VSR Series
Vishay Foil Resistors
Bulk Metal® Foil Technology Industrial Precision Resistors
with TCR of ꢀ ꢁꢁpm/C and Tolerance of ꢂ0ꢂꢃ ꢄ
FEATURES
• Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR)1):
4 ppm/°C (0 °C to + 60 °C)
Pb-free
Available
8 ppm/°C (- 55 °C to + 125 °C, + 25 °C Ref.)
• Resistance Range: 0.5 Ω to 1 MΩ (higher or
lower values of resistance are available)
RoHS*
COMPLIANT
• Resistance Tolerance: to 0.01 ꢀ
• Load Life Stability: to 0.005 ꢀ at 70 °C, 2000 hours at
rated power
Any value at any tolerance available with resistance range
• Electrostatic Discharge above 25 000 V
• Non Inductive, Non Capacitive Design
• Rise time: 1 ns without ringing
• Current Noise: - 40 dB
• Thermal EMF: 0.05 µV/°C typical
• Voltage Coefficient: < 0.1 ppm/V
• Inductance: 0.08 µH
INTRODUCTION
Bulk Metal® Foil Technology out performs all other resistor
technologies available today for applications that require
high precision and high stability.
This technology has been pioneered and developed by
VISHAY, and products based on this technology are the
most suitable for a wide range of applications.
Generally Bulk Metal® Foil technology allows us to produce
customer orientated products designed to satisfy challenging
and specific technical requirements.
• Matched Sets Available
• Terminal Finishes Available: Lead (Pb)-free
Tin/Lead Alloy
• Any value available within resistance range (e.g. 1K234)
The VSR series of resistors is a low cost version of the well
established S-Series of resistors. These resistors are made
of foil elements so all of the inherent performance of foil is
retained. They do not however, have the same TCR or
tolerance ranges (see table 1 for details). These products
find a wide range of usage in high end stereo equipment and
some grades of test and measurement equipment.
• Prototype samples available from 48 hours. For more
information, please contact foil@vishay.com
• For better performances please review the S Series
datasheet
Note
1. For values below 50 Ω please contact Application Engineering
Standoffs are dimensioned to provide a minimum lead
clearance of 0.010 inches between the resistor body and the
printed circuit board, when the standoffs are seated on the
board. This allows for proper cleaning after the soldering
process.
APPLICATIONS
• Industrial
• Medical
• Audio (high end stereo equipment)
• Test and Measurement equipment
• Precision Amplifiers
Our Applications Engineering Department is available to
advise and to make recommendations for non standard
technical requirements and special applications, please
contact us.
FIGURE 1 - POWER DERATING CURVE
FIGURE 2 - TRIMMING TO VALUES
(Conceptual Illustration)
- 55 °C
+ 70 °C
200 %
175 %
150 %
125 %
100 %
75 %
50 %
25 %
0
Double Rated Power
Current Path
Interloop Capacitance
Before Trimming
Reduction in Series
Rated Power
Current Path
After Trimming
Mutual Inductance
Trimming Process
Removes this Material
from Shorting Strip Area
Changing Current Path
and Increasing
Reduction due
to Change in
Safe operation
for < 150 ppm
∆R after 2000
hours load-life.
Current Direction
Resistance
- 75 - 50 - 25
0
+ 25 + 50 + 75 + 100 + 125 + 150 + 175 + 200
Apbient Tepꢁerature (°C)
Note: Foil shown in black, etched spaces in white
* Pb containing terminations are not RoHS compliant, exemptions may apply
Document Number: 63009
Revision: 16-Jul-07
For any questions, contact: foil@vishay.com
www.vishay.com
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