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Injection-moulded heating elements
21 January 2009, Electrocomp
Epcos has enhanced its production technology to manufacture its PTC heating elements using injection moulding technology. As a result, components can be made in nearly any desired shape, such as tubes, ...

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Component arrays feature low cross-talk
21 January 2009, RF Design
Novacap has introduced its new Cap-Rack series of component arrays that combine a custom selection of individual ceramic components into a single surface-mount package. Components in each Cap-Rack (CR) ...

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Split-core current transducers
26 November 2008, Denver Technical Products
Complementing LEM’s range of products for advanced battery management applications, the new DH family of DC current transducers offers precise measurement of bipolar currents up to 2000 A. Measuring ...

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Ferrite beads claimed to be 'world's smallest'
12 November 2008
To keep up with the industry’s demands for miniaturisation, Murata introduced what it said were the world’s smallest ferrite beads. Designed for EMI filter applications in DC power lines, these components ...

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First ever 35 V SMT tantalum chip capacitor
12 November 2008
Kemet announced the release of what is said to be the first ever 35 V rated surface-mount polymer tantalum chip capacitor. Since their introduction in the 1990s, polymer tantalum capacitors have become ...

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Potentiometers now with solder lug leads
29 October 2008
Providing design engineers with a termination method specifically designed for manual wire soldering, BI Technologies has expanded its family of 12,7 mm rotary potentiometers to include devices with solder ...

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Sensors drive global MEMS growth
29 October 2008
Driven by new demand from consumer electronics and wireless applications, the global market for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) will expand to $8,8 billion in 2012, up from $6,1 billion in 2006, ...

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Local passives supplier returns to form
29 October 2008
Following Supprestech’s takeover of local passive component manufacturer Supprescraft’s product range in May this year, the company has been hard at work to make itself a force to be reckoned with in ...

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Compact link circuit capacitors
29 October 2008, Electrocomp
For compact frequency converters in the power class up to 40 kW, Epcos now offers space-saving MKP link circuit capacitors of the DC Link HD series (B3277*) with a high capacitance density. These self-healing ...

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Low-ESR tantalum chip capacitors
15 October 2008
New from Vishay is the TR8 series of moulded MicroTan tantalum chip capacitors that provide low ESR values of 0,8 Ω (at 100 kHz and 47 μF) in the 0805 case size, and 1,5 Ω in the 0603 case size. Low ...

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SMD electrolytic capacitors
1 October 2008, Electrocomp
The new SMD aluminium electrolytic capacitors from Epcos cover a capacitance range from 0,1 μF to 1500 μF and are designed for voltages from 4 V to 100 V d.c. Versions are available for temperature ranges ...

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Magnetic modules for LAN applications
17 September 2008, Electrocomp
Specifically for LAN applications, Epcos has developed magnetic modules for both electrical isolation and suppression of common-mode and differential-mode interference. The modules are available in single, ...

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Ferrite beads claim 'world's smallest'
3 September 2008
To keep up with the industry’s demands for miniaturisation, Murata has introduced what are said to be the world’s smallest ferrite beads. Designed for EMI filter applications in DC power lines, these ...

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Tiny SMD inductors for high currents
3 September 2008, Electrocomp
Epcos has developed what it claims is the world’s most compact, low-profile power inductor series, featuring an insertion height of only 1,0 mm and a footprint of 2,0 x 2,0mm. The B82466G0* series covers ...

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TVS diode sample kits
20 August 2008, EBV Electrolink, Electrocomp
Infineon has put together two new sample kits devoted to TVS diodes for high-speed applications (KIT TVS DIODE 1) and to RF/Antenna applications (KIT TVS DIODE 2). KIT TVS DIODE 1 contains samples from ...

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Inductors carry military approval
20 August 2008
Gowanda Electronics has introduced a military-approved RF inductor series. The MLRF3013 series is designed for RF electronic applications in military, aerospace and defence. This includes use in various ...

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Surface mount moulded inductors
6 August 2008
BI Technologies has expanded its moulded inductor product line to include a miniature device and custom capabilities. The latest addition to the HM72A series is a moulded inductor only 1,6 mm thick in ...

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Double layer capacitors up to 3000 F
23 July 2008
WIMA is supplying double layer capacitors with capacitances up to 3000 Farads, suitable for energy storage requiring charge or discharge of high loads in a short interval. They are available as SuperCap ...

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Tiny wire-wound power inductors
23 July 2008
Taiyo Yuden has released its new BRC1608 series of high-current, wire-wound power inductors in EIA 0603 case size, measuring just 1,6 x 0,8 x 0,8 mm (Lx W x H). They are ideally suited to DC-DC converter ...

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Military-grade SMPS stacked capacitors
9 July 2008
Targeting the defence and aerospace markets, Kemet has introduced military-grade ceramic stacked capacitors for use in high-frequency power supplies. The products are commonly referred to as Switch Mode ...

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