Vishay RCL e3 series long-side termination thick-film chip resistors

Vishay Intertechnology has extended its RCL e3 series of long-side termination thick-film chip resistors with devices in the 0406 and 1225 case sizes. For automotive electronic circuits and general-purpose applications, the RCL0406 e3 and RCL1225 e3 are said to offer enhanced thermocycling performance and provide increased power ratings to 0.25 and 2 W.

Qualified to AEC-Q200 Rev C, the resistors feature wide terminals that enable high power dissipation. The small 0406, 0612, 1218 and 1225 case sizes save space on densely packed PCBs and allow a higher number of temperature cycles, thus improving solder-joint reliability. The devices offer tolerances of 1 and 5%, TCR of 100 and 200 ppm/K, and a resistance range from 1Ω to 2.2 MΩ.

The resistors feature a protective overglaze and pure tin solder contacts on a nickel barrier layer for compatibility with lead-free and lead-containing soldering processes. The devices are compliant to RoHS directive 2011/65/EU and halogen free according to the JEDEC JS709A definition.