Riverside, Calif., December 9, 2014 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced the company's new SMD Power Inductor Series that includes nine new devices designed for automotive applications. Designated the Bourns® Models SDE0403A, SDE0604A, SDE0805A, SRF0703A, SRF0905A, SRF1280A, SRR0745A, SRR1210A and SRR6040A, the new series consists of non-shielded and shielded construction devices that are AEC-Q200 qualified. The series features inductance values from 0.47 to 6500 μH, has a heating current range up to 17.9 A and offers profiles as low as 3.2 mm. These advanced features make Bourns® power inductors ideal for a broad array of automotive applications that include driver assistant devices, information/entertainment systems and lighting.
"An increasing number of automotive applications rely on power inductors to power a new range of vehicle systems and functionality," said Guido Zehnder, product manager at Bourns, Inc. "Bourns specifically designed this comprehensive new device series to meet varying application requirements while also satisfying the high current needs in today's automotive DC/DC converters and power supplies. By adding these 9 new automotive series we offer now 20 models in total."
Product Features:
| New Model |
Constriction |
Product Size |
Inductance Range |
Heating Current Range |
Saturation Current Range |
| SDE0403A Series |
Non-shielded |
4.5 x 4 x 3.2 mm |
1 - 68 μH |
0.4 - 2.7 A |
0.55 – 4.8 A |
| SDE0604A Series |
Non-shielded |
5.8 x 5.2 x 4.5 mm |
1.2 - 150 μH |
0.52 - 5.3 A |
0.52 – 6 A |
| SDE0805A Series |
Non-shielded |
7.8 x 7 x 5 mm |
1.5 - 470 μH |
0.55 - 5.8 A |
0.4 – 6.5 A |
| SRF0703A Series |
Shielded |
7.6 x 7.6 x 3.4 mm |
8.2 - 600 μH |
0.289 - 2.19 A |
0.32 – 2.66 A |
| SRF0905A Series |
Shielded |
9.2 x 6 x 5 mm |
10 - 6500 μH |
0.3 - 1.6 A |
N/A |
| SRF1280A Series |
Shielded |
12.5 x 12.5 x 8 mm |
0.47 - 4000 μH |
0.307 - 17.9 A |
0.571 – 56 A |
| SRR0745A Series |
Shielded |
7.3 x 7.3 x 4.5 mm |
10 - 1000 μH |
0.2 - 2.1 A |
0.24 – 2.5 A |
| SRR1210A Series |
Shielded |
12 x 12 x 10 mm |
1 - 1000 μH |
0.75 - 11 A |
0.7 – 16.5 A |
| SRR6040A Series |
Shielded |
6.7 x 6.7 x 4 mm |
1 - 100 μH |
0.65 - 5 A |
0.57 – 5.55 A |
Pricing and Availability
Bourns' new power inductors series for automotive applications is available now. As a pricing reference, the Bourns® Model SDE0604A is priced at $ 0.20 each in 50k piece quantities. The new power inductor series offers electrical characteristics and dimensions that are either functionally identical or comparable to Bourns' existing standard series. For more information, please see www.bourns.com/ProductLine.aspx?name=power_ind_AEC-Q200_qualified.