From traditional fuses to eFuses, understanding the advantages, limitations, and use cases of each technology helps engineers ...

Littelfuse has announced a new series of PPTCs designed to make the next generation of consumer electronics both smaller and more reliable. The PolySwitch zeptoSMDC series has been designed to provide ...

Tyco Electronics announced today a new addition to its popular PolySwitch resettable PPTC (polymeric positive temperature coefficient) devices surface-mount product family. Designed for the latest ...

By Prasad Tawade, Littelfuse, Inc. As wearable, mobile, and portable devices continue to evolve, their charging solutions ...

Guest columnist Faraz Hasan, marketing and business development manager at Tyco Electronics Circuit Protection Products says that LEDs can require overcurrent protection despite built-in safety ...

Protecting an electronic circuit from damage due to excessive current or heat is the primary function of many circuit protection technologies. In the past, this protection took the form of a fuse or ...

Featuring no moving parts and a resistance switching action that latches immediately following an overcurrent tripping condition, the PolySwitch BD280 bladed contact device provides resettable ...

In this EC&M Tech Talk Randy Barnett discusses in five different sections the concepts and rules of overcurrent protection. Overcurrent protective devices include the fuses and circuit breakers ...

Why a gas-discharge tube is an important component for overvoltage protection. The history of spark gaps—predecessors to GDTs—includes a role in famous movies. How a new, compact, surface-mount GDT ...