Vishay Precision Group today announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand has released a new video that compares the stability and accuracy of three different current sense precision resistor technologies used in solar panels: thick film, metal band, and next-generation Bulk Metal Z-Foil. The short video demonstrates how an increase in ambient temperature results in a change in accuracy and stability in thick film and metal band resistors; but ...

Vishay has today introduced new AEC-Q101-qualified, ESD-protected 600 V standard rectifiers. For space-constrained applications, the new SE20AFJ and SE30AFJ offer high current density with forward currents of 2 A and 3 A in the surface-mount SlimSMA DO-221AC package featuring a low 0.95 mm profile.

The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc today announced the VLMU3100, an ultraviolet (UV) LED in the surface-mount PLCC-2 package. Aimed at a wide range of applications, including adhesive curing, the VLMU3100 will serve as a solid-state replacement for mercury vapor lamps.

Vishay have today announced the introduction of a new series of snap-in power aluminium capacitors with a rated voltage of 500 V at 50 °C and a category voltage of 450 V at 105 °C. Targeted at solar applications, where the highest voltage is present under no load conditions, the 193 PUR-SI Solar devices also feature a long useful life and rated ripple current up to 2.52 A at + 105 °C and 100 Hz.

Vishay Intertechnology today launched a new surface-mount chip resistor with a QPL MIL-PRF-55342 listing and an established reliability “M” failure rate of 100 ppm. Built using a moisture-resistant tantalum nitride resistive film technology, the new E/H (Ta2N) QPL resistors offer enhanced specifications for military and aerospace applications, including tolerances to 0.1 % and a TCR of 25 ppm/°C.

Vishay have today announced the introduction of a new stainless steel power resistor with high power capability up to 20 kW (higher values on demand) at 40 °C and a high operating temperature range of - 25 °C to + 250 °C for applications in extreme environments.

Vishay Intertechnology today added to its E Series of 600 V power MOSFETs with 17 new devices in eight packages that extend the on-resistance range of the family from 39 mOhm to 600 mOhm at 10 V, and broaden its maximum current ratings from 7 A to 73 A. Based on Vishay’s next generation of Super Junction technology, the new E Series MOSFETs allow the company to enter additional markets using power conversion technology, including lighting, adap...

Vishay have launched the industry’s first wirebondable thin film chip resistors with compact 40 mil by 40 mil (1 mm by 1 mm) footprints to feature high resistance to 100 MΩ. The new CS44 series features low TCR down to ± 50 ppm/°C and tolerances to ± 0.5 %.

Vishay has revealed that it will be exhibiting its latest industry-leading solutions for a wide variety of applications at electronica 2012. In its main booth A5.143 and Automotive Innovation booth A6.A13/14, Vishay will be demonstrating a range of technologies in several product categories, including capacitors, resistors, inductors, diodes, power ICs, optoelectronics, and power MOSFETs.

Vishay have expanded its offering of TMBS Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers with nine new 170 V devices in power TO-220AB, TO-263AB, and TO-3PW packages. Aimed at telecom power supply applications, the devices feature a wide range of current ratings, from 10 A to 80 A, and a typical forward voltage of 0.65 V at 30 A.

Vishay has today revealed the launch of a new photovoltaic solar panel protection rectifier with a high current rating of 10 A and high reverse voltage of 1000 V in the P600 axial package. Based on glass passivated chip technology, the GPP100MS offers a maximum operating junction temperature of 175 °C.

Vishay today extended its TrenchFET Gen III family of p-channel power MOSFETs with a new single 12 V device in the thermally enhanced 2 mm by 2 mm PowerPAK SC-70 package and a single 30 V device in the 3 mm by 1.8 mm PowerPAK ChipFET package with a thin 0.8 mm profile. Both MOSFETs combine their compact footprints with the industry’s lowest on-resistance at 4.5 V for their respective form factors.

Vishay extends its TrenchFET Gen III family of p-channel power MOSFETs with a new single 12 V device in the thermally enhanced 2 mm by 2 mm PowerPAK SC-70 package and a single 30 V device in the 3 mm by 1.8 mm PowerPAK ChipFET package with a thin 0.8 mm profile. Both MOSFETs combine their compact footprints with the industry’s lowest on-resistance at 4.5 V for their respective form factors.

Vishay Intertechnology announces a new IHLP low-profile, high-current inductor in the 2020 case size. The compact IHLP-2020AB-01 offers a 5.18 mm by 5.49 mm footprint and ultra-low 1.2-mm profile, with a high maximum frequency and standard inductance values from 0.10 µH through 4.7 µH.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc is broadening its optoelectronics portfolio with the release of a new series of low input current optocouplers with phototransistor output. The VOM617A and VOM618A series feature low input currents of 1 mA (VOM618A) and 5 mA (VOM617A) in the compact SOP-4 mini-flat package, which saves 30 % PCB space over the DIP-4 package.

Vishay has revealed the expansion of its L-NS series of low-ohmic-value, surface-mount thin film chip resistors with new devices in the 0508, 0612, and 1225 case sizes. Featuring reverse geometry wraparound terminals and alumina substrates, the new devices combine low resistance down to 0.03 Ω with improved power handling to 2 W.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc today launched 10 new IHLP low-profile, high-current inductors with extended temperature ranges to + 155 °C for automotive and commercial applications. The new -51 and -5A series devices are offered in 2525, 3232, 4040, 5050, and 6767 case sizes with low profiles down to 3.0 mm and a wide range of inductance values from 0.22 µH to 33 µH.

Vishay has today announced a new series of high-precision thin film SMD wraparound chip resistor arrays optimized for high-temperature down-hole and aeronautics applications. The new PRAHT four-resistor networks feature an operating temperature range from – 55 °C to + 215 °C with a maximum storage temperature up to + 230 °C, an industry-first for any resistor array built on thin film technology.

The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc today announced a new series of super red, soft orange, yellow, yellow green, blue, and white ultra-bright LEDs in a tiny surface-mount 0402 ChipLED package. Measuring 1.0 mm by 0.5 mm with an ultra-thin 0.35 mm profile, VLMx1500-GS08 series devices provide exceptional brightness with a luminous intensity to 180 mcd.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today released the first devices in its next-generation D Series of high-voltage power MOSFETs. The new 400 V, 500V, and 600 V n-channel devices combine low specific on-resistance with ultra-low gate charge and currents from 3 A to 36 A in a wide range of packages.