Passives
Trigon introduces new series of ceramic disc capacitor
Trigon introduces new series of ceramic disc capacitor. In the early years of internet and telecom boom, Trigon renowned itself as the leading supplier of the safety certified ceramic capacitors. Now with the latest addition of CCD-R, CCD-W and CCD-Y series to the ceramic disc capacitors lineup, it has further boosted the position in offering the most complete solution in the industry to its customers of appliances makers.
C&K Develops Illuminated Pushbutton Switch with Life Cycles to 1,000,000 Actuations
C&K Components has developed a sealed pushbutton switch with life cycles to 1 million actuations. Designated the AP Series, the SPST, normally open, momentary action switch is sealed to IP67 specifications and is available in illuminated and non-illuminated versions.
C&K Develops Hall-Effect Contactless Sensing Analog Rocker Switches for Off-Road Vehicles
C&K Components has developed two Hall-effect contactless sensing analog rocker switches. Designated the AR3 and AR5 analog rockers, the switches are extremely durable and feature a rocker life of more than two million actuations, short circuit protection, and integrated temperature compensation.
Enhanced AVX software aides designers to select proper power supply capacitors
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has enhanced its free SpiCalci Software that guides designers to select the proper switch mode power supply (SMPS) capacitor to match application requirements.
ALPS Unveils New SKPR Series TACT Switch
ALPS ELECTRIC EUROPE GmbH announced its new SKPR Series TACT Switch for automobiles. In addition to having a long product life span, the switch's high operation force protects against accidental operation, making it suitable for steering wheel and other driver-centered applications. Sample shipments will commence from March 2010.
Fairchild Semiconductor Announces Over-Voltage Protection Device with USB/Charger-Detection for Portable Applications
Fairchild Semiconductor offers designers of cell phones and handheld mobile products a device with highly integrated over-voltage protection (OVP) as well as USB/charger-detection capabilities. The newest member of Fairchild’s OVP family, the FAN3988, allows the end user the flexibility to select an external P-Channel MOSFET with the specific on-resistance and current capability required by the application.
C&K Develops Illuminated Pushbutton Switch with Life Cycles to a million Actuations
C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tact switches, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has developed a sealed pushbutton switch with life cycles to 1 million actuations. Designated the AP Series, the SPST, normally open, momentary action switch is sealed to IP67 specifications and is available in illuminated and non-illuminated versions.
CIT Relay & Switch AS Series Illuminated Indexing Switch
CIT Relay & Switch offers the AS Series Illuminated Indexing Switch. This panel mount switch is available in SPDT and DPDT with 90° indexing and DPDT with 45° indexing. The AS Series is splash proof and offers non-illuminated, single LED or bi-color LED illumination. LED voltage choices are 6V, 12V, 24V, 110V and 220V or a no internal resister in series with the LED. Illumination color choices are Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, White and Orange with...
Atmel Expands Touch Portfolio to Offer More Functionality to Everyday Applications
Atmel today announced several new and existing device and software product that will enable designers to easily implement capacitive touch functionality to buttons, sliders and wheels for applications in the consumer, industrial and white goods markets.
Metrology and Laboratory Resistors Feature Maximum TCR of 0.5 ppm/°C, Load-Life Stability of 0.005 % (50 ppm) at + 70 °C for 10,000 Hours, and Tolerance to 0.005 % (50 ppm)
Vishay announced a new series of metrology and laboratory ultra-high-precision Bulk Metal Z-Foil resistors built using Z1-Foil technology that features new orders of accuracy, stability, and fast thermal stabilization in sizes small enough for permanent assembly in operational equipment. The Z203 devices feature a TCR of ± 0.5 ppm/°C maximum (+ 25 °C to + 125 °C), tolerances to 0.005 % (50 ppm), load-life stability of 0.005 % (50 ppm) at + 70...