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The Truth. Innovation Is Going On With Passive Components!

Posted on January 9, 2015 | By Rick Grigalunas | Leave a response

 Innovation Is Going On With Passive Components! What’s a component? Isn’t it anything we design into an electronic product? That’s probably a discussion for another time. A component is anything we use that isn’t memory or a device that executes a program from memory. When we learn about electronics, we’re usually taught how resistors, capacitors, […]

Laser Diode Headlights Make The New BMW i8

Posted on January 8, 2015 | By Rick Grigalunas | Leave a response

 Laser Diode Headlights   Yes, the Laser Diode Headlights are what make the new BMW i8. They really do. These are really cool headlights. Give me a moment please. I know, you are probably saying that this $135,000 car has a lot more than just headlights. First things first, though. What’s A Laser Diode? A […]

Vishay Foil Resistors

Posted on December 8, 2014 | By Rick Grigalunas | Leave a response

Vishay Foil Resistors   More than four and a half decades after its invention by physicist Dr. Felix Zandman in 1962, Bulk Metal® Foil (BMF) technology still outperforms all other resistor technologies available today for applications that require precision, stability, and reliability. If you are looking for Bulk Metal® Foil Resistors then Vishay is  a good […]

High Temp/Downhole Applications Require Specilaized Components

Posted on November 5, 2014 | By Rick Grigalunas | Leave a response

I had no idea how harsh and hot the environment is as an oil drill is trying to penetrate the seabed hundreds of feet below the surface. Temperatures can soar above 200°C! Add in extreme vibration and you have a pretty nasty situation where any electronic components are used. Watch an animated typical Down-Hole drilling […]

Product News – Vishay Intertechnology Enhances QUAD HIFREQ Series MLCCs

Posted on October 24, 2014 | By Rick Grigalunas | Leave a response

ES Components is proud to be a partner with Vishay, one of the world’s largest manufactures of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. They have recently enhanced their QUAD HIFREQ series of high-power surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) shown below. Vishay Intertechnology Enhances QUAD HIFREQ Series MLCCs for Telecom, Medical, Military, and Industrial Equipment Vishay Intertechnology, […]