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Dan Stanek
Director of Marketing & Corporate Marcom Littelfuse, Inc.
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Littelfuse Introduces Ultra-Small Surface-Mount
PPTC Resettable Overcurrent Protection Device
New Polyfuse® PPTC series
offers superior electrical performance and first 0603 size (.063" x
.032") device of its type on the market
DES PLAINES, IL -June 3, 2008 -
Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS:LFUS) the leader in circuit protection
has introduced the 0603L series Polyfuse® PPTC (polymer positive temperature
coefficient thermistor), a new micro form-factor resettable over-current
protection device. Its extremely small size, excellent electrical ratings,
and TUV and UL safety standard certification meet the need for reliable
circuit-protection in ever-shrinking consumer electronic devices.
Continuing on the momentum in over-current protection miniaturization
following the introduction of the popular 0805L Polyfuse PPTC series,
the Littelfuse introduction of the 0603L series leads its category in
supporting industry demands for ever-smaller electrical circuit components
and end products.
The 0603L PPTC series is available in four
hold current / maximum voltage ranges, including 0.10A/15Vdc, 0.20A/9Vdc,
0.25A/9Vdc and 0.35A/6Vdc.
Each device has a maximum fault current
rating of 40A and is certified by both TUV and UL.
These devices
can serve a wide range of end device applications including small consumer
electronic products such as mobile phones and computers, Flash drives,
USB thumb drives, hard disks, computer peripherals, and many others.
PPTCs are over-current protection devices that increase resistance
as temperature increases due to increased current flow. They are designed
to limit unsafe currents while allowing constant safe current levels.
The resistance resets automatically when the current and temperature
return to a safe level. PPTCs are typically used in sensitive applications
where frequent over-current conditions occur or where constant system
uptime is required.
With the world's broadest range of fuses
and PPTC devices, Littelfuse is able to offer design engineers the most
over-current protection options from a single supplier, along with the
widest range of other circuit protection technologies and support.
Availability Littelfuse Polyfuse 0603L PPTCs are now available
for order and sample requests through most authorized Littelfuse distributors
worldwide. For a listing of Littelfuse distributors, please visit
www.littelfuse.com.
Additional Information For additional
information about the Littelfuse Polyfuse® 0603L PPTC series, please
visit
http://www.littelfuse.com/series/0603L.html, or contact an authorized
products distributor or the
Littelfuse Technical Support line at 1-800-999-9445.
Click Here For Detailed Specification Information about the Littelfuse
0603L PPTC Series.
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About Littelfuse
As the worldwide leader in circuit protection products and solutions
with annual sales of $536.1 million in 2007, the Littelfuse portfolio
is backed by industry leading technical support, design and manufacturing
expertise. Littelfuse products are vital components in virtually every
product that uses electrical energy, including automobiles, computers,
consumer electronics, handheld devices, industrial equipment, and telecom/datacom
circuits. Littelfuse offers Teccor®, Wickmann® and Pudenz® brand circuit
protection products. In addition to its Des Plaines, Illinois, world
headquarters, Littelfuse has sales, distribution, manufacturing and
engineering facilities in Brazil, China, England, Germany, Hong Kong,
India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines,
Singapore, Taiwan and the U.S. For more information, please visit Littelfuse's
web site at
www.littelfuse.com.
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