Passives

ICW manufactures polyester and polypropylene metallised films with working voltages of between 63Vdc and 1500Vdc and a range of capacitances 10nF to around 600µF in a single winding.

Fairchild has introduced key enhancements to its µSerDes technology. Using the same footprint and base architecture as its popular predecessor, the FIN24AC, the new FIN224AC offers enhanced ESD protection and reduced EMI.

The E-T-A Series 3131 is a combined single pole circuit breaker and ON/OFF switch available from Aerco that is designed to provide function control and circuit protection in a single unit. Designed primarily to provide simultaneous switch function and motor and transformer protection in boats and caravans, they will also be highly suitable for construction vehicles, household appliances, office equipment, electrical tools and medical equipment.

AVX has introduced its LT series of ultra low profile MLC capacitors in X5R - a class II dielectric with a capacitance variation of ±15% from -55 to 85degC - for decoupling and filtering applications.

A new straight or right angle PCB mount ultra miniature micro switch has been introduced by Tyco Electronics. Available with current ratings of 100mA/30Vdc for dry circuit applications and 3A/125Vac for higher current requirements, the new devices benefit from long actuation life and very high reliability.

Designed specifically for high performance and high reliability applications, Murata has introduced the Hi-Q MLC range of multilayer chip capacitors. The ERB series provides higher power and higher frequency over standard multilayer chip capacitors, while the MA series, primarily targeted at radio applications, extends the power range even further. The highest performing GQM series provides a high frequency, high power solution.

Advanced process technology has enabled Syfer Technology to greatly increase the capacitance range of its 2kV series of surface mount capacitors. With applications in power supplies and modems as well as a broad spectrum of telecoms, military/aerospace and industrial equipment, these extended range devices will prove a boon to designers working to tight space and performance constraints.

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...