Electronic component manufacturer Bourns, Inc. has announced the release of new ChipGuard ESD protectors designed to guard sensitive automotive electronics from electrostatic discharge.
Qualified to meet up to IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4 standards, the Bourns CGA-MLC Series of ESD protectors are available in industry-standard 0402 and 0603 packages and feature low capacitance, minimal insertion loss and low leakage over a wide temperature range. The new ESD protectors are ideal for use with antenna circuits, camera links, sensors, touchscreen interfaces, GPS systems, USB 3.0 devices and high-speed communication buses.
“Answering the needs of our automotive customers, Bourns expressly designed our new MLC Series of ESD protectors to deliver the high performance and reliability required for today’s sensitive automotive applications,” Kurt Wattelet of the Communications Division at Bourns, Inc. “Bourns continually strives to introduce products that our customers need to excel in their respective industries, and this new series of ESD protectors provides the advanced technology needed for the broad spectrum of high speed digital electronics employed in vehicles today.”
