RCD Custom Products

Specialized Passive Components Tailored to Your Exact Requirements

RCD Components specializes in custom-engineered electronic solutions tailored to meet the most demanding requirements across industries like aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, and telecom. With over 30 years of experience, we go far beyond standard offerings to deliver high-performance resistive, inductive, and hybrid solutions—from single units to high-volume production runs.

Unlike many manufacturers limited to off-the-shelf components, RCD thrives on engineering challenges. Whether you need products for extreme environments, high-frequency applications, or tight tolerances, our engineering team is ready to help you design the perfect solution.

Custom Resistor Solutions

RCD offers a comprehensive range of custom resistor products across multiple technologies, including wirewound, film, composition, and foil. Our resistors are engineered for performance in the most rigorous applications:

  • Power ratings up to 300KV, 15KVA, and 150KJoule
  • Cryogenic and harsh environment operation (oil, sulfur, saltwater, acidic atmospheres)
  • High-frequency support up to 112GHz
  • Heat-sink and water-cooled designs
  • Load box and grid resistors
  • Shunts and current sense resistors (surface mount and through-hole)
  • Variable resistors and rheostats
  • Ballast resistors, thermistors, and varistors
  • Edgewound and dynamic braking resistors
  • Custom lead forming, fast-on terminals, and extensions

Advanced Resistive Technologies

Custom Inductor Products

RCD designs and manufactures custom inductors and magnetic components for a wide range of applications, from RF to power systems:

  • Air coils (round or flat wire, SMD or leaded)
  • High-value inductors (1.0mH to 2H)
  • Toroids (1/8" to 2" diameter)
  • Wide-band chokes and bead cores
  • Shielded and unshielded variable inductors
  • Spark coil and trigger transformers
  • Pulse and telecom transformers
  • Hash chokes and bobbin-wound coils
  • Pot core assemblies

Custom Delay Lines & Signal Filters

RCD offers high-performance custom delay lines and filters, supporting both analog and digital applications:

  • Active and passive delay line technologies
  • Programmable delay lines (3-bit to 8-bit)
  • High bandwidth frequency designs
  • Custom circuits with non-linear taps
  • High Td/Tr ratio and fast rise time
  • Wide operating temperature range (industrial/military)
  • Logic compatibility: Schottky TTL, LSTTL, FAST TTL, ASTTL, 10K/10KH/100