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Aluminium electrolytic capacitors are resistant to shock and vibration
6 October 2004, Electrocomp
The Epcos capacitors of the large-size series B41605 and B41607 have been specially developed by the company for automotive electronics. They are distinguished by high vibrational strength and maximum ...

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Murata-pioneered navigation sensors
22 September 2004
Ref: z2717151m    Satellite navigation systems are great when they can 'see' the satellite, but they need a temporary reference when they cannot. One of the best available solutions currently is Murata's ...

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Small and stable ceramic capacitors replace tantalum
22 September 2004, Altron Arrow, Integrated Solutions
During the past two years Yageo has developed ceramic capacitors with very thin dielectric layers and high capacitance. According to the company, newly-set-up production lines for these Phycomp-branded ...

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Heavy-duty film capacitors for lighting
22 September 2004, Electrocomp, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
Resonant circuits as found in high-voltage applications such as electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps are exposed to heavy thermal loads. Epcos has specially developed two new series of capacitors ...

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CAN bus chokes for higher temperatures
22 September 2004, Electrocomp
As automobile manufacturers impose tougher EMC requirements, automotive electrical applications increase and the degree of networking in present and future vehicles rises, demand for CAN bus chokes is ...

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Optimised for flash units
22 September 2004, Electrocomp
Epcos' capacitor series B43415 (solder pin) and B43416 (snap-in) are geared to the needs of electronic flash units. Operating on 300 to 500 V d.c, they cover the capacitance range from 200 to 6600 μF ...

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Versatile 2 mm open potentiometers
8 September 2004, Access Control & Identity Management
Murata's 2 mm open potentiometers have special features and are useful in pick-up modules, cellular phones, digital cameras and other tight spaces. With a 2,1 by 2,7 mm footprint, 1,0 mm or less in height, ...

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Digital cinema projectors get colour touch panel controllers
September 2004, PLCs, DCSs & Controllers
Christie, a supplier of digital cinema projectors, based in the USA, required a colour touch panel computer to help differentiate its cinema projectors from competitive products using traditional, monochromatic ...

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Sensing the potential of piezoelectric ceramic materials
25 August 2004
Piezoelectric ceramics are a type of multicrystal dielectric with a high dielectric constant. In operation, the piezoelectric effect causes a crystal to produce an electrical potential when subjected ...

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Ceramic power capacitors
25 August 2004, Denver Technical Products
Denver Technical Products offers high voltage, high power, high frequency ceramic capacitors made in France by SCT. Full range is covered, ie, disc ceramic, doorknob ceramic, air and water-cooled types, ...

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Developing lead-free surface mount polymer PTC devices
28 July 2004, News & Events
Manufacturers are now producing lead-free components and the sector as a whole is moving very quickly to lead-free electronic devices. Bourns' range of polymer PTC product line meets the requirements ...

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3 mm SMD multiturn trimmer
28 July 2004
Bourns' Model 3223 is a member of its SMD family of trimmer products. Model 3223 was the first 3 mm square multiturn SMD sealed trimmer in the market. It is designed for those applications where accuracy ...

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Resistor networks achieve industry-low ratio tolerance
28 July 2004, Altron Arrow
Two new precision thin film resistor networks from Vishay Intertechnology extend the ratio tolerance of the company's MPM and ORN matched-pair and quad resistor networks to a new industry low of just ...

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Industry's smallest accelerometers for cost and size sensitive applications
14 July 2004
The ±5 g ADXL320 and ±10 g ADXL321 iMEMS accelerometers are the first dual-axis MEMS accelerometers available in thin 4 x 4 x 1,45 mm plastic LFCSP packages. The lowest cost and smallest accelerometer ...

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Tiny 100 µF MLCCs have high C/V
14 July 2004
Murata offers small, high value capacitors in high stability ceramic. Produced by the application of advanced processing technology and innovative material research, high C/V per unit volume provides ...

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0,4 mm capacitors have values that range from 21 pF to 10 nF
14 July 2004, Access Control & Identity Management
Capacitors with a maximum dimension of only 0,4 mm? Yes, according to the manufacturer, Murata, these are multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) that have all the usual advantages of COG and with ...

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Smaller gyroscopes can now be automatically processed
14 July 2004, Access Control & Identity Management, Products & Solutions
Murata's miniature ceramic gyroscopes introduced the concept of the ceramic bimorph vibrator, comprising ceramic elements that detect the Coriolis force generated by angular velocity. Since then, it has ...

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Capacitors highly specified for high performance
14 July 2004, Industrial (Industry), Mining (Industry)
Murata has available a wide range of speciality ceramic chip capacitors, suitable for a variety of high reliability, high voltage, high frequency and high performance circuitry applications. Intended ...

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New planar high-density passive device technology
14 July 2004, News & Events, Transport (Industry)
Murata has introduced the planar high-density passive device (PHPD) - an innovative technology that it says is ideal for low-height components. PHPD technology, which is realised by thin film printing ...

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Cadmium-free trimpots
14 July 2004, Surveillance
Murata says it is now mass producing cadmium-free cermet resistive materials, becoming the world's first potentiometer supplier to realise cadmium-free production of complete ranges. Previously, all trimmer ...

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