Riverside, California - August 2005 - Bourns is pleased to announce the release of a line of high frequency power resistors and terminations. Designated the CHF Series, these lightweight resistors are suitable for use in RF and microwave applications.

Package styles include chip, surface mount and flanged. This series is suited for a range of RF and Microwave applications including high power amplifiers, isolators, Wilkinson combiners, Power Dividers and Absorptive Filters. Construction material consists of either an aluminum nitride or beryllium body with a proprietary resistor element. The devices are optimized for 50 ohm characteristic impedance using special manufacturing techniques to reduce VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio). Power ratings range from 10 W to 250 W with a low return loss up to 4 GHz.

The pricing for the surface mount chips ranges from 0.7 USD to 1.20 USD depending on the size and power rating for a quantity of 10K pieces.

Product data sheets and an application note are available on the Bourns website at www.bourns.com.

About Bourns, Inc.
Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of Trimming Potentiometers, Precision Potentiometers, Automotive Position Sensors, Modular Contacts, Switches, Resistor Networks, Resistor/Capacitor Networks, Capacitor Networks and Input Devices, including Panel Controls, and Encoders. Meeting the Circuit Protection requirements of next-generation products, Bourns broad offering includes an extensive line of PPTC Resettable Fuses, Thyristor Surge Protectors, Telecom Fuses, ESD Protectors and Line Protection Modules. Bourns GDT Products group includes Gas Discharge Tubes (GDT), Telephone Station Protectors, 5-Pin Protectors, Industrial Signal and Data Line Protectors, Chip Diodes and Inductive Components. Bourns also offers custom hybrids, including multi-chip modules, as well as DC/DC converters. Headquartered in Riverside, CA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, computer, industrial, instrumentation, automotive, consumer, non-critical life support medical, audio and various other market segments. Bourns¨ products are manufactured according to ISO-9000 standards under Six Sigma quality programs. For more information, contact Bourns' corporate headquarters at 1200 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507. Phone (951) 781-5500; Fax (951) 781-5006; URL: www.bourns.com.