Riverside, California - May 18, 2016 - Following Bourns’ acquisition of Komatsulite Mfg. Co., Ltd in late 2014, Bourns is pleased to announce the release of five new Komatsulite™ Mini-Breaker (Thermal Cut Off Device) design kits for the HC Series, LC Series, KCA Series, and NR Series Mini-Breaker overtemperature and overcurrent protectors.

Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Komatsulite is a leader in the field of safety devices for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Komatsulite’s innovative mini-breaker devices enable long battery life, high current draw and fast recharge, while providing an effective mechanism to protect against overtemperature and overcurrent conditions.

Komatsulite’s family of mini-breakers complements Bourns’ broad offering of PTC resettable fuses and TBU® High-Speed Protectors for overcurrent protection as well as our wide range of overvoltage protectors such as TVS Diodes, TISP® Thyristors, Multilayer Varistors and Gas Discharge Tubes.

For further details on these exciting new design kits, please contact Customer Service/Inside Sales.

Design Kit	Description	Components Included	Quantity
HC-LAB1	High Current	HC72AY-1, HC77AY-1, HC82AY-1, HC85AY-1, HC90AY-1	5 each
LC-LAB1	Low Current	LC72AY-1, LC77AY-1, LC82AY-1, LC85AY-1	5 each
KCA-LAB1	Small Body, High Current	KCA72AB0, KCA77AB0, KCA82AB0, KCA85AB0	5 each
NR-LAB1	Small Size, High Current	NR72AB0, NR77AB0, NR82AB0, NR85AB0	5 each
NR-LAB2	Small Size, Low Current	NR72CB0, NR77CB0, NR82CB0, NR85CB0	5 each

Features

1. Overtemperature and overcurrent protection for lithium polymer and prismatic cells

2. Controls abnormal, excessive current virtually instantaneously

3. Wide range of temperature options

4. RoHS compliant

Applications

Battery cell protection for:

1. Notebook PCs

2. Tablet PCs

3. Smart phones

4. Mobile phones

RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC Jan. 27, 2003 including annex and RoHS Recast 2011/65/EU June 8, 2011.

Source:http://www.bourns.com/