Our Mission
Our mission is to be an indispensable supplier of innovative circuit protection solutions to customers world-wide. Our purpose is to design and manufacture circuit protection devices to help ensure safety and maximize the performance and reliability of your products. We are a global leader in PPTC resettable device technology.
History of Circuit Protection Innovation
The Raychem circuit protection product history of innovation began in 1980 when the use of a polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) device as a variable resistor in circuit protection applications was first pioneered.
For more information about how this innovative technology works download the Fundamentals of PolySwitch Technology (pdf).
Circuit Protection Product Introduction Timeline
| PolySwitch division started as a venture group with three technologists |
1981 |
SLIC (Subscriber Line Interface Card) product launched at AT&T – first PPTC product
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1984 |
| SMD PolySwitch product launched at Apple – first surface-mount PPTC product |
1988 |
| Axial-leaded Ni metal hydride protector at Motorola – first axial-leaded PPTC product |
1993 |
| miniSMD™ launched – industry’s smallest PPTC circuit protection device |
1994 |
| SiBar™ Thyristor products for overvoltage protection launched |
1997 |
Raychem acquired by Tyco Electronics
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1999 |
| nanoSMD™ launched - industry’s smallest PPTC circuit protection device |
2000 |
| FT600 telecom fuses launched |
2002 |
| MOV (Metal Oxide Varistors) launched |
2003 |
Slow blow and fast acting surface-mount fuses– highest current & smallest package
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2004 |
| GDT (Gas Discharge Tubes) launched |
2004 |
| PESD (Electrostatic Discharge Protection) devices– industry’s smallest form factor |
2005 |
| Integrated protection solutions launched: PolyZen™ and 2Pro™ devices |
2006 |
| Silicon ESD (SESD) Devices launched - low capacitance 0201– sized and 0402– sized packages |
2009 |
Our Circuit Protection Products
We develop , manufacture, and market a complete line of PolySwitch resettable devices, fast acting chip fuses, slow blow chip fuses, telecom fuses, SiBar thyristor surge protectors, gas discharge tubes (GDT), Raychem metal oxide varistors (MOV), multi-layer varistors (MLV), electrostatic discharge protection devices, 2Pro devices and PolyZen micro-assemblies.
Overview of Raychem Circuit Protection Products (pdf 587KB)
PolySwitch Device Fundamentals (pdf 1,901KB)
SiBar Thyristor Overvoltage Device Fundamentals (pdf 1,540KB)
Metal Oxide Varistor Fundamentals (pdf 106KB)
Telecom Surface-mount Fuse Fundamentals (pdf 973KB)
Fuse Fundamentals (pdf 973KB)
Our Markets
We partner with and service OEMs in industries including telecommunications and networking, multimedia/computer, battery and portable electronics, consumer, automotive, medical, and industrial markets.
Circuit Protection Facilities
We are recognized as a leader in operational excellence and customer service. A dedicated direct engineering sales force, worldwide manufacturing and design centers for Raychem circuit protection products and local engineering support help us to think, manage, and share globally, yet act locally to meet customer needs.
The circuit protection headquarters is in Menlo Park, California USA with manufacturing facilities in China, and Japan. Sales offices are worldwide.
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