Bourns Volunteers on Habitat for Humanity Project to Help the Homeless

Demonstrating our culture of giving back to the community, thirteen Bourns employees and their family members volunteered their time over two weekends in October on a very worthwhile Habitat for Humanity project in Riverside. The …

A Difference Maker In Differential Applications

We live in a data-driven world, and finding the right circuit protection solution for equipment that gathers and transmits data and sensor information remains a challenge. A protection design must also take into consideration the …

Upgrade Your Overvoltage Protection Performance with New Bourns® IsoMOV™ Protector

What would you think if we told you there is a new way to provide a substantial upgrade in terms of overvoltage protection performance and reliability without redesigning your PCB? It may seem like a …

Overcoming a 5 V Input Limitation to Create a 2:1 12 V Power Rail

Push-pull DC-DC converters use a two-switch topology with very high efficiency and require a transformer to transfer power from primary to secondary in each switching cycle. Bourns® HCTSM8 Series transformers are qualified to be used …

Speed and Reliability in Next-Generation GDT Technology

Gas Discharge Tubes (GDTs) have been around for more than a century due to their surge protection performance and dependability. What if you could combine the historical robustness, reliability, and long life of GDTs with …

International Women in Engineering Day – The Women Engineers at Bourns

Women have a place at the table in engineering. We have been creating systems, products, and entirely new fields for centuries before being admitted to study engineering at the university level. The field continues to …

Virtual STEPCon20 Attracts Record-breaking STEM Student and Teacher Attendance

Because of COVID-19, STEPCon, a conference focused on STEM education and careers, could not be a live event this year. For the last seven years, Bourns has been honored to host the event at the …

Bourns Volunteers Participate in Susan G. Komen Walk

Community relations volunteers from Team Bourns raised more than $5,800 for this year’s virtual Susan G. Komen Inland Empire cancer walk! Supporting this worthwhile cause, the Bourns team tracked in excess of 1,273,000 steps in …

Helping You Choose the Best MOV Surge Suppressor for Your Application

Almost every designer knows about Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs). These bidirectional and non-linear surge suppressor devices are ubiquitous in a large variety of applications to limit voltage during a surge or transient event.  But how …

Keeping Designers in the Driver’s Seat with Bourns® Automotive Grade Components

Car features like in-vehicle infotainment, park assist, engine stop-start and navigation control continue to amaze us with their increasingly sophisticated and improved capabilities.  Keeping competitive with new innovations, auto system designers know that consumers have …