Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that it has opened a new state-of-the-art production facility in Las Torres, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The strategically located plant allows the company to significantly increase the current output of its WSLx family of Power Metal Strip® resistor products. Also, it reduced lead times for devices in core case sizes to just eight weeks.

“Vishay is a clear frontrunner in the market for current sense resistors. It delivers superior quality and continuously expands our portfolio of products to meet the evolving demands of design engineers,” said Joel Smejkal, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vishay. “Given the significant rise in automotive, industrial, consumer, and aerospace applications for these products, we’re committed to expanding our production capacity to meet the rapidly growing demand and provide unparalleled service to our valued customers and distributors.”

Specifically, the WSLx family resistors offer very low TCR for increased stability. Also, they feature low resistance values down to 0.1mW to reduce power dissipation and improve efficiency. Moreover, they offer tight tolerances for more accurate current measurement. They feature high power up to 15W in a wide range of package sizes and configurations. Thus, the devices offer superior pulse performance when compared to thick film, thin film, and commercial foil devices.