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August 2, 2012

The lowest resistance value of 10 mΩ and the highest rated power of 2.0 W in the market (※1) Announcing the release of the Anti-Sulfurated Thick Film Chip Resistor (Wide Terminal Type) with 5025 size Suitable for motor control of the industrial equipment and power management in communication equipment (base stations)

• (※1)Our investigation of the thick-film type Anti-Sulfurated chip resistor as of August 12, 2012

August 2, 2012, Osaka, Japan－Industrial Devices Company, Panasonic Corporation　has succeeded in commercializing “ the Anti-Sulfurated Thick Film chip resistor ( Wide Terminal Type) ” with 5025 size, featuring the lowest resistance value and the highest rated power in the market(※1). Newly developed chip resistors are suitable for motor control of the industrial equipment and power management in communication equipment (base stations ) under the sulfurized environment.

Product name	Anti-Sulfurated Thick Film chip resistor (Wide Terminal Type) with 5025 size
Series name	ERJC1 series
Sample production	August 2012
Production start	November 2012
Sample price	20 yen/piece
Production capacity	2 million pieces/month

In the industries including the industrial equipment, there has been the large demand for the electronic components with excellent anti-sulufurization properties and we have been supplying “ the Anti-Sulfurated Thick Film chip resistors ” to customers. Recently, the demand for improving sulfurization-resistance properties has been increasing in the resistors in low resistance value range for detecting the electric current. To meet the market demand, Industrial Devices Company, Panasonic Corporation has succeeded in commercializing “ Anti-Sulfurated Thick Film chip resistor ( Wide Terminal Type) with 5025 size ”, the lowest resistance value of 10 mΩ and the highest rated power of 2.0 W in the market (※1) by the adoption of our original electrode-structures and materials, and will commence mass-production.

Features

1. The lowest resistance value in the market, suitable for detecting the electric current under the sulfurized environment including the industrial equipment

Resistance value rage: 10 mΩ to 1Ω　…the resistance value of 10 mΩ is lowest in the market (※1)

2. The highest rated power in the market and wide working temperature range, available for various working environment

Rated power: 2.0 W　…highest in the market (※1)
Category temperature range: －55℃ to ＋155℃

Applications

Industrial equipment (industrial motors for the machine tool etc.), Electric current sensing for power management in communication equipment ( base stations )