Bourns' products are found in automobiles, cellular telephones, notebook computers, implanted x-ray sensors for cancer treatment and even in a vehicle on Mars.
When my parents, Marlan and Rosemary Bourns, began working in their tiny garage in 1947, they could not have envisioned that their products would someday be found in automobiles, cellular telephones, notebook computers, implanted x-ray sensors for cancer treatment and even in a vehicle on Mars. However, they succeeded by tackling some of the most challenging sensor and electronic component requirements of their day in the fledgling aerospace industry.
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This week's PowerBites includes a plethora of high-octane power products, plus news of a U.S.-based factory scheduled to begin making advanced Li-ion cells at gigawatt-scale by...
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While there’s no one-size-fits-all circuit protection solution, robust overvoltage protection is a necessity in virtually any application that connects to a power line. This article...
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