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Bourns Announces 1210-Size Automotive Grade Common Mode Chip Inductors

Model PAC18R series features a shaft sealing for an enhanced ingress protection level and a precise rotational feel.

Bourns Adds to its Model CSM2F High Power Current Sense Resistor Series

The enhanced line of current sense resistors are aimed at battery management systems and industrial control.

Littelfuse Debuts Varistor Line For Type 1 and Type 2 Surge Protective Devices

The new line is speced at maximum continuous operating voltages ranging from 150 to 690 VRMS and features a protective thermal disconnect function.

PREMO Launches the Pushbutton Switches Series for Automotive and Harsh Environment Applications

This innovation (Tiny button) is designed to lock and unlock a car in combination with PKE (Passive Keyless Entry System)/ PEPS (Passive…

TDK Adds a Calculation Tool for Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

The tool covers all new high-voltage capacitors (>150 V DC) with screw, snap-in and solder pin connections.

TDK Rolls Out New Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

Nano-Thin Piezoelectrics Research Shows Promise for Ultra-Efficient Self-Powered Electronics

Research from RMIT University shows a new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin material that could advance the development of self-powered…

Researchers Develop a New Hybrid Supercapacitor Technology with High Energy Density and Power

Queensland University of Technology researchers are working to develop a new hybrid supercapacitor with high energy density and power by combining…

Nexperia Leads with 80V RETs for 48V Automotive and Other Higher Voltage Bus Circuits

The new series (NHDTx and NHUMx) includes 42 parts with PNP / NPN combinations.

What are Overcurrent Protection Devices?

Learn about the basics of overcurrent, how it occurs, and ways to protect against and prevent it in power circuits.

Exelia Unveils New Flat Pack Electrolytic Capacitors

This article highlights Cubisic SLP that is a real “game changer” with twice as much capacitance as any other available flat packs on the…

Cornell Dubilier’s Hybrid LIC Supercapacitors Deliver up to 220 Farads at 3.8 Volts

This article highlights Cornell Dubilier VMF/VPF Hybrid LIC Supercapacitors that offer greater energy density, low self-discharge rate, and…

Monolithic Power Systems Unveils a Series of 48V to 6V LLC Modules

Based on Efficient Power Conversion’s EGaN FETs, the non-isolated DC/DC power modules provide up to 300 watts of output power.

Mechatronic Systemtechnik Unveils Proprietary Calotte Loader mWL.cs

This article highlights Mechatronic Systemtechnik mWL.cs provides integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) an opportunity to increase yield and…

Indium Corporation Introduces New Fast-Wetting, Low-Spatter Flux-Cored Wire for Robotic and Laser Soldering

This article highlights Indium Corporation CW-232 which is a uniquely formulated flux-cored wire that combines superior wetting speed and spread…

Cornell Dubilier Acquires Capacitor Division from NWL

CD Snow Hill, a subsidiary of South Carolina-based Cornell Dubilier Electronics, is acquiring a capacitor plant from NWL to expand its product…

Nexperia Announces 80V RET

This article highlights Nexperia first 80 V RET (Resistor-Equipped Transistor) family.

Power Products of the Year

Pandemic or no Pandemic, 2020 was a big year for electrical engineering. Let’s look back at the products that defined this year, and the…