Diodes
Silicon diodes offer ‘soft’ switching and low reverse recovery charge
May 14, 2013 2:44 pm | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations introduced the LQA200 series of 200V diodes. The company’s Qspeed high-performance silicon diodes are based on merged-PIN technology that offers ‘soft’ switching and low reverse recovery charge (Qrr). This unique balance of features enables high-frequency operation and permits the use of small, inexpensive magnetic components....
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SMT limiter diode targets receiver protection applications
May 6, 2013 12:13 pm | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSkyworks Solutions introduced a surface mount limiter diode for receiver protection applications. The CLA4608-085LF is a low capacitance silicon PIN limiter diode designed for high power applications ranging from 10 MHz to over 6 GHz. The maximum resistance at
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Metal-oxide varistors provide transient voltage protection
April 19, 2013 3:37 pm | Nic Components | Product Releases | CommentsNIC Components is pleased to announce the addition of UL listed (US and Canada; UL 1449 rev3) radial leaded metal oxide varistors (MOVs) to its circuit protection products offering. The newly released NVR series has large disc MOV construction for fast acting absorption of transient energy (joules) on 50 or 60 Hz power circuits....
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Varistors ideal for commercial, industrial, and automotive apps
April 18, 2013 4:31 pm | Avx Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has added several new varistors to its trusted TransGuard and TransGuard Automotive Series. Based on AVX’s reliable zinc-oxide varistor technology, the extended TransGuard series provide customers with a much broader range of voltage and energy rating options....
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TVS diode designed for protecting sensitive electronics in consumer products, handhelds
April 8, 2013 3:44 pm | Stmicroelectronics | Product Releases | CommentsSTMicroelectronics has introduced the world’s smallest TVS diode for protecting sensitive electronics in consumer products and handhelds. As the first such device to be offered in the industry’s smallest standard surface-mount outline of 0.45 x 0.2mm, the ESDAVLC6-1BV2 is one size smaller than today’s 0.6 x 0.3mm devices.
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Multi-bar diode laser system delivers up to 3-kilowatt output at 980nm wavelength
March 21, 2013 4:14 pm | Dilas Diode Laser, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDILAS announces today a direct, multi-bar diode laser system. The DILAS SD3000 is capable of delivering up to 3-kilowatt output at 980nm wavelength to the work piece. The direct diode laser system, DILAS SD3000, is available either with symmetric spot configuration (SD3000S) or with different line focus configurations (SD3000L).
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Varistor series provides high peak surge current ratings
March 7, 2013 5:11 pm | Mouser Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsMouser Electronics, Inc. announced it is stocking the new LV UltraMOV Varistor Series from Littelfuse, which uses a breakthrough technology in low voltage varistor design to provide high peak surge current ratings.
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Power MOSFETs combine fast switching, low gate charge
March 7, 2013 10:31 am | Advanced Power Electronics Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA) launched a new series of power MOSFETs in the popular TO-92 through-hole package which is widely used in commercial and industrial applications where PCB space is at a premium.
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TVS components protect power, AC/DC and telecom devices
January 28, 2013 11:37 am | ProTek Devices | Product Releases | CommentsProTek Devices made available three new transient voltage suppressor (TVS) components to provide voltage surge circuit protection in power supplies, AC/DC devices and telecommunications equipment. The SMAJ5.0CA and SMAJ36A are 400 Watt TVS diodes. The SMBJ5.0A and SMBJ33CA are 600 Watt TVS diodes.
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Laser diodes designed for wide variety of applications
December 12, 2012 10:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsOSI Laser Diode, Inc. (LDI) introduces a product family of high power monolithic stack pulsed laser diodes for a wide variety of military/defense, industrial, automotive, and machine vision applications. Single and stacked pulsed laser diodes are available up to 375W and fiber-coupled devices are available up to 188W. Custom packaging is also available, upon customer request.
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October 14, 2010 6:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsProtecting one to eight circuit traces against ESD, lightning, and other electrical fast transient events, a comprehensive series of IEC-compatible TVS diode arrays from TT electronics IRC come in 8-, 14- or 16-pin SOIC-N and SOT-23 SMT packages.
LISTED UNDER: TVS ArrayDiode Arrays Deliver Transient Voltage Suppression
October 6, 2010 7:23 am | by Medical Design Technology | News | CommentsProviding design engineers with a compact means of protecting one to eight circuit traces against electrostatic discharge (ESD), lightning, and other electrical fast transient (EFT) events, TT electronics IRC...
LISTED UNDER: TVS ArrayTVS Array Withstands 100 A Surges
November 13, 2008 7:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsProtecting sub-micron transceivers against GR-1089 level lightning pulses on high-speed data lines, Semtech’s TClamp2502N transient voltage suppressor (TVS) array endures surges of 100 A. The 2.6 mm × 2.6 mm × 0.5 mm SLP-packaged component is rated to 2.5 V, and guards against electrostatic discharge (ESD), cable discharge events (CDE), and electrical fast
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