New Series of Current Sense Resistors
Nov 9, 2009
Bourns, Inc. announced a new series of through-hole current sense resistors with high overload capability and a wide operating temperature range for improved reliability and longevity...
SEI Develops Low Cost Sulfur-Resistant Resistor Chip
Nov 9, 2009
Providing a reliable alternative to high-power thick film resistive technology, SEI (Stackpole Electronics Inc.) has developed a high-performance thin film resistor series that provides high power ratings and is impervious to sulfur contamination...
SiC and GaN Vie for Slice of the Electric Vehicle Pie
Nov 1, 2009
Electric vehicles (EVs) require compatible power electronic devices capable of efficient and effective operation at elevated temperatures. To meet this...
Current-Sense Resistors Heed Call for More Power
Sep 1, 2008
Advances in resistor technology are providing power-supply designers with surface-mount sense resistors capable of handling higher levels of power dissipation...
Renewable Energy Sparks Component Development
Jul 1, 2008
The rapid growth in renewable energy systems, particularly solar- and wind-power systems, is creating demand for specialized power components...
Spotlight on Passive Components
Jul 1, 2007
Wet Tantalum Capacitor Vishay Intertechnology's HE3 wet tantalum high-energy capacitor features a case design with SuperTan technology for improved reliability and performance in high-energy applications....
Nichrome Resistors Deliver Reliability at Lower Cost
Aug 1, 2006
An alternative to expensive tantalum nitride
resistors, these precision, moisture-resistant
components can perform voltage division or
setting of gain in power-supply circuits....
New Products
May 1, 2006
PWM Controller The IR3624 from International Rectifier is a 600-kHz single-phase synchronous buck PWM controller IC designed for high-density, 10-A nonisolated...
PolySwitch Device Enhances Overcurrent Protection
Apr 1, 2006
Where resettable overcurrent protection is a requirement, PolySwitch polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) devices offer a highly effective...
New Products: March 2006
Mar 23, 2006
This issue of Power Electronics Technology features analog switches, buck regulator for GPUs, LED driver, SMT inductor/transformer......
New Products: February 2006
Feb 1, 2006
This issue of Power Electronics Technology features battery-charger ICs, rectifiers, thick film resistors and inductors...
Specifying Resistors for Motor Control Applications
Nov 1, 2005
Motor controllers used to power, stop and control the speed of a variety of motors must deal with a wide variety of surges due to switching events. When...
