the new over-arching safety standard covering TVs and IT equipment. The new ...

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Round and flat profile heat pipes
8 October 2014
Advanced Thermal Solutions has introduced a series of copper heat pipes for transporting dissipated power away from hot electronic components. Thirty-three round and flat profile heat pipes are available ...

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High-power TVS diodes
8 October 2014, Altron Arrow
Bourns announced two new high-power TVS (transient voltage suppression) diodes in surface mount packaging. They are designed for DC clamping in exposed AC/DC power supply applications such as wireless ...

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EMI absorbing tape and sheets
8 October 2014
Molex recently launched its innovative HOZOX electromagnetic interference (EMI) absorption tape and sheets, ideally suited for manufacturers of high-frequency equipment in multiple industries, including ...

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LCL filters
17 September 2014, Electrocomp
TDK’s new B84143*405 range of EPCOS LCL filters for recuperative frequency converter systems consist of a power choke, a capacitor bank with damping resistors and a robust choke. They attenuate the clock ...

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Automotive qualified TVS diodes
17 September 2014, Altron Arrow
Littelfuse has introduced the SD and SD-C series of 450 W discrete unidirectional and bidirectional transient voltage suppression (TVS) diodes. Designed to protect against destructive electrostatic discharges ...

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Plastic utility boxes
17 September 2014, Sivan Electronic Supplies
Gainta’s NUBXXXXXX range of plastic utility boxes is ideal for housing small printed circuit boards or as a potting box. It features a snap-fit cover to ease assembly, a flanged base with mounting holes ...

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ESD protection for analog A/V lines
6 August 2014, Electrocomp
In addition to HDMI, TVs and DVD/ Blu-Ray players/recorders, set-top boxes and other devices are still most commonly equipped with analog audio and video interfaces. Since the ICs in these devices ...

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New thermal paste and heatsink design
6 August 2014, Sivan Electronic Supplies
Alutronic, best known for its long history of manufacturing heatsinks, is venturing into the heat conductive paste market with its own branded product. Using its own filling process from bulk containers, ...

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Thermal management materials
16 July 2014, Vepac Electronics
During use, some electronic components can generate significant amounts of heat. Failure to effectively dissipate this heat away from the component and the device can lead to reliability concerns and ...

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Coax surge and lightning arrestors
25 June 2014
DEHNgate (DGA) is a family of lightning current/surge arrestors designed as a cable adaptor for protecting coaxial systems such as CCTV, mobile radio stations and antenna systems from potential damage. ...

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High-power TVS diodes
4 June 2014, Altron Arrow
New from Bourns are the PTVS3-xxxC-TH high-current bidirectional transient voltage suppression (TVS) diodes designed for use in high-power DC bus clamping applications. They offer bidirectional port protection ...

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Equalising pressure: the hidden design challenge for robust LED luminaires
14 May 2014
Much of the lighting for both commercial and residential applications is being upgraded to light-emitting diodes (LED). The advantages of LED luminaires are numerous: they are fully RoHS compliant and ...

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Silicon ESD protectors
14 May 2014, Electrocomp
Design engineers are well aware that providing ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection according to the IEC’s 61000-4-2 standard can fall short when guarding against the more severe damage caused by ...

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Telecoms equipment protection ICs
14 May 2014, Altron Arrow
The devices in STMicroelectronics’ SMP-0SCMC series are micro-capacitance Trisils designed to protect broadband telecommunication equipment such as DSL modems, subscriber gateways and DSLAMs from lightning ...

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Heavy-duty staticide
14 May 2014, Actum
ACL’s Heavy Duty Staticide is a static control product that is ideal for eliminating static and preventing tribogeneration (static electricity) on carpets, upholstery and fabrics. It is also appropriate ...

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AEC-Q200 compliant varistor
14 May 2014, Altron Arrow
Littelfuse’s AUMOV varistor offers high surge withstanding capability for low DC voltage automotive electronics applications. The maximum peak surge current is rated up to 5 kA (8/20 μs pulse) to protect ...

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