Alerts
General Notices
Counterfeit Panasonic Products
It has come to our attention that counterfeit components made to look like genuine Panasonic parts are turning up in the market. We have acquired samples of some of these look-alike products and determined that they are not authentic. Some of the tricks used by their unscrupulous manufacturers/distributors are:
- Using the name of “Matashita” to mimic Panasonic’s parent company name “Matsushita”
- Using incorrect labeling colors
- Using packaging labels positioning and sizes that do not conform with Panasonic’s standards.
As these counterfeit parts can be of inferior quality and lack necessary standard safety approvals, their use could cause circuit malfunctions and possible safety hazards. Genuine Panasonic parts should only be purchased from an authorized Panasonic dealer and sales office. A list of Panasonic authorized distributors is available on the main Panasonic web site.
If you have seen or believe to have counterfeit Panasonic parts please, report it to:
Panasonic Industrial Company
3 Panasonic Way
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
Mail Stop: 7H2
Att: Components Marketing Group.
Not Recommended for New Design Notices
| Capacitors: |
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| SMT Lytics: |
V-HA Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors EEV parts, Not Recommended For New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| V-HB Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors EEV parts, Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| V-HD Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors EEV parts, Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| V-FK Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Non-RoHS EEV parts (10mm diameter and under, suffix P and R), Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| V-FC Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors EEV parts, Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| V-S Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors ECE-V parts, Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| V-TA Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors EEV-TA parts, Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| V-TB Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic CapacitorsEEV-TB parts, Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| V-TG Series Surface Mount Type Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors, Non-RoHS EEV-TG parts (10mm diameter and under, suffix P only), Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/05/09 |
| Ceramic: |
1206 Case Size (ECJ-R Series)MLCC Capacitor Arrays -
Not Recommended For New Designs |
03/18/04 |
| ECJ Series MLCC Std. Cap Values in 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, & 1812 Case Sizes; Not Recommended for New Designs |
10/07/04 |
| MLCC in 1210 Case Sizes - Not Recommended for New Designs |
05/05/05 |
| Film Cap: |
Radial leaded Aluminum Foil Film Capacitors, ECQ-B, ECQ-P, ECH-S, ECQ-M, ECQ-F Series - NCNR |
01/05/08 |
| ECQ-E (Z) Series, Metallized Polyester Film Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs |
10/05/06 |
| ECQ-U2A(G) Interference Suppression Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs |
06/01/06 |
| ECP-U1Exxx(B)5 Series, Flim Chip Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs - Discontinued |
02/16/05 |
| ECW-U (B) Series Film Chip Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs |
11/09/04 |
| ECH-U (B) Series Film Chip Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs |
11/09/04 |
| ECQ-E (W) [Class X2] and ECQ-U (N) [Class X2] Film Chip Capacitor Series - Not Recommended for New Designs |
11/09/04 |
| Resistive Products: |
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| High Frequency Components: |
N/A |
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| Audio Components: |
N/A |
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| Panels & Remotes: |
N/A |
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Power Supplies &
AC Adapters: |
N/A |
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