Passives

TAC 0805 2.2µF 25V tantalum capacitors from AVX provide good filtering performance for backlighting control of small LCD displays in mobile phones.

The new DS series sensor from Foremost Electronics occupies the same outline as a conventional snap-action switch (“microswitch”), but its design uses Hall-effect sensing to eliminate electro-mechanical contacts and achieve very long operating life. Designers can specify the DS for the same sensing applications where they would previously have used a snap-action switch – open/closed sensing of doors or panels, actuation detection for pressu...

Now available from Foremost Electronics is the first of a series of new switch families manufactured by Elma, the C08 miniature coded panel switch, believed to be the world’s smallest coded panel switch to combine high torque tactile feedback (3 Ncm) long life (10,000 cycles) and compatibility with lead-free reflow soldering. Designed to offer a space-saving user control for price-sensitive mobile or handheld applications such as two-way radios...

Bringing precision high voltage capabilities to the benefits of surface mount, Ohmite's new MacroChip resistors have a non-inductive design combined with a low voltage coefficient.

Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:TUN), the leader in System Interconnect, today announced the Tundra Tsi576 Serial RapidIO Switch, a low price per port, small footprint device with optimal port width configurations for both local and backplane interconnect.

To ease product selection and purchasing, specialist distributor Switchtec has introduced a comprehensive brochure covering it’s own SCL brand of timers and sensing relays.

knitter-switch has announced the launch of it’s new website. Using the latest in website design software the new site is highly user-friendly, simple to navigate and contains full product information and up to date news on switching products.

AVX has introduced a 47µF capacitor with a 10V rating in 0805 footprint and P case size. This expands its TLJ range of capacitors which offers a high capacitance versus voltage ratio based on stable MnO2 electrodes.

Expanding on its range of miniature switches, Cherry Electrical Products' DG subminiature snap-action switch measuring 12.8 x 5.8 x 6.5mm and is capable of delivering a minimum operating life of 1 million actuations.

Now available from DT Electronics, OKI’s mechanical multi-channel optical switches incorporate micro-optics technology to achieve a maximum of 1.5dB insertion loss, thus eliminating the need for an optical amplifier.