FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, CO829
January 19, 2006
For more information, contact:
Steve Wade, Director Sales & Marketing
IRC, Inc.
361-985-3140
steve.wade@irctt.com
Beth Polizzotto, BtB Marketing
919-872-8172
bpolizzotto@btbmarketing.com
World’s largest die distributor to sell IRC’s TaNSil resistors…
IRC PARTNERS WITH CHIP SUPPLY TO DISTRIBUTE
WIRE BONDABLE RESISTOR DIE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (January 19, 2006) — Giving design engineers of hybrid
microelectronics expanded options and worldwide availability for ultra stable, tantalum nitride
miniature resistor die, TT electronics IRC Advanced Film Division has added Chip Supply, Inc.
as a die distributor for its wire bondable chips. Designated the WBC Series, the resistors feature
IRC’s self-passivating TaNSil tantalum nitride thin film technology on silicon substrates.
“This partnership enables us to provide our products to customers from organizations of
all sizes throughout the world,” said Steve Wade, Director of Sales and Marketing for IRC
Advanced Film Division. “As the largest die distributor in the world, Chip Supply, Inc. has the
specialized experience needed to provide superior technical service for our wire bondable
resistor die products.”
Located in Orlando, Florida, Chip Supply, Inc. has a facility comprised of two clean
rooms and five buildings of processing space. Chip Supply, Inc. will distribute IRC’s WBC
Series product to all markets, including aerospace, military, medical, computer, networking,
wireless, commercial and industrial.
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IRC PARTNERS WITH CHIP S UPPLY TO D ISTRIBUTE WIRE BONDABLE R ESISTOR DIE, PG 2.
The WBC resistors have exceptional TCR values down to ±25ppm/°C with a resistance
range from 100Ω to 400KΩ. Backside contacts are available. Absolute tolerance ranges are
available down to ±0.1%.
As with all IRC products, devices outside these specifications can be produced to meet
specific customer requirements. Pricing for the WBC Series resistors typically starts at $1.00
each in quantities of 1,000 pieces.
For more information on the IRC-Chip Supply, Inc. partnership or IRC’s WBC Series
resistors, contact the TT electronics IRC Advanced Film Division Sales & Marketing
Department at 361-992-7900; via mail at 4222 S. Staples St., Corpus Christi, TX 78411; e- mail
at afdsales@irctt.com or visit the IRC Web site at www.irctt.com.
Chip Supply, Inc. can be reached at 407-298-7100, or via mail at 7725 N. Orange
Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32810.
IRC Inc. is a leading international manufacturer of advanced film, metal glaze and
wirewound resistive products with facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas, Boone, N.C., Smithfield,
N.C., and Barbados. IRC is part of TT electronics plc, a global electronics company
manufacturing a broad range of advanced electronic components, assemblies and sensor modules
for the automotive, telecommunications, computer and aerospace markets.
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Keywords: TT electronics, IRC, Chip Supply, Inc., Die Distributor, WBC Series, resistors,
TaNSil
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