Contents

NTC Thermistors

NTC THERMISTORS

General Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Selection Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Ordering Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

NTC SMD Thermistors

NC 12 - NC 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10With Nickel Barrier Termination NB 12 - NB 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12With Nickel Barrier Termination NB 21 - NB 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Surface Mounting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

NTC Accurate

NJ 28 - NI 24 - NK 20 - NP 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

NTC Disc Thermistors

ND 03/06/09 - NE 03/06/09 - NV 06/09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

NTC Leadless Disc Thermistors

NR Series for Consumer and Automotive Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

NTC Inrush Current Limiters Thermistors

NF 08 - 10 - 13 - 15 - 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Application Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Voltage-Current and Resistance-Temperature Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Resistance

Tables of Resistance vs Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Identification – Traceability

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41RoHS/ELV Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
As we are anxious that our customers should benefit from the latest developments in the technology and standards,AVX reserves the right to modify the characteristics published in this brochure. NOTICE: Specifications are subject to change without notice. Contact your nearest AVX Sales Office for the latest specifications. All statements, information and data given herein are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without guarantee, warranty, or responsibility of any kind,expressed or implied. Statements or suggestions concerning possible use of our products are made without representation or warranty that any suchuse is free of patent infringement and are not recommendations to infringe any patent. The user should not assume that all safety measures are indicated or that other measures may not be required. Specifications are typical and may not apply to all applications. 1