Singapore, 7 July 2014 - element14has expanded its portfolio of KEMETcapacitors for electronics design and production with the newest lines of super capacitors, inductors and signal relays, suitable for applications in automotive, communications and industrial.

Marc Grange, Head of Product Marketing, element14 Asia-Pacific said, "We are delighted to add these popular KEMET products and make it available for easy review and order. Customers who require more options in terms of full reel packaging now have access to one of the most comprehensive portfolios and can benefit from the operational cost savings."

Among the new lines are :

Tantalum T545 and T521 series - A range of high energy density tantalumpolymer capacitors in standard chip form featuring extremely low ESR and a wide operating temperature range (-55 / +125°C).

KEMET super capacitors- with the combined characteristics of general capacitors and batteries, it is particularly useful as a secondary battery, such as in DC circuits, microcomputers and RAM.

The MPL series of power inductorswith high inductance and efficiency are suited for system power design in servers and notebooks.

The ESD-R series of EMI coresare suited for applications in communication devices and white goods.

The AC line filtersin a wide variety of sizes and specifications are suitable for consumer electronics particularly for power supply, AC adapter and battery charger; SC series, SU series and SS series.             

The MLCC C Series - C0G, X7R, X5R, Z5U dielectric - support a wide operating temperature range.

Customers can review, compare and purchase from one convenient site at element14 and enjoy greater value especially with the new pricing for production quantities.

View at sg.element14.com

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