10 Chip Fuse Manufacturers in 2023
This section provides an overview for chip fuses as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 10 chip fuse manufacturers and their company rankings.
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What Is a Chip Fuse?
The following is an overview of chip fuses. Chip fuses are chip component-sized fuses that are mounted on control boards. The chip component size is the same as that of a chip resistor. Therefore, chip fuses are diverted from chip resistors, taking advantage of the characteristic that when the current flowing through a chip resistor greatly exceeds its rating, the rated power of the resistor cannot withstand the current and results in an open breakdown. Therefore, many chip fuse manufacturers are also chip resistor manufacturers. Like chip resistors, chip fuses can be easily mounted using automatic mounting machines, making them easy-to-use and inexpensive components.
Uses of Chip Fuses
The following describes the uses of chip fuses. Although chip fuses are fuses, they are one of the chip components to be mounted on boards. They are used for the purpose of preventing heat generation in products due to circuit component malfunctions caused by overcurrents or overvoltages.
However, since chip fuses are small components, they cannot be insulated for long distances, and their ratings are not suitable for high power or high voltage circuits, so they are used exclusively for circuit protection in low voltage areas.
Therefore, they cannot be used in circuits directly connected to AC power lines. Examples of products actually in use in the market are battery-powered mobile devices such as smartphones and cellular phones, and related equipment, and their applications have been expanding in recent years.
Principle of Chip Fuses
The principle of chip fuses are explained below. The chip fuses itself is simply a chip resistor applied as a fuse. Here, the characteristics of the fuse do not mean that it will blow at the rated current. In fact, they will blow in a few seconds at more than twice the rated current of the fuse. Even chip fuses with the same current rating, such as rush-resistant and time-lag types, have different fusing characteristics. Therefore, when selecting chip fuses, the fusing characteristics of the chip fuses must be confirmed in advance. It is most important to understand the fusing characteristics of the fuse to be used, not only for chip fuses, but for fuses in general. In most cases, fuse problems are caused by not checking the validity of the fuse blowing characteristics in advance.
When an electric current flows through a fuse, the temperature inside the fuse rises due to Joule heat, and when it reaches its melting temperature, the fuse gradually begins to melt and is detached after completely melting. In other words, the fuse does not suddenly break, but rather melts and breaks gradually over a period of time. The same is true for chip fuses.
List of 10 Chip Fuse Manufacturers
*Including some distributors, etc.
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SCHURTER
Chip fuses
Company Overview
The SCHURTER Company was founded in 1933 and operates out of Lucerne, Switzerland. SCHURTER is an innovator and producer of electronic components for many markets including industrial equipment, medical equipment, automotive, avionics and space, data and communication, and energy. SCHURTER products and solutions include: circuit protection, connectors, switches, EMC, custom components, HMI solutions, PCAP touchscreens, resistive touchscreens, capacitive switches, membrane switches, and a series of smart products including Smart Connector DS11 PEM, Smart Connector DT31 external, and Smart Ecosystem.
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Eaton
CC12H SMD fuse
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KOA Corporation
Chip Current Fuses/Flat Chip
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KAMAYA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
FCC/FHC
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Bourns, Inc
SinglFuse™ SMD Fuses
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PICO Inc.
FUSE
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Panasonic Corporation of North America
MICRO CHIP FUSE
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Chip Fuse Manufacturer Ranking
*Including some distributors, etc.Ranking as of March 2023 Globally
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
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| 1 | PICO Inc. | 100% |
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the chip fuse page as of March 2023. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
- Matsuo Electric Co.,Ltd.: 241
Newly Established Company
- Matsuo Electric Co.,Ltd.: 1949 (74 years ago)
- Bel: 1949 (74 years ago)
- SCHURTER: 1933 (90 years ago)
Company with a History
- Littelfuse: 1927 (96 years ago)
- SCHURTER: 1933 (90 years ago)
- Matsuo Electric Co.,Ltd.: 1949 (74 years ago)
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