#Product Trends
New Fixed Attenuators and Thermopad® Product Range
New series provides heightened defense and space level performance and yearly qualification documentation for mission assurance
Smiths Interconnect announces the launch of a new series of fixed attenuators and Thermopad® products. The patented products, which are part of Smiths Interconnect’s innovative SPL series, provide heightened performance for use in space, defense, and aerospace applications. They are ideal in applications requiring stringent performance requirements and are highly reliable based on Smiths qualified reliability process. The SPL series is particularly significant because it offers a lower cost of ownership based on MIL-PRF-55342 space heritage, a key performance specification for fixed, film, chip resistors ensuring high quality and reliability levels.