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What is a Thermistor?NTC Thermistors

NTC Thermistor

Thermistor

The word Thermistor is a combination of Thermal and Resistor, and they are temperature sensors whose resistance changes with temperature. Temperature is detected by measuring the resistance of the thermistor.

Thermistor types

Broadly speaking, there are NTC and PTC thermistors.
NTC Thermistors are used in many applications because they have a large operational temperature range and are very accurate. PTC thermistors are often used for heating protection because their resistance increases drastically when the temperature exceeds a certain temperature. We develop and manufacture a broad range of NTC sensors using our thermistor elements.

NTC Thermistors are the industry standard and their resistance decreases as temperature increases.

PTC thermistors’ resistance increases as temperature increases.

NTC Thermistor
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