From the very outset, Würth Elektronik eiSos has been a technology partner to the Formula E racing team founded by ABT Sportsline. Now it’s official: Following the takeover of the team led by FIA Formula E world champion Lucas di Grassi by Audi, Würth Elektronik eiSos has become technology partner of the new team under the name of Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler.

Suitable for SMT assembly, WR-BTB is a new family of signal plug connectors from Würth Elektronik eiSos. The plugs with coded guide are available in versions with 40, 64, 80 or 100 pins. The models with 0.8 and 1mm pitch are also available in various heights. Various male and female plugs can be combined to achieve precisely defined spacing between two boards through the use of stable board-to-board connectors – so purely mechanic...

Manufacturer of wireless power charging coils, Würth Elektronik eiSos, has placed a tool at developers’ disposal which facilitates selection of the appropriate transmitter and receiver coils. Mix and Match is a free-of-charge offering from Würth Elektronik eiSos. As with REDEXPERT – supposedly the world’s most precise AC loss calculator for power chokes – the product specifications accessible for M...

Manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components, Würth Elektronik eiSos, now offers an addition to its 'Wire Protection System WR-TBL' product family. The 8050 Series is a horizontal entry clamp in 2.5mm pitch, available either as a two or three-pole version. Its combination of properties makes it suitable for pure SMT assembly without drilling. It is small (5mm high) and the parts have screwless spring clamping. WR-TBL...

  Last weekend’s race in Montreal marked the end of an exciting season of the world’s first electric racing series. The hard battle has been won; Lucas di Grassi (pictured) is the new Formula E world champion. The ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport Formula E racing team celebrated second place in the team classification, with Daniel Abt finishing the season in eighth place in the world rankings.

Manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components, Würth Elektronik eiSos, strengthens the company’s test lab in the Shenzhen subsidiary responsible for its Chinese plants. The China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) has now extended and expanded accreditation of the lab in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025: 2005. The current accreditation now applies until 2023.

Despite current stability and positive sales growth in the circuit board industry, it must be presumed that consolidation has not yet come to an end. Circuit board manufacturers are facing enormous price erosion caused by Asian circuit boards, as well as rising manufacturing costs in Europe and generally intense global competition. Reliability, investment in new technologies and manufacturing processes, and innovation are the key to future succes...

Accreditation of the Würth Elektronik eiSos laboratory in Shenzhen has been extended and expanded in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS). The Shenzhen subsidiary is responsible for Wuerth Elektronik eiSos’s Chinese plants.

A series of offline transformers which use LLC Resonant Half-Bridge topology have been released by Wurth Electronics Midcom; MID-LLCEPC. With the low switching losses of the LLC topology, the MID-LLCEPC series yields very good efficiency, which makes the topology attractive with higher power levels.

  Würth Elektronik has announced its cooperation with and support for the European Passive Components Institute (EPCI). The cooperation includes the development of easy-to-use web-based tools for designers of passive component hardware, educational tools for schools, and promotion of the passive components industry to everyone interested in this field.

A flat wire power inductor with very high current loading capacity and efficiency has been introduced by Würth Elektronik eiSos, the WE-HCF in a 2815 package. The latest member of the WE-HCF series is loadable up to 36A and attains saturation currents up to 125A. With its large wire cross-section, the inductor offers a 13% lower resistance than comparable products on the market and attains an up to 82% higher saturation current.

  On the 10th-11th June 2017, Berlin Tempelhof was transformed into the Formula E race track and the event for customers and partners of the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group. The manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components set up their own racing suite for over 100 guests in the former airport building.

  Wurth Electronics Midcom has announced new data isolation transformers for use in SHDSL applications. These MID-DSLITL transformers are built on a self-shielding EP package, offer longitudinal balance and THD performance. They are designed to meet UL & IEC standards and a dielectric of 1,500VAC.

With REDCUBE PRESS-FIT, Würth Elektronik eiSos offers high current contacts, which, thanks to their press-fit termination resulting in cold welding, boast two advantages: a mechanically extremely robust connection and minimal contact resistance. REDCUBE PLUG expands this product group with an innovative terminal module for detachable wire-to-board connections. REDCUBE PLUG is also suited for tool-free assembly in hard-to-access places.

Semtech’s LinkCharge 20 now features Wurth Electronics wireless charging coils, created for charging high-power applications. The company claims that LinkCharge 20 is the only available inductive wireless charging system beyond 15W that is backwards compatible. It uses a proprietary protocol for transmitter/receiver communication up to 20W, and is also fully backwards compatible to existing standards at 5-15W.

  During a visit to the Swiss company’s headquarters in Nänikon, on 10 January 2017 representatives of Würth Elektronik eiSos handed over the Special Achievement Award to the Distrelec Group AG.

Würth Elektronik eiSos has participated at EMV 2017, the international trade show with workshops for electromagnetic compatibility. From 28 to 30 March 2017 the company with its experts, products and live demonstrations is located at booth C2-511 at the Messe Stuttgart, Germany convention center. Würth Elektronik eiSos will participate in the forum program (booth C2-125) with three presentations.

Würth Elektronik eiSos will be exhibiting at electronica China on booth E5.5109, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from 14th to 16th March 2017. The company will present its latest ranges of power modules, SMD power chokes as well as high-current contacts from its REDCUBE product range. The manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components is exhibiting at the trade fair in China to present the solutions it offers throu...

Würth Elektronik eiSos is taking the stage at the embedded world exhibition in Nuremberg (14 to 16 March 2017). The focus of the presentation at Stand 3-359 in Hall 3 will be on miniature components for embedded applications. The appearance at this trade fair also profits from the close cooperation with STMicroelectronics: experts from Würth Elektronik eiSos will also be represented as a partner in the STM32 Fan Zone at Stand 4A-23...

  Three times higher than the existing voltage of WE-CMB chokes, the rated voltage from Würth Elektronik eiSos, has the feature of the current-compensated power line chokes of the WE-CMB HV series.