Bourns Announces Two Automotive Grade Semi-shielded Power Inductor Series Engineered for High Reliability

Featuring bottom-soldered lead wire construction, the new series provides enhanced mechanical strength and stability making them ideal for mission-critical applications

RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 28, 2023 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced two new AEC-Q200 compliant, automotive grade semi-shielded power inductor series whose bottom-soldered lead wire construction offers enhanced mechanical strength and stability. Bourns designed the new Model SRN4012BTA and SRN4018BTA series as a high-reliability solution for mission-critical applications such as automotive systems, power supplies, DC-DC converters, and in various industrial and telecom electronics.

The Bourns semi-shielded structure combines the features of non-shielded and shielded inductors, providing lower magnetic field radiation than non-shielded inductors and a more cost-effective alternative to fully shielded ferrite-based inductors. These new ferrite core, enameled copper wire power inductors offer inductance values from 0.47 to 100 µH and an operating temperature range of –55 °C to +125 °C.

Bourns® Model SRN4012BTA and SRN4018BTA semi-shielded power inductor series are available now and are RoHS compliant* and halogen free**. For more detailed product information, please see: www.bourns.com/products/magnetic-products/power-inductors-aec-q200-compliant

About Bourns

Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of position and speed sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic components, microelectronic modules, panel controls and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, California, USA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including automotive, industrial, consumer, communications, medical (low/medium risk)***, audio and various other market segments. Additional company and product information is available at www.bourns.com.

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*RoHS Directive 2015/863, Mar 31, 2015 and Annex.

**Bourns considers a product to be "halogen free" if (a) the Bromine (Br) content is 900 ppm or less; (b) the Chlorine (Cl) content is 900 ppm or less; and (c) the total Bromine (Br) and Chlorine (Cl) content is 1500 ppm or less.

***Bourns® products have not been designed for and are not intended for use in "lifesaving," "life-critical" or "life-sustaining" applications nor any other applications where failure or malfunction of the Bourns® product may result in personal injury or death. See Legal Disclaimer Notice www.bourns.com/docs/legal/disclaimer.pdf