Würth Elektronik News
Würth Elektronik complements its infrared product range with the new WL-SIQW SMT Infrared QFN LED Waterclear product series. The LEDs in Quad Flat No Leads (QFN) format are available in 2720, 3535 and 3737 packages, with different radiant intensities from 125 to 800 mW/sr and in 90°, 120° or 150° beam angles. WL-SIQW components Depending on the application, the infrared sources are available in wavelengths of 850 or 940 nm. The SMT-mountable WL-SIQW components are suitable for...
Opening up a new market is difficult, but the Korean team of Würth Elektronik was successful and reached a milestone; the foundation of Wurth Electronics Korea Ltd. The new national subsidiary of the manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components is located in the Gangseo-gu district in the west of Seoul. By the end of the year, ten employees will be working here. Industrial customers in Korea were acquired by Würth Elektronik in 2012. Growing Customer Base And The Sales...
The globally renowned manufacturer of electronic and electrical components, Würth Elektronik has expanded its optoelectronic portfolio, with optocouplers in all common packages and CTR (Current Transfer Ratio) values. This includes the WL-OCPT series of phototransistor optocouplers in DIP-4, SOP-4 and LSOP-4 packages. WL-OCDA Darlington optocouplers The WL-OCDA Darlington optocoupler series is available as DIP-4 and SOP-4. These different packages are also available in a range of lead fr...
With the magnetically shielded bar core choke WE-CHSA Performance, Würth Elektronik expands its portfolio of qualified products for automotive applications. The SMT high-current inductor represents an extension to the proven WE-CHSA series and differs from it only by a newly developed core material. As a result, WE-CHSA P - "P" as in performance achieves the best saturation behavior among comparable components on the market. The choke has a current-carrying capacity of up to 28 A and an op...
Würth Elektronik has joined the circle of organizations supporting the new MakerSpace of Susanne Klatten's non-profit, UnternehmerTUM GmbH. The high-tech prototype workshop MakerSpace offers ambitious start-ups, innovation teams from companies, and do-it-yourselfers a place to produce ideas and innovations in the form of prototypes and small series. Technology enabling initiative Würth Elektronik contributes with Expert Talks on EMC and electronics, support in designing and setting...
Sustainability significantly determines the direction in politics and business. At this year's EXPO DUBAI, an evening with start-ups from Berlin and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was filled with ideas about how innovations can contribute to sustainability. The topic of smart farming received special attention. New concepts in agriculture, such as LED horticulture, raise hopes of securing food for billions of people, while at the same time, being able to use limited resources Addressing huge c...
‘Racing for the Future’ is the motto for motorsport fans and eMobility enthusiasts on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, starting at 2:00 pm. Race drivers, Lucas di Grassi and René Rast from the Formula E team - Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler will be taking questions from the audience at Würth Elektronik. At 11:00 a.m., Team Sonnenwagen Aachen e.V. will be presenting their work. The events are part of the virtual specialist conference - WE meet @ digital days, at which Würth Elekt...
For the third year in a row, Würth Elektronik in the United States of America is pleased to announce Digi-Key Electronics as the exclusive sponsor of their 2021 technical Webinars. In 2021, Würth Elektronik expects to triple the number of presented webinars, including topics in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Brand new topics include custom transformer design, coupled inductors, optocouplers, and more. Würth Elektronik - Digi-Key Electronics partnership Over the last several...
Würth Elektronik, a premium German manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components, will be exhibiting at electronica China (14-16 April 2021, Shanghai New International Expo Center, booth N1.1309). Highlights of the company’s exhibits include a greenhouse demonstration on the booth, where the manufacturer will showcase its expertise in the field of horticulture LEDs, plus WE-MAPI, a series of wound metal-alloy storage chokes that are arguably the world's smallest. Other...
The LF PowerBasket SMD series from Würth Elektronik ICS offers lead-free Powerelements for pluggable contacting on printed circuit boards. A new bushing variant with a diameter of 6 mm has recently been added to the company’s portfolio. PowerBasket SMD High Current Contacts are the result of the progress that has been made in consistently developing our pluggable LF PowerBasket products in line with market requirements. The Powerelements of this product series are designed to reduce...
In 2021, Würth Elektronik will again be holding its virtual trade conference - 'WE meet @ digital days', this time over a span of four days from April 26 to 29, 2021. From 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day, electronics specialists will present an extensive program with expert presentations on EMC, power & thermal management, wireless power, and many other circuit design topics. The English-language lectures will be followed by interactive question and answer sessions for more in-depth co...
From 21 until 24 February 2022, for the fourth time Würth Elektronik will be hosting its virtual technical conference, the “WE meet @ digital days” event. On each of these days, from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm the electronics specialist will once again be presenting an extensive and varied program, with high-quality presentations on EMC, power management and electromechanics, wireless power, LED technology, and many other exciting topics besides. Interactive Q&A sessions In-de...
Under the title ‘Always in balance - Balancing supercapacitors’, Würth Elektronik provided a new help guide for developers on its homepage. The latest publication includes experience gained from support and addresses the relative unfamiliarity of using supercapacitors. This extends the support Würth Elektronik has previously provided in the form of application notes, explanatory videos and webinars. New help guide on supercapacitors Although supercapacitors, such as the...
With WE-WPCC WPT/NFC, a particularly innovative solution from Würth Elektronik stands out from the extensive portfolio of coils for wireless power transmission - Wireless Power Coil with integrated NFC antenna. This range has now been expanded to five models, with receiver coils for transmission powers of up to 30, 40 and 50 watts, and transmitters for 100 and 120 watts. Wireless Power Coil with integrated NFC antenna Wireless power transmission is particularly interesting when mobile de...
The manufacturer Würth Elektronik has expanded its optoelectronic portfolio with optocouplers in all common packages and CTR (Current Transfer Ratio) values. This includes the WL-OCPT series of phototransistor optocouplers in DIP-4, SOP-4 and LSOP-4 packages. The WL-OCDA Darlington optocoupler series is available as DIP-4 and SOP-4. These different packages are also available in a range of lead frame varieties. The CTR values of the components—classified according to binning type&md...
Würth Elektronik and Unleash Future Boats unveiled the ‘ZeroOne’ prototype for an emission-free, autonomous watercraft at the GREENTECH FESTIVAL in Berlin. Würth Elektronik is a technology partner of the start-up and supports with modern electronics to make the revolutionary concept for emission-free water vehicles of the future a reality. With their start-up Unleash Future Boats GmbH, developers Stefanie and Lars Engelhard, who come from the automotive industry, are worki...
Würth Elektronik has extended its WE-RJ45-10G product group with four new models. Three tab-down models join the existing Ethernet connectors with integrated transformer in tab-up design. These models have the recess for the connector tab on the underside. All four new RJ45 integrated transformer connectors feature an extremely low-profile package. New WE-RJ45-10G series models One of the models is especially suitable for particularly flat assemblies One of the models is especially suit...
The customers of Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology in Poland can look forward to a local expert in the field of PCBs: Tomasz Renkiel has been appointed as the new Area Sales Manager. He will provide personal support on-site and represents the foundation for Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology in Poland. Internationalization, a key strategic aspect Würth Elektronik Circuit Board Technology has built up three plants in Germany 2021 is the year of the Würth Ele...