Passives
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...
New multi-anode mirror design TPM tantalum capacitors from AVX feature lowest ESR
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has announced new members of its TPM series of multi-anode mirror design tantalum capacitors which offer improved robustness and feature very low ESR – including the industry’s leading performance device.
The world’s smallest SMD watch crystal
PETERMANN-TECHNIK’s product range boasts the world’s smallest SMD watch crystal/32,768 kHz with dimensions of 2.0 x 1.2 x 0.6 mm.
Alps Unveils New Slide Switch for Mobile Devices
ALPS ELECTRIC EUROPE GmbH announced the development of the SSAJ series, a 0.7mm-high slide switch that enables the design of more compact electronic devices including mobile phones, digital cameras and compact music players. Sample shipments will commence from February 2010.
Fairchild Semiconductor Expands 3.3V Optocoupler Selection
Fairchild Semiconductor has developed 3.3V optocoupler products that offer excellent isolation, strong noise immunity and superior performance over a wide temperature range (up to 110ºC). Industrial applications operate in harsh environments where electrical signals are processed in the presence of transients or continuous high voltages. Isolators, such as optocouplers, are instrumental in avoiding downtime from unexpected errors due to noise....
STMicroelectronics Proves Performance Advantage with Silicon Protection Diodes Specified to International Surge Standard IEC 61000-4-5
STMicroelectronics has announced the first silicon surge protectors meeting international surge-protection standard IEC 61000-4-5, with a family of devices delivering high reliability and effective protection throughout the entire operating-temperature range.
Free simulation, modelling and selection tantalum capacitor tools from AVX
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has announced important upgrades to its tantalum capacitor simulation and modeling support tools. Version III of AVX’s popular SpiTan software for simulation and modelling of tantalum capacitors includes new features such as the effects of temperature and voltage on DCL leakage current. Equivalent circuits of capacitors with parameter values are ...
Syfer - Process improvements power up capacitor range
Developments in manufacturing processes and materials technology have led to significant extensions in Syfer Technology’s range of 100V and 200V X7R surface mount MLCCs (multilayer chip capacitors).
Vishay’s New-Generation, Ultra-Precision VHP100 Bulk Metal Foil Resistor Wins Product of the Year Award from Electronic Products Magazine
Vishay Intertechnology announced that the new generation of its VHP100 hermetically sealed Bulk Metal® Foil resistor, which sets a new industry benchmark for ultra-high precision, has won a Product-of-the-Year award from industry magazine Electronic Products.