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2002 Press Release
Six New Surge Line Protection Modules Enhance Bourns' Circuit Protection Portfolio
Surge Line Protection Modules
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Riverside, Calif, October 24, 2002 — Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer of electronic components and integrated solutions, today announced the launch of six new Surge Line Protection Modules. These new products provide secondary overcurrent protection for Telecom line cards.

The new Surge Line Protection Modules withstand lightning surge and AC power cross, failing safely under fault conditions while providing closely matched tip and ring overcurrent protection. Their release includes SMD and through hole designs, as well as single blow and resettable fuse options for both GR1089 and ITU requirements.

New products released include models 4A12P-506-500, 4A12P-516-500, 4A08P-505-RC, 4B06B-512-RC, 4B06B-514-RC and 4B08B-503-RC.

Pricing and Availability
Pricing for the Bourns® Surge Line Protection Modules series begins at $1 - $2 USD per piece in increments of 10K. Sample quantities are available and are offered for evaluation. Current lead time on the products is eight weeks.

About Bourns
Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of Trimming Potentiometers, Precision Potentiometers, Modular Contacts, Switches, Resistor/Capacitor Networks, and Analog Input Devices, including Panel Controls, Encoders and Point Stick Navigators. Bourns also sells Chip Resistors, Chip Arrays and Inductive Components. Meeting the circuit protection requirements of next-generation products, Bourns' broad circuit protection offering includes an extensive line of PPTC Resettable Fuses,

Thyristor-Based Overvoltage Protectors, and Line-feed Surge Networks. Bourns Communication Protection Product line includes Gas Discharge Tubes (GDT), Telephone Station Protectors, 5-Pin Protectors, Industrial Signal, Irrigation and Petroleum Protectors, CATV Coax Protectors, Signal Data Protectors, and the Indoor and Outdoor POTsplitters and Network Interface Devices (NID) product lines. Headquartered in Riverside, CA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, computer, industrial, instrumentation, automotive, consumer, medical, audio and various other market segments. Bourns' products are manufactured according to ISO-9000 and QS-9000 standards under Six Sigma quality programs. For more information, contact Bourns corporate headquarters at 1200 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, Calif. 92507. Phone (909) 781-5500; Fax (909) 781-5006; URL: www.bourns.com.

Agency Contact:
Annette Keller
Keller Communication
(949) 640-4811
annettekeller@sbcglobal.net
  Company Contact:
Mikelyn Bridges
Bourns, Inc.
(951) 781-5397
mike.bridges@bourns.com