What would you think if we told you there is a new way to provide a substantial upgrade in terms of overvoltage protection performance and reliability without redesigning your PCB? It may seem like a …
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Upgrade Your Overvoltage Protection Performance with New Bourns® IsoMOV™ Protector
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Overcoming a 5 V Input Limitation to Create a 2:1 12 V Power Rail
Push-pull DC-DC converters use a two-switch topology with very high efficiency and require a transformer to transfer power from primary to secondary in each switching cycle. Bourns® HCTSM8 Series transformers are qualified to be used …
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Speed and Reliability in Next-Generation GDT Technology
Gas Discharge Tubes (GDTs) have been around for more than a century due to their surge protection performance and dependability. What if you could combine the historical robustness, reliability, and long life of GDTs with …
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International Women in Engineering Day – The Women Engineers at Bourns
Women have a place at the table in engineering. We have been creating systems, products, and entirely new fields for centuries before being admitted to study engineering at the university level. The field continues to …
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Virtual STEPCon20 Attracts Record-breaking STEM Student and Teacher Attendance
Because of COVID-19, STEPCon, a conference focused on STEM education and careers, could not be a live event this year. For the last seven years, Bourns has been honored to host the event at the …
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Bourns Volunteers Participate in Susan G. Komen Walk
Community relations volunteers from Team Bourns raised more than $5,800 for this year’s virtual Susan G. Komen Inland Empire cancer walk! Supporting this worthwhile cause, the Bourns team tracked in excess of 1,273,000 steps in …
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Keeping Designers in the Driver’s Seat with Bourns® Automotive Grade Components
Car features like in-vehicle infotainment, park assist, engine stop-start and navigation control continue to amaze us with their increasingly sophisticated and improved capabilities. Keeping competitive with new innovations, auto system designers know that consumers have …
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What is the Right Transformer for High Voltage Storage Designs?
Leveraging their extensive power conversion experience, application experts at Bourns believe the answer is a reinforced push-pull transformer. We outlined the design benefits of using push-pull transformers for high voltage energy storage applications such as …
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AEC-Q200 Compliant CANbus Inductors Deliver Effective Noise Suppression
Offering designers an optimal noise suppression solution, we recently announced a new CANbus Common Mode Chip Inductor series. These new AEC-Q200 compliant Model SRF4530A series inductors are designed for a broad range of high-temperature electronics …
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New Rotary Encoder Model Features High Detent Force with Smooth Tactile Feedback
We recently announced the introduction of Bourns® Model PEC11H as an extension to our rotary encoder product line. Engineered with an innovative ball/spring design, Model PEC11H provides a strong, positive detent feel. This high force …