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About NIC Components

Who We Are — Where We're Going

Since 1982, NIC Components (NIC), in partnership with Nippon Industries Co. Ltd., has been a solutions provider in passive components to fuel the designs of technology and engineering organizations. As a leader in passive component technology, NIC’s offerings of passive components — including a wide range of capacitors, circuit protection products, mechanical components, magnetics, relays, resistors, RF products, and sensors — are built to meet the challenges of modern electronics design. But while who we are today will guide us into the future, NIC has built its business by staying at the cutting edge of technology, manufacturing the passives needed to support a future of innovation. Our strong foundation helps us support the engineers and designers of tomorrow’s technology through industry-leading reliability and performance.

Global Logistics

NIC sales, support, and logistics efforts are augmented by a global network of franchised distributors. NIC’s franchised distribution network includes three major global distributors, as well as more than 40 regional distributors throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

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Quality and Compliance

Quality is our number one commitment. NIC’s expertise and diligence in selection and integration of quality fabs is world renowned. Longterm supplier relationships — averaging over 15 years — have been fostered by shared strategy and partnering management teams. Every step — from component design to raw material selection, manufacturing processing to final inspection — is meticulously monitored.

Automotive-Grade Support

Looking for automotive-grade products? NIC offers specific series IATF-16949 certified lines, AECQ-200 qualified, and PPAP ready for various NIC product lines. Visit NIC’s automotive-grade product page for more details.

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Components You Can Trust

Every step of our manufacturing process, from the initial design process to raw material selection and sourcing, is meticulously monitored to ensure that every NIC component is of the utmost quality and free from counterfeit materials. 

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*Know Your Source: Our relationships with our suppliers are built on decades of trust, and we pass this trust on to our customers by producing quality products that they can count on. Instances of counterfeit NIC components on the marketplace have occurred. It is crucial to buy NIC components via licensed franchised distributors or directly from NIC. If you are in doubt about the authenticity of NIC products, please contact NIC directly.
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Non-Endorsed Use and Special Applications

The below applications are considered non-endorsed by NIC:

  • Military
  • Aerospace equipment
  • Atomic power plant, nuclear-related use
  • Medical; life support or sustaining

Application Use Under Special Control*:

  • Medical equipment (non-life support and sustaining)
  • Aviation and aircraft (not endorsed for engine control nor flight control applications)
  • Traffic and transport equipment (“YF” suffix)
  • Electric heating and combustion applications
*Consultation with NIC and request of special control component specification sheet. For special applications in which quality and reliability are required, or if the failure or malfunction of the products may directly jeopardize life or cause threat of personal injury, use of NIC products is only endorsed after your company has sufficiently tested our products’ suitability for such application and redundant systems are utilized to safeguard in event of component failure.

If in doubt or uncertain about your use or application, please review your specific application/end-use with NIC’s technical support personnel via the contact information provided below.

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