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Recently, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that it has introduced a new series of thick film surface mount chip resistors, RCWK0306, with a 4-terminal Kelvin connection and a power rating of 0.33W in a small form factor of 0306. The Vishay Dale RCWK0306 series is 3.3 times the power density of the 0603 pad size and can be used in communications, computer, industrial and consumer applications to save space and reduce component count.

Dialog Semiconductor, Inc. (Deutsche Stock Exchange: DLG), a highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, charging and Bluetooth low-power technology provider, today announced the launch of its new line of power converter ICs, the DA9318, to complement its latest A family of highly efficient charging products released. The DA9318 significantly improves the fast charging efficiency and meets the increasingly high requirements for battery charging in the latest smartphones. Combined with Dialog's RapidChargeTM AC/DC power conversion chipset, the DA9318 converter complements Dialog's wall-to-battery charging solution and delivers breakthrough high-voltage direct charging efficiency.