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Applications such as industrial and automotive power control require low resistance values, high power ratings, and resistance to sulfur contamination. Stackpole state. Thick film chip resistors are not typically sulfur resistant, especially in higher power ratings, and many high-power resistor series do not offer values below 1ohm.

Current sensing for motor control applications often requires robust current handling and the lowest possible PCB temperatures. Unfortunately, high current or overload current handling typically means higher PCB temperatures.

High power applications requiring resistors with power ratings above 1W can be challenging.For ceramic based chip resistors, this generally requires chip sizes of 2010 or larger which are susceptible to cracking and solder joint failure.

High voltage applications such as HVAC controls, appliance and white goods controls, metering, automation, medical devices, digital storage, and surge protection devices typically require resistors with high working voltage that may be challenging to find. If the applications are low current or low energy, film resistors are an ideal technology.

Precision electronics applications such as instrumentation, medical devices, avionics, and aerospace not only require resistors with tight tolerance and low TCR, but also environmental stability. When these applications also require pulse handling, finding the right resistor can be challenging because precision thin film resistors are not typically known for their pulse handling.

High reliability chip resistors can be more difficult to find and even more so when there are pulse handling requirements.

Current sensing for a wide range of products and applications requires both low and high resistance values with high stability, reliability, and low TCR.

Sulphur contamination for thick film resistors is becoming a more prominent issue for a wide range of end products.

MELF resistors are known for their thermal characteristics and their environmental and electrical stability.

High efficiency current sensing requires low resistance values. However, lead resistance may cause inaccuracies in sensing measurement for ultra-low resistance values.