A World of Advanced Resistor Technology www.riedon.com Thick Film Chip Resistors Very High Temperature available High Value Chip Resistors up to 10 TΩ Precision High Value Chip Resistors Power Chip Resistors Trimmable and Standard Chip Resistors Why Select Riedon Chip Resistors? • • • • • • • • • • High temperature components available for applications up to 300°C High value resistors with a value range up to 10 Tera-Ohm Non-magnetic resistors available High voltage capability of chip resistors up to 6000V Every value is available Suitable for lead free soldering as well as silver epoxy attachment Whisker free surfaces - no Tin whiskering Suitable for vacuum applications – no organics Low VCR at extreme high values Customized solutions Non-Magnetic Resistors Riedon chip series CHR, HVC, HVS are absolutely non-magnetic. • These resistors are suitable for the use in strong magnetic fields without restrictions. • The base of this characteristic is a special termination technology, which does not use magnetic Nickel. • Typical Applications: computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) • Standard-components use Nickel/Tin-terminals therefor have magnetic characteristic. High Temperature Suitability up to 300°C HVS, CHR, CBR, HVC are available for high temperature applications up to 300°C • The base of this characteristic is a special termination technology, which does not use Nickel which limits the continuous working temp. to 160°C, or Tin which limits the peak temperature to 230°C). • Limiting factors are the interconnection technology and the substrate material for the unit. (Standard-components using Nickel/Tin-terminals are restricted to a continuous working temperature of 155°C.) Low VCR-Values Voltage coefficient of resistance (VCR) is an important characteristic of high voltage thick film resistors. It can be defined as the change in resistance of a component with respect to the voltage applied over a specific voltage range There are many factors which can influence the VCR: Layout, size, termination material and trimming geometry. Riedon chips are specifically designed to minimize the effects of VCR. Laser trimming Resistor Ink Termination Suitability for Silver Epoxy Attachment • CHR, CHS, HVS are also suitable for lead free and lead containing soldering as well as for silver epoxy attachment. • The attachment with silver epoxy is highly reliable (at high temperatures too). • The base of this characteristic is the special thick film termination, which does not use Nickel and Tin. (Standard-components using Nickel/Tin-terminals are not suitable for the use of conductive epoxie)s) Whiskerfree Surfaces Thick film terminals (CHR, CHS, CHM) are whisker free: • The surface of the termination does not contain Tin and therefore it can not generate Tin-whiskers. Pure Tin surfaces generate whiskers under certain conditions • This is characteristic which is required in many aerospace applications High Vacuum Suitability Riedon chip resistor series are free of outgassing. • Standard-components are coated with a polymeric material which can out gas in vacuum are not suitable for the use of conductive epoxies, carbon film resistors show this behavior too. The resistors do not contain any organic material. Value Range up to 10 Tera-Ohm • The value range is our core competency: Series HVC and HVS • Riedon delivers high value resistors up to 10 Tera-Ohm. Many other Manufacturers deliver a value range up to 10 MΩ only. Termination & Construction Chip resistors with Ni-barrier layer matte Tin Chip resistors with thick film termination Nickel layer wrap around Silver thick film wrap around PtAg thick film inner resistor terminal AgPd inner resistor terminal AgPd ceramics substrate ceramics substrate resistive layer resistive layer glass coating Series: CRW, CRS Layers: thick film Silver Nickel barrier layer (galvanic) matte Tin (galvanic) Series: CHR, HVS, HVC Layers: thick film Platinum/Silver Custom Specific Resistors Riedon specializes in providing customized solution for non-standard specs. For more information & questions? Call us at (626)-284-9901 Email us [email protected] Tweet us @riedonresistors Comment on our Blog: http://riedon.com/blog/