January 2024

Electronics Supply Chain Weekly Digest 1-5-23 DATAPOINT OF THE WEEK: S&P reported December Eurozone mfg PMI of 44.4 vs 44.2 in November marking an 18th consecutive month of contraction. The data reflects a continued decline in new orders and output as well as employment. China’s government official mfg PMI fell to 49.0 in December from

Bourns Magnetics Product Line is introducing the new Model SRP3212-1R0MR21Mini-molding High Current Shielded Power Inductor in a compact size and low profile of 3.2 x 2.5 x 1 mm. This inductor is manufactured with a metal alloy powder core and shielded construction featuring high saturation currents, high heating currents, and low magnetic field radiation. The

Sumida unveils new metal compound magnetically shielded SMD power inductors. The newly developed 201610CDMCE/DS and 252012CDMCE/DS SMD power inductors are using metal compound construction to achieve high electric performance and high magnetic shielding. The construction of the SMD power inductors suppresses audible core noise and feature low profile with high current performance. Features Metal compound

Bourns is pleased to announce its new Model EV Series EdgMOV High Surge Disc Varistors with superior nominal and surge current capabilities. With nominal surge ratings of 1.5 kA, 3 kA, 5 kA and 8 kA for model sizes 7, 10, 14 and 20 mm respectively, these new offerings allow for replacement of standard conventional

Prof Sam Ben-Yaakov in his video comments technical proposal of transformer-based gate drive from TI application note “Power tips: A simple circuit for driving gate drive transformers” by Brian King. Read the original post at Pros and Cons of Transformer-Based Gate Driver