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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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Turns-counting dial
1 August 2001, Electrocomp
Bourns has introduced the H-23 turns-counting dial. With this addition, Bourns now offers three varieties of a 22 mm diameter dial: satin chrome finish, all black finish and polished chrome finish. Used ...

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Addition to family of snap-in capacitors
29 August 2001, Electrocomp
BCcomponents' new addition to its family of snap-in aluminium electrolytic capacitors - the 197 PGP-SI, is a general-purpose power capacitor targeting consumer applications such as audio-visual equipment, ...

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0,9 mm high trimming potentiometer
29 August 2001
Another low profile surface mounting device has joined Murata's list of 'tiny' products. A new thin trimming potentiometer, as well as being small and light, contains no lead and is suitable for lead-free ...

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Thermopile with built-in thermistor
29 August 2001
New from Murata's Sensor Division is a clever adaptation of the conventional series-connected-thermocouples principle that provides quick and easy temperature measurements. A combination of Murata's ...

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NTC probes for home appliances
29 August 2001, Electrocomp
Epcos is a leading supplier of NTC probes for the world market. The company offers a range of NTC probes that are designed for applications in home appliances. The M2020, for temperature measurement ...

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Common mode choke coil arrays
29 August 2001
Murata has announced the development of a package where two common mode choke coils are placed in one EIA 1206 array, the space previously taken by a single choke coil. The ever growing range of information ...

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Components for ISDN
29 August 2001, Sivan Electronic Supplies
Neosid has made available a wide range of components for ISDN applications. These components include transformers - conventional and SMD - with various output ratios, data-line chokes, etc. These transformers ...

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Ultra-precision Mini-MELF resistors, designed for stability and accuracy
29 August 2001, Electrocomp
BCcomponents achieved a world-first in the passive component industry when it introduced its range of ultra-precision thin-film Mini-MELF resistors targeted for use in high-accuracy, high-performance ...

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Snubber capacitors with reliable contacts
29 August 2001
Decades of experience with polypropylene pulse capacitors for any conceivable application are involved in the development of the Wima Snubber MKP and Wima Snubber FKP capacitor series for high power conversion. Wima ...

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Capacitors for switch mode power supplies are self healing
29 August 2001, Actum Electronics
The construction of the electrodes in Eurofarad's M90/94 capacitors gives: low impedance at high frequencies (20/30 kHz to 1 MHz); low series resistance; low series inductance; operating temperatures ...

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High temperature SMD electrolytic capacitor
29 August 2001, Electrocomp
In direct response to customers' demand for high specification passive components that can cope with ever-higher temperature ranges whilst remaining reliable, BCcomponents offers a new SMD electrolytic ...

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Surface mount multilayer chip capacitors
18 July 2001, Electrocomp
BCcomponents' new MLCC product range represents the leading edge of ceramic chip capacitor development, for use by automotive, consumer, telecom and data processing manufacturers. Ceramic capacitors ...

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Multilayer varistors have ultra-low capacitance
18 July 2001
Matsushita has released chip-type multilayer varistors with ultra-low capacitance (3 pF max) in the 1005 size. These devices protect against ESD and are suited for the high frequency circuits of small ...

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Acceleration sensors
4 July 2001
Motorola offers a series of acceleration sensors that incorporate a surface micro-machined structure. The force of acceleration moves the seismic mass, thereby changing the g-cell's capacitance. Coupled ...

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Voltage divider with high precision ratio tolerance
23 May 2001, MB Silicon Systems
California Micro Devices' (CAMD), thin film voltage divider resistor array in SOT23 package, the PRN105 features tight ratio tolerance, tight temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), and a wide range ...

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Shake, rattle and roll - tougher electrolytics master vibrations in automative applications
9 May 2001, Electrocomp
New capacitor designs and series developed by Epcos ensure optimum long-term stability under the toughest conditions in commercial vehicles and construction machinery

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Locally produced passive RFID chips
9 May 2001
SAMES has introduced a new family of passive RFID chips. The first release is the SA7110 read only device which operates at 125 kHz and offers features such as EEPROM flexibility of data and mode; on-chip ...

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