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ChipGuard® Microelectronic Modules Telecom Circuit Protection
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Featured Product Bulletins   Product Obsolescence Memos
Product Change Notifications Obsolete Parts
Corporate
Publications
PDF Icon Bourns Product Profile Brochure (07/09 PDF, 2.4MB) PDF Icon Bourns Date Code Summary (PDF, 100K)
PDF Icon Bourns RoHS Roadmap (09/10 PDF, 188K) PDF Icon Bourns IP Classification Flyer (PDF, 168K)
PDF Icon Bourns Lead-Free Shipping Labels PDF Icon The Potentiometer Handbook (PDF, 33.2MB)
PDF Icon Labels (Trimpot®, Networks and Sensors & Controls) (11/04 PDF, 112K)    
 
Automotive
Publications
PDF Icon Automotive Product Profile (PDF, 2 MB)
Datasheets
PDF Icon Non-contact Multiturn Angle Sensor P8539
(PDF, 191 K)
PDF Icon Non-contact Torque Sensor for Electric Power Steering (PDF, 203 K)
PDF Icon Contact Differential Angle Sensor R02500
(PDF,220 K)
PDF Icon Torque Only Sensor (PDF, 208 K)
PDF Icon Non-contact Chassis Level Sensor R03300
(PDF, 154 K)
PDF Icon Torque and Angle Combo Sensor (PDF, 216 K)
PDF Icon Preliminary Spec Non-contact Angle Sensor
(PDF, 203 K)
PDF Icon Fuel Cards (PDF, 424 K)
Chip Diodes
Application Notes
PDF Icon Chip Diode App Note (10/03 PDF, 149K) PDF Icon Designer's Guide to Chip Resistors, Chip Diodes, & Power Chokes For Power Supplies & DC-DC Converters (PDF, 340K)
PDF Icon LED Lighting Solutions App Note (PDF, 696K)    
Publications
PDF Icon Diode Short Form Catalog (12/05 PDF, 1.7 MB) PDF Icon Bourns ESD Protection & Impulse Protection Short Form Catalog (01/08 PDF, 1.90 MB)
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Chip Arrays
Publications
PDF Icon Chip Resistors & Arrays Short Form Catalog (PDF 308K) PDF Icon Chip Arrays, Chip Resistors and Networks Soldering Profile (PDF 30K)
PDF Icon Values -Standard + E96-24 (PDF 36K)    
Application Notes
PDF Icon CAT16-PC5F12LF Application Note (01/07 PDF, 296K)
Technical Articles
PDF Icon CAT16-PC5F12LF Application Note (01/07 PDF, 296K)
Chip Resistors
Publications
PDF Icon Chip Resistors & Arrays Short Form Catalog (PDF, 308K)
Application Notes
PDF Icon Designers Guide to Chip Resistors, Chip Diodes, & Power Chokes For Power Supplies & DC-DC Converters (PDF, 340K) PDF Icon CRL Application Note (PDF, 672K)
PDF Icon Use of the Low Ohmic Resistor CRA2512 in Inverter Drives Application Note (PDF, 684K)    
Technical Articles
PDF Icon Bourns Soldering Profile for Standard (Tin-Lead Terminations) (PDF, 32K) PDF Icon Chip Arrays, Chip Resistors and Networks Soldering Profile (PDF 30K)
PDF Icon Standard Values used in Capacitors, Inductors and Resistors (HTML) PDF Icon Values -Standard + E96-24 (PDF 36K)
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ChipGuard®
Publications
PDF Icon ChipGuard® Short Form Catalog (PDF, 253K) PDF Icon Bourns ESD Protection & Impulse Protection Short Form Catalog (01/08 PDF, 1.90 MB)
Application Notes
PDF Icon Protecting High Speed Communication Ports (PDF, 884K)
Circuit Protection
Publications
PDF Icon Circuit Protection Selection Guide (PDF, 4.7M) PDF Icon Applications - Ports - Parts Table (PDF, 541K)
PDF Icon Signal Integrity Evaluation of Bourns Lightning Protection Solutions with High-Speed Interfaces (PDF, 940K)    
Application Notes
PDF Icon Generator Interface Protection Application Note (PDF, 708K)
Circuit Protection Thyristors
Publications
PDF Icon Spotlight III (PDF, 304K) PDF Icon Spotlight II (PDF, 144K)
PDF Icon Spotlight I (PDF, 180K)    
Technical Articles
PDF Icon TISP Terms and Letter Symbols Guide (PDF, 460K) PDF Icon Introduction to Bourns TISP Telecom Overvoltage Protectors (PDF, 2.7M)
