The heat is on: high-power surface-mount resistors

摘要

The heat is on for the passive electronic component industry as it is seeing an increase in new surface-mount high-power devices, especially resistors. This is exciting because it creates opportunities to reduce the overall size of electronics. Unfortunately, we must still abide by the laws of physics. Resistors generate heat as a result of the properties that they create. When more power is applied to a resistor, more heat is generated. If this heat is not properly transferred from the part, the part may shift in value and, eventually, will fail.