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Bourns Launches New SinglFuse™ Line of Thin Film Chip Fuses

RIVERSIDE, Calif, September 23, 2008 — Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced its SinglFuse™ SF Series of thin film chip fuses. This new line provides highly reliable overcurrent protection in three surface mountable footprint sizes. Each product size features two series to cover the fusing types of fast-acting and slow-blow. The new SinglFuse series expands Bourns’ comprehensive circuit protection portfolio with a line of thin film chip fuses for use in applications such as LCD monitors, digital cameras, cell phones, industrial controllers and rechargeable battery packs.

Bourns’ SinglFuse products protect against a wide range of overcurrent events and feature current ratings from as low as 500 m amps up to 7 amps. The thin film design of Bourns’ new SinglFuse products ensures high precision for specific fusing characteristics. Single-use thin film chip fuses are specifically designed for applications which require one-time acting fuses that allow a physical break in the circuit if a short circuit arises, eliminating the need for a circuit reset. The thin
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film design allows customers to order customized thin film chip fuses to meet their specific product needs. The Bourns SinglFuse line is also RoHS compliant and halogen free. 

“With the introduction of the new SinglFuse line, Bourns is able to satisfy growing customer demand for a broader range of circuit protection solutions that meet specific standards requirements and solve application challenges,” said Brian Ahearne, Multifuse® technical marketing manager at Bourns. “Our customers benefit from the industry’s broadest line of circuit protection products backed by years of collective application expertise and support.” 

Bourns’ SinglFuse thin film chip fuses:

Product

Fuse Type

Footprint

Rated Current

SF-0402F Series

Fast Acting/SMD

1005 (EIA 0402)

500 mA – 4.0A

SF-0603F Series

Fast Acting/SMD

1508 (EIA 0603)

500 mA – 5.0A

SF-1206F Series

Fast Acting/SMD

3216 (EIA 1206)

500 mA – 7.0A

SF-0402S Series

Slow Blow/SMD

1005 (EIA 0402)

500 mA – 4.0A

SF-0603S Series

Slow Blow/SMD

1508 (EIA 0603)

500 mA – 5.0A

SF-1206S Series

Slow Blow/SMD

3216 (EIA 1206)

500 mA – 7.0A

Pricing and Availability
Bourns’ SinglFuse SF Series product line is available now in production quantities. As a pricing reference, the new thin film chip fuses are offered in the price range of $0.32 to $0.38 in 5,000 minimum quantities.

About Bourns

Bourns, Inc., is a leading manufacturer and supplier of position and speed sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic components, microelectronic modules, panel controls and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, California, USA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, non-critical life support medical (low/medium risk), audio and various other market segments. Additional company and product information is available at www.bourns.com.

Bourns® and the Bourns logo are registered trademarks of Bourns, Inc. and may be used only with the permission of Bourns and proper acknowledgement. Other listed names and brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Bourns® products have not been designed for and are not intended for use in "lifesaving," "life-critical" or "life-sustaining" applications nor any other applications where failure or malfunction of the Bourns® product may result in personal injury or death. See Legal Disclaimer Notice www.bourns.com/docs/legal/disclaimer.pdf

Agency Contact:
Annette Keller
Keller Communication
annettekeller1984@gmail.com
Company Contact:
David Scofield
Bourns, Inc.
(951) 781-5054
david.scofield@bourns.com