PDF Icon Protecting Plain Old Telephone Customer Premise Equipment with a TISP (PDF, 140K) PDF Icon TISP Product Selection Guide (PDF, 412K)
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Current Sense, Pulse Power & High Power Resistors
Publications
PDF Icon Bourns RF Power Resistors Short Form Brochure (PDF, 776K) PDF Icon Bourns Power Resistors Short Form Brochure (Rev. 1) (PDF, 263K)
Application Notes
PDF Icon PWR220 Series Application Note (PDF, 772K) PDF Icon Power Resistor Application Note (PDF, 22K)
PDF Icon CHF Range of Power RF Terminations (PDF, 220K) PDF Icon Use of the Low Ohmic Resistor CRA2512 in Inverter Drives (PDF, 684K)
PDF Icon LED Lighting Solutions App Note (PDF, 696K) PDF Icon Current Limiting Power Resistors for High-Power LED Module Lighting Applications (PDF, 696K)
Video
QT Icon PWR220 QuickTime Movie (MOV, 7.2MB)    
Gas Discharge Tubes
Application Notes
PDF Icon GDT Protection Solutions for ADSL and ADSL2+ Solution (PDF, 416K)    
Inductive Components
Publications
PDF Icon Inductive Component Solutions Guide (PDF, 6MB) PDF Icon Bourns® Surface Mount Power Inductors and Common Mode Chokes (PDF, 10MB)
PDF Icon J.W. Miller Magnetics Catalog (PDF, 4MB) PDF Icon Chip Inductor Selection Guide (PDF, 816K)
PDF Icon Inductive Components Cross Reference Guide (PDF, 281K) PDF Icon Power Inductor Overview (PDF, 992K)
PDF Icon SMT Chip-Pwr Ind Cross Reference (Excel, 715K) PDF Icon Standard Values used in Capacitors, Inductors and Resistors (HTML)
PDF Icon Cross Reference Guide (Tabloid size PDF, 424K) PDF Icon Pulse to Bourns Magnetics Cross Reference (Excel, 52K)
PDF Icon Color Code Markings - MIL STD & EIA STD (PDF, 248K)    
Application Notes
PDF Icon Bourns Power Inductors for Industrial Applications (PDF, 524K) PDF Icon LED Lighting Solutions App Note (PDF, 696K)
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Integrated Passive & Active Devices using CSP
Publications
PDF Icon IPAD Thin Film on Silicon Short Form (PDF, 800K)
Linear Motion Potentiometers
Publications
PDF Icon Linear Motion Potentiometers Application Note (PDF, 220K) PDF Icon Linear Motion Potentiometers 3046 and 3048 Application Note (PDF, 715K)
Multifuse® PPTC Resettable Fuses
Publications
PDF Icon Bourns Multifuse® Resettable Fuses - Polymer PTC & Ceramic PTC Short Form Brochure (PDF, 1.2MB) PDF Icon Multifuse® Product Selection Worksheet (PDF, 28K)
PDF Icon Bourns Lead Free Multifuse® Polymer PTCs (PDF, 454K) PDF Icon Cross Reference Guide (PDF, 363K)
PDF Icon Multifuse® Automotive Short Form Brochure (PDF, 296K) PDF Icon Glossary (HTML)
PDF Icon Multifuse® Polymer PTC Soldering Recommendations (PDF, 836K) PDF Icon Multifuse® Selection Guide (PDF, 468K)
Application Notes
PDF Icon Resettable PTC Thermistors for Medical
Equipment
(PDF, 596K)
PDF Icon Primary and Secondary Batteries (HTML)
PDF Icon Resettable PTC Thermistors for Industrial
Protection
(PDF, 660K)
PDF Icon Automotive (HTML)
PDF Icon General (HTML) PDF Icon Industrial Controls (HTML)
PDF Icon Computers and Peripherals (HTML) PDF Icon Warning Lights (PDF, 164K)
PDF Icon LED Lighting Solutions App Note (PDF, 696K)    
Technical Articles
PDF Icon Protecting the Next Generation of Battery Packs (PDF, 864K) PDF Icon Protecting Battery Chargers (PDF, 0.8MB)
PDF Icon HFC Networks (PDF, 1.3MB) PDF Icon Lithium-ion/Lithium Polymer Battery Pack Protection (PDF, 2.0MB)
PDF Icon Loud Speaker Crossover Networks (PDF, 1.3MB) PDF Icon USB OTG (On The Go) Port Protection (PDF, 144K)
PDF Icon Automotive Door Locks (PDF, 1.3MB) PDF Icon Power over Ethernet (PoE) Protection (PDF, 124K)
PDF Icon Circuit Isolation and Protection (PDF, 1.6MB) PDF Icon PPTC Technology (HTML)
PDF Icon USB Port Protection (PDF, 1.1MB) PDF Icon Preventing Component Circuit Damage from Above Range Current with Reliable Overcurrent Protection (PDF, 745K)
