element14 is now stocking the latest Panasonic chip resistors, providing users with high power operation in compact packages.
This is a significant addition to element14’s passive component portfolio that will enable customers to substantially accelerate their new product development-to-market programmes, with full confidence in fast and reliable sourcing. Applications include inverters, battery management systems, ADAS, LiDAR, radar, lighting, on-board chargers, industrial robots and a wide range of automotive systems.
The global resistor market is demanding higher power ratings in smaller footprints to allow new designs to be optimised into smaller package sizes without compromising performance, even in the harshest environments. The new chip resistors from Panasonic offer double the power rating of conventional thick film resistors and enable design engineers to upgrade to a high value resistor with higher power in smaller case sizes, saving real-estate on the PCB.
Six products from the innovative Panasonic chip resistor series are now available for fast delivery from element14, including:
All products in the series which contribute to size and weight reduction of new products and are AEC-Q200 compliant (except ERA*A).
Simon Meadmore, Vice President of Product and Supplier Management at element14, says: “Panasonic offers an innovative product of chip resistors with the highest power rating and smallest case sizes. Designed to withstand harshest environments they feature unique soft termination ensuring high reliability. This new product range is a welcome addition to our IP&E portfolio and will enable our customer to bring to market new products much faster and with improved performance capabilities.”
Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH is part of the global Panasonic Group and specialises in the development of automotive and industrial products and one of the top five major suppliers in the passive components market. The company’s diverse portfolio includes electronic components, devices and modules through to complete solutions and production equipment for manufacturing lines across a broad range of industries. Panasonic Industry strives to continuously develop leading-edge resistor technologies by achieving highest power rating and smallest case sizes, suitable to withstand harshest environments.