RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Oct. 1, 2001 -- Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer of electronic components and integrated solutions, today announced the expansion of its Inductive Component product line. The new products include additions to current product families, as well as the introduction of a new line.

Bourns Launches Chip Ferrite Beads Product Line
Bourns expands its family by introducing the Chip Ferrite Beads product line to offer a wider range of Inductor products to our customer base. Serving as a high frequency and EMI blocker for the telecom, computer, automotive and industrial markets, Bourns offers the following types: MH High Current Series, MA Chip Ferrite Bead Arrays, MT Low Current/Impedance Series, and the MG, MU, MZ High Impedance Series. Bourns Chip Ferrite Beads are used for noise suppression in digital equipment, automotive electronic equipment, car stereos, car engine controllers, electronic instruments, and computer and peripheral devices. The products are available in six different sizes, ranging from 1.6mm to 4.5mm. Bourns’ new Chip Beads are packaged in tape and reel, 1000 to 4000 pieces per reel, and can be picked and placed with all standard equipment. In quantities of 100K, pricing begins from @body.02 to @body.06 each. Sample quantities are available for evaluation.

Bourns Adds to Power Choke Line
Bourns expands its SMD Power Choke line by introducing two Non-Shielded models, SDR0403 and SDR1105, and one shielded model, SRR1305. Serving the telecom, computer, automotive and instrumentation industries, Bourns now offers a range of 23 standard models, with customer specific models available upon request. Bourns offers three different shapes, including square, round and oval, fitting into smaller board spaces. Bourns has increased the number of Non-Shielded models to 11, offering sizes from 4mm to 22mm with current rating to 35A, while bringing the offering of Shielded models to a total of 12, ranging from 6mm to 12mm, with current rating to 22A. Bourns Power Chokes are offered in a tape and reel packaging, and can be mounted with standard pick and place equipment. Samples are available for evaluation. Based on 10,000 pieces, the unit price begins at @body.29 for model SDR0403, @body.31 for model SDR1105, and $1.13 for model SRR1305.

Bourns Introduces the CW16 Chip Inductor
Bourns increases its Chip Inductor product line by launching CW160808, bringing the total offering to 15 Chip Inductor models with four different design technologies. With a wirewound, open construction size of 1.6mm, a high Q factor and an available inductance range of 1.8nH to 270nH, the CW16 rounds out Bourns’ current CW model offering. The CW16 can be used in cellular phones and other applications where high frequencies and a high Q factor are required. Bourns’ CW160808 is offered in tape and reel packaging of 3000 pieces per reel, and can be picked and placed with standard equipment. Samples are now available for evaluation. Based on 100,000 pieces, unit pricing begins at @body.129.

New Data Line Dual Chokes
Answering the requests from the automotive industry, Bourns is introducing two new Data Line Dual Chokes: the SM-73818E and the DR332 Series. The new Chokes are used for EMI suppression in data and signal lines, including CAN Bus. Bourns offers two types of windings: sector and bifilar. By introducing these products, Bourns can now offer customers a second source for Data Line Dual Chokes. All models are packed in tape and reel, 1500 pieces per reel. Samples are available for evaluation. Based on 100,000 pieces, the unit price ranges from @body.41 to @body.57 depending on model.

Bourns Launches New Through-Hole Power Inductors
Bourns continues to increase the Inductive Components product line by adding two new Through-Hole Power Inductors, LPA Series Axial Power Inductor and LPV Series Radial Power Inductor. These new Through-Hole Inductors are used for storage inductor and filtering frequency for DC/DC converters and power supplies in the high-end consumer, industrial and instrumentation industries. Bourns offers three different axial sizes with length between 18mm to 26mm and current ratings to 5A, and three different radial sizes with height between 20mm to 23mm and current ratings to 10A. Units are packed in bags in quantities between 50 pieces and 200 pieces depending on model sizes. Samples are available for evaluation. Based on 10,000 pieces, pricing begins at @body.22 to @body.97 each depending on models.

About Bourns, Inc.:
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.