element14 expands discretes portfolio in Asia-Pacific

element14 has expanded its portfolio of high-performance diodes, thyristors, transistors, rectifiers, triacs and semiconductor circuit protection devices from over 60 global suppliers.

The new range of over 43,000 discrete components for use in electronics manufacturing and design includes 1000 full-reel discretes compatible for use with modern tape-fed placement units. Contract manufacturers will find the products suitable for use in full reels.

“We are delighted to present the most essential discretes from global industry-leading brands, where customers can easily review and order in small and larger quantities for design and manufacturing,” said Marc Grange, head of product marketing, element14 Asia-Pacific. “Our customers who need more options in terms of full reel packaging and re-reeling services now have easy access to one of the most comprehensive portfolios available for fast delivery from our local stock.”

element14 also offers over 52,000 products with free-of-charge re-reeling service, allowing users the flexibility of deciding what quantity they would like on each reel. This is available for resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, diodes and ICs.

Users can review, compare and purchase from one convenient site. Products are available from ON Semiconductor, NXP, STMicroelectronics, Fairchild and Vishay, such as:

• Diodes - Schottky and Zener
• Thyristors - diactors and sidactors
• Transistors - MOSFETS and IGBT
• Rectifiers - standard, fast, ultrafast and bridge
• Triacs - diacs and sidacs
• Circuit protection - circuit breakers and transient voltage suppressors