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PTC thermistors for overheating detection
4 April 2012, Tempe Technologies
Murata announced the availability of the PRF15 series of miniature positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistors designed specifically for overheating detection applications in a broad range of consumer ...

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Bandpass LC filters
4 April 2012, Altron Arrow
Precision Devices has announced a new product for frequency control, in the form of LC filters for customised frequency control needs. The initial standard line of LC bandpass filters has a 10% bandwidth ...

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High-reliabililty RF inductors
4 April 2012
Gowanda Electronics recently achieved qualification to the US military’s MIL-PRF-83446 (/36A and /37A) for its ML0603 and ML0805 series of RF surface mount, wire-wound, ceramic core chip inductors. The ...

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Shunt resistors
4 April 2012, Altron Arrow
Vishay has rolled out a new Power Metal Strip meter shunt resistor that combines a 3 W power capability in the 2906 size package with very low resistance values down to 300 μΩ. The WSMS2906 features ...

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MLV clamps transients and filters EMI
21 March 2012, Altron Arrow
AVX provides designers the ability to clamp transients and filter EMI at a high voltage with the expansion of its Transguard multilayer varistor series. Designed for compact devices, the miniature 0201 ...

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Broadband DC blocking capacitors
21 March 2012
AVX has expanded its GX series of miniature broadband capacitors to include the GX01 ultra-broadband part that addresses DC blocking issues from 160 kHz (-3 dB roll-off) to 40 GHz. The capacitor provides ...

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Polyacene capacitors
21 March 2012
Taiyo Yuden has revised the design of electrolytes used in polyacene capacitors, and successfully developed a thin-type polyacene capacitor that achieves improvements in both rated voltage and reliability. ...

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Rugged panel potentiometer
7 March 2012, Future Electronics
Vishay announced a new cermet panel potentiometer that features long life to 2 million cycles and full IP67 sealing for reliable operation in extreme environmental conditions. Featuring a heavy-duty ...

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Tiny high-Q MLCC
7 March 2012
Murata today announced the GJM02 series of monolithic ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC) specifically designed for use in high-frequency module applications such as for coupling in power amplifiers. Believed ...

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Toroidal core sample kit
7 March 2012, CST Electronics
Vacuumschmelze has introduced an updated version of its Core Sample Kit, a selection of standard nanocrystalline Vitroperm toroidal tape-wound cores for EMC applications. The practical plastic case contains ...

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Choosing the right bypass capacitor for your LDO
22 February 2012, Altron Arrow
Widely seen as a panacea for solving noise-related issues, capacitors deserve more respect. Designers often think that adding a few capacitors will solve most noise problems, but give little thought ...

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Safety capacitors
22 February 2012
Panasonic is introducing the ECQUA series, a new X2 safety capacitor in a compact and high-reliability design. The series offers a guaranteed moisture resistance of 85°C, 85%, 500 hours under loaded conditions. ...

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Wire-actuated position encoder
22 February 2012, Instrotech
Instrotech now offers Siko’s compact wire-actuated encoders with double potentiometer technology for reliable linear position measurement. The SG32 can be used in a wide range of applications requiring ...

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Common-mode power line choke
22 February 2012, Hi-Q Electronics
With the WE-CMBH series, Würth Elektronik now offers a common-mode power line choke in a horizontal version. With a profile height of only 22 mm, it is ideal for slim housings. Due to low-capacitance ...

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Storage chokes for high currents
22 February 2012, Electrocomp
TDK-EPC has extended the range of its standard ERU series of power inductors with the EPCOS ERU 20 series. These new components are characterised by a particularly high current capability: at inductance ...

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Piezoelectric air pump
8 February 2012
Murata announced the MZB1001 microblower, a miniature piezoelectric air pump designed for a wide range of household consumer products. Measuring 20 x 20 x 1,85 mm (excluding nozzle), it is believed to ...

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RF inductors
8 February 2012, Altron Arrow
AVX has developed a multilayer organic RF inductor in a 0402 case size that offers tight tolerance in a small footprint. Providing high Q and high self-resonance, the RoHS-compliant MLO 0402 series inductor ...

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Low-profile film capacitors
25 January 2012, Electrocomp
TDK-EPC has developed a wide range of EPCOS MKP and MKT film capacitors with low insertion heights. The new parts of the B32*6T series with a lead spacing of 37,5 mm feature insertion heights of only ...

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Surface mount power inductors
12 December 2011
Murata Power Solutions recently announced the 6000A and 6000B series of surface mount power inductors. Designed for energy storage, input or output filtering and DC/DC converter applications, the compact ...

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Choke sample kit
9 November 2011, CST Electronics
The CMC sample kit from VACUUMSCHMELZE contains a selection of nanocrystalline common mode chokes from the company’s new range, in designs that conform to UL standards. The kit includes an assortment ...

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