North Star Int. Ltd. (China) released its LQN Series of chip inductors, which are available in footprints of 2 mm x 1.5 mm, 2.5 mm x 2 mm, 3.2 mm x 1.6 mm, 3.2 mm x 2.5 mm or 4.5 mm x 3.2 mm. The LQN series features inductance of 0.12 µH to 2.2 mH. The devices have a dc resistance of 0.55 Ω to 50 Ω and a rated current of 30 mA to 0.55 A. The SMDs are available in lead-free models and are suited to reflow soldering.