Mouser Electronics Expands Vishay Sprague Product Portfolio

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking the 298D series MicroTan™ solid tantalum chip capacitors from Vishay Sprague, a brand of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH).

Vishay Sprague is a leading supplier of molded and conformal-coated surface-mount tantalum capacitors, leaded tantalum capacitors, and hermetically sealed tantalum capacitors for demanding applications.

“Both the design engineering community and our suppliers rely on Mouser to supply the newest products available to the marketplace,” according to Barry McConnell, Mouser Vice President of Product Marketing, “and by stocking new products like these from Vishay, Mouser is able to fulfill its commitment to both suppliers and design engineers alike.”

Leveraging the patented MAP (multi-array packaging) assembly technology, the newly released 0805 P-case package, measuring 2.40 mm x 1.45 mm with a 1.20-mm maximum profile, is the industry’s first molded package to offer a capacitance of 220µF/4V.

Ideal for audio filtering and signal processing in mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 devices, the ratings of the 289D capacitors enable more stylish end products by requiring less printed circuit board space and reduced product thickness. The devices’ rectangular molded case encapsulation is ideal for high-volume PCB assembly; and the special L-shaped facedown terminations offer better contact to the solder pad than traditional facedown style terminations.

Mouser Electronics, one of the fastest growing catalog distributors in the electronics industry, is the only major distributor to publish a new 1,900+ page print catalog every 90 days. In addition, its website with online interactive catalog is updated daily, contains more than 860,000 products for easy online purchase, provides over 1.5 million cross-references, and more than 677,000 downloadable data sheets, as well as supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, and other technical design information.

About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is an electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers. Mouser.com features over 860,000 products online from more than 335 manufacturers. Mouser’s 1,900+ page catalog is published every 90 days, providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 280,000 customers in 170 countries from its 432,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Mansfield, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

About Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Vishay Sprague is a leading supplier of molded and conformal-coated surface-mount tantalum capacitors, leaded tantalum capacitors, and hermetically sealed tantalum capacitors for demanding applications.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, and optoelectronics and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, and transducers). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. Its product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and ability to provide "one-stop shop" service have made Vishay a global industry leader. Vishay can be found on the Internet at http://www.vishay.com.


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