Microelectronic Modules
Technical Articles
PDF Icon Microelectronic Modules Packaging Solutions (PDF, 239K)
Modular Contacts
Application Notes
PDF Icon Bourns® Trimpot® 70AA Modular Contacts (PDF, 472K)
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Networks
Publications
PDF Icon Resistor Networks Short Form Catalog (PDF, 371K)
Application Notes
PDF Icon Emitter Coupled Logic Terminators - 800 Series Application Note (PDF, 72K) PDF Icon Dual Terminator Resistor Networks Application Note
(PDF, 60K)
PDF Icon Designer's Guide to Chip Resistors, Chip Diodes, & Power Chokes For Power Supplies & DC-DC Converters (PDF, 340K) PDF Icon R/2R Ladder Networks Application Note (PDF, 56K)
PDF Icon Automotive, Industrial & Instrumentation Application Note (PDF, 156K) PDF Icon DRAM Application Note (PDF, 80K)
PDF Icon CRL Application Note (PDF, 672K) PDF Icon SCSI Application Note (PDF, 104K)
PDF Icon EMI/RFI Filters - 601 Series Application Note
(PDF, 80K)
PDF Icon SCSI Application Note (PDF, 104K)
PDF Icon RC Terminator Networks - 700 Series Application Note (PDF, 88K) PDF Icon Thin Film Application Note (PDF, 76K)
Technical Articles
PDF Icon Standard Values used in Capacitors, Inductors and Resistors (HTML) PDF Icon Chip Arrays, Chip Resistors and Networks Soldering Profile(PDF 30K)
PDF Icon Bourns Soldering Profile for Standard (Tin-Lead Terminations) (PDF, 32 K) PDF Icon Values -Standard + E96-24 (PDF 36K)
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Outside Plant Products
Publications
PDF Icon Outside Plant Product Overview Guide (PDF, 1.6MB)
Sensors & Controls
Publications
PDF Icon Sensors & Controls Solutions Guide (PDF, 1.1M) PDF Icon 3547,3548 & 3549 Precision Potentiometer Short Form
(PDF, 578K)
PDF Icon Rotary Encoders Short Form Brochure Rev. 2
(PDF, 1.2MB)
PDF Icon EM14 Brochure (PDF, 412K)
PDF Icon Commercial Panel Controls Short Form (PDF, 387K) PDF Icon EMS22 Brochure (PDF, 1.2MB)
PDF Icon Industrial Panel Controls Short Form (PDF, 380K) PDF Icon Encoder Cross Reference (PDF, 78K)
PDF Icon Pro Audio Brochure (PDF, 504K) PDF Icon Commercial Panel Controls Cross Reference (PDF, 79K)
PDF Icon Pro Audio PSM Motorized Potentiometer Flyer (PDF, 3.7MB) PDF Icon Pro Audio Vintage Guitar Potentiometer Flyer (PDF, 3MB)
PDF Icon Precision Potentiometers and Turns-Counting Dials Short Form Brochure (PDF, 1.1MB) PDF Icon Industrial Controls Cross Reference (PDF, 73K)
PDF Icon Medical Industry Products Focus Market Brochure (PDF, 648K) PDF Icon Bourns Model 6630 Precision Potentiometer (PDF, 108K)
Technical Notes
PDF Icon Encoders - Signal Conditioning (PDF, 221K) PDF Icon Encoders - Design Considerations (PDF, 160K)
PDF Icon Panel Controls - Taper (PDF, 209K) PDF Icon HMI vs MMI (PDF, 205K)
PDF Icon Potentiometers - Linearity (PDF, 193K) PDF Icon IP Classifications Codes (PDF, 3777K)
Application Notes
PDF Icon Fuel Cards (PDF, 424K) PDF Icon Petroleum Dispensing Industry (PDF, 64K)
PDF Icon Industrial Equipment Controls (PDF, 156K) PDF Icon Professional Audio Industry (PDF, 64K)
PDF Icon Passenger Elevator Industry (PDF, 157K) PDF Icon Test & Measurement (PDF, 69K)
PDF Icon Bourns® Model 95 Premium and Model 82 Vintage Guitar Application Note (PDF, 924K) PDF Icon Bourns® Model 95 Premium and Model 82 Vintage Guitar Potentiometer Proper Grounding Method Application Note (PDF, 1000K)
PDF Icon Bourns® PDB182 Blend-Balance Guitar Pots Application Note (PDF, 1300K) PDF Icon Bourns® PDB182 Blend-Balance Guitar Pots for Bass Application Note (PDF, 1300K)
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Specialty Engineering and Manufacturing Services (SEMS)
Publications
PDF Icon Specialty Engineering and Manufacturing Services (SEMS) (PDF, 1.1MB)
SinglFuse™
Publications
PDF Icon Bourns SinglFuse™ FAQ Sheet (PDF, 20K) PDF Icon Bourns SinglFuse™ Cross Reference Guide (PDF, 196K)
PDF Icon Bourns SinglFuse™ Short Form (PDF, 1.2MB)    
Switches
Publications
PDF Icon Bourns Switch Selection Matrix (PDF, 36K) PDF Icon 7813 RF Application Note (PDF, 768K)
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Telecom Circuit Protection
Publications
PDF Icon Telecom Circuit Protection Selection Guide (PDF, 1MB)
Application Notes
PDF Icon Reference Design: Protecting Legerity Subscriber Line Interface Circuits (SLICs) with Bourns TISP Protector Products (PDF, 1MB) PDF Icon Reference Design: Protecting Silicon Laboratories ProSLIC Family in Telephony Applications with Bourns Circuit Protection Products (Rev. 2)(PDF, 1.7MB)
PDF Icon Protecting Ethernet Solutions Against Lightning Disturbances (PDF, 228K)    
Technical Articles
GR-1089-CORE, Issue 4:
PDF Icon Equipment Port Types (PDF, 133K) PDF Icon Agreed, Integrated and Embedded Primary Protection(PDF 125K)
PDF Icon Primary Protector and EUT Electronics Protection Coordination - Part 1 (PDF 186K)    
TBU™ High Speed Protectors
Publications
PDF Icon Bourns® TBU™ High-Speed Electronic Current Limiters Short Form Brochure (PDF, 924K)
Application Notes
PDF Icon Cell Phone Base Station Protection Application Note (PDF, 440K) PDF Icon LVDS Applications with RTCA-DO160 High-Speed Lightning Transient Susceptibility Application Note (PDF, 588K)
PDF Icon TBU™ Electronic Current Limiter GR-1089 Port Type 2 and 4 Ethernet Protection Application Note (PDF, 884K)    
Technical Articles
PDF Icon Bourns® TBU™ White Paper (PDF, 1.4MB)
Transistors & Thyristors
Publications
PDF Icon Power Industry Standard Transistors & Thyristors Short Form Catalog (PDF, 760K)
Trimmers
Publications
PDF Icon Trimpot® Product Catalog (PDF, 8.78MB) PDF Icon Bourns Sealed Through-Hole Cermet Trimpot® Trimming Potentiometers Short Form Brochure (PDF, 392K)
PDF Icon Consumer Trimmer Short Form Brochure
(PDF, 332K)
PDF Icon The Potentiometer Handbook (PDF, 33.2MB)
PDF Icon Sealed SMD Cermet Trimpot® Trimming Potentiometers Short Form Brochure
(PDF, 784K)
   
Application Notes
PDF Icon TC33B Application Note (PDF, 151K) PDF Icon Effects of Setting the Wiper at End Set on
Cermet Resistors
(PDF, 96K)
PDF Icon Multiturn vs. Single-turn Application Note
(PDF, 520K)
PDF Icon Inductive Proximity Switch (PDF, 206 K)
PDF Icon Security Housing Application Note
(PDF, 158K)
PDF Icon DRAM Application Note (PDF, 80K)
PDF Icon Soldering and Cleaning Application Notes
(PDF, 88K)
PDF Icon Bar Code Scanners (PDF, 279 K)
PDF Icon Hearing Aid (PDF, 191 K) PDF Icon Integrating Bourns® Trimpot® Trimming Potentiometers for Dimmer Control in LED Light Bulbs (PDF, 640 K)
PDF Icon Bourns® Trimpot® Trimming Potentiometers Interfacing with Surveillance System Sensors (PDF, 184 K)    
Technical Articles
PDF Icon Trimpot® Lead Free Matrix (PDF, 9K) PDF Icon Trimmer Applications/Processing Guide from our
product catalog
(PDF, 200K)
PDF Icon Safety Issues with Counterfeit Bourns Trimmers! (HTML) PDF Icon Tape and Reel Packaging Specifications from our product catalog (PDF, 147K)
PDF Icon Trimpot's Trimmer Primer (PDF, 1.2MB) PDF Icon Specs on our H-90/H-91 Adjustment Tools (PDF, 50K)
PDF Icon Trimpot's Potentiometer Substitution Guide (PDF, 128K) PDF Icon Soldering Profile - Lead Free SMD Trimmers (PDF, 28K)
PDF Icon Trimmer Mil-Spec Listing - Note: Bourns is the only remaining source for mil-qualified (QPL) trimmers! (HTML) PDF Icon Specs on Factory and Customer Installed Panel Mounts (PDF, 175K)
PDF Icon QPL Part Number List (PDF, 24K)  
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