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Low-profile, high-current inductors
27 March 2002
Vishay Dale's IHLP-2525CZ-01 and IHLP-5050CE-01 inductors have a height profile as low as 3,0 mm which enables thinner, lighter electronic products. Low losses at frequencies up to 5 MHz help extend battery ...

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Tiny shielded power inductors
13 March 2002, RF Design
With a footprint of just 3,7 x 3,7 mm, Coilcraft says its new 1008PS Series of surface-mount power inductors is an attractive alternative to larger and more costly shielded parts. At 2,6 mm high they ...

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Small buzzers come taped
27 February 2002
"Offering the smallest buzzers in the world means we can deliver them in tape and reel for automatic placement and processing." So says Murata, adding that these sounders can offer a major improvement ...

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Breakthrough in crystal miniaturisation
13 February 2002
The Epson FC-255 is one of the smallest crystals manufactured. The ceramic package measuring 5,0 x 2,0 x 0,9 mm is ideal for compact designs with a height restriction. The low profile is achieved by ...

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Replacing tantalum with high capacitance MLCC
13 February 2002
For several years there have been periodic variations in availability and price of tantalum capacitors. In the past this behaviour was due to political and economic strategies. Today, it is the poor supply ...

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Electrolytics target automotive 42 V systems
30 January 2002, Electrocomp
BCcomponents is launching a framework for customer-specific automotive qualified components based on its latest series of electrolytic capacitors. The company is working alongside manufacturers to customise ...

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Current transformer cores for 20/40 A energy meters
30 January 2002
Electronic energy meters are worldwide more and more specified according to the international standard IEC 1036, or derived national standards. This means, they have to resist unipolar alternating currents ...

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Multilayer high-frequency ceramic inductors
7 November 2001
Vishay Intertechnology's ILC-0402, a new series of multilayer high-frequency ceramic inductors, can help designers reduce size and weight of wireless communications products. These components offer high-reliability ...

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Thin 0201 chip coil
7 November 2001
Murata's thick-film technology has been utilised to produce a very thin chip coil. Only 0,3 mm high, the 0201 package is also lead free. High Q and tight inductance tolerances aid stable designs at RF ...

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Resistors and terminations
24 October 2001, RF Design
Anaren's new line of RF power thick film aluminium nitride (AIN) resistors and terminations has been designed as an alternative to the beryllium oxide (BeO) ceramic widely used today. Applications include ...

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Extended axial capacitor product range
24 October 2001, Electrocomp
BCcomponents is increasing its production capacity and launching an extension to its product range of axial aluminium electrolytic capacitors, already one of the broadest portfolios of its kind available ...

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Small outline 32,768 kHz crystal supports 4-pad SMD package
10 October 2001, Brabek
Advanced Crystal Technology says it has further reduced the size of surface mount crystals by introducing the ACT200. Measuring just 8,0 x 3,8 x 2,5mm, the new 32,768 kHz ACT200 is compatible with existing ...

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Chip inductors - designer's kits available
10 October 2001
Delta Electronics has 25 years' experience in magnetics and RFI filter components. Delta offers a full range of miniature chip inductors, using both wirewound and multilayer technologies. The features ...

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0,25 mm high 0402 capacitors
26 September 2001
For applications in mobile RF modules and IC cards generally, low-height capacitors from Murata can be placed underneath the ICs they serve, effectively using no space on the substrate. Nominal height ...

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SMD common mode chokes for data lines
26 September 2001
Vacuumschmelze's new series of very compact common mode chokes provides superior common mode attenuation for EMI reduction, improves board space and shortens the length of PCB traces important for space-limited ...

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Fixed inductors for SMT
12 September 2001, Sivan Electronic Supplies
Sivan offers fixed value inductors, the Ms 95 for surface mount applications (1 µH-10 mH). Key features: compact design ; high current; low DC resistance; automatic assembly; reflow and vapour-phase solderable ...

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Slide potentiometers
15 August 2001
These carbon potentiometers are housed in dust-proof enclosures and are stackable. Shielded versions are available. Upon request taps at 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 position and stereo matching is possible. Tension ...

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The basics of wire-wound surface-mount chip inductors
1 August 2001
Mark Jackson, of magnetics vendor Pulse, looks at the basics of surface-mount chip inductors and highlights some design considerations.       Surface-mount chip inductor types There are basically three ...

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Special chip capacitors
1 August 2001
Murata is so well known for its run-of-the-mill general-purpose ceramic chip capacitors that extensive ranges of more special types tend to be overlooked. The GHM series is for high voltage, high value, ...

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Multilayer thermistors with lead-free plated electrodes
1 August 2001
With the rapidly increasing demand for communications equipment, not only in downsizing for high-density mounting, but also now for lead-free plated terminal electrodes for environmental reasons Matsushita ...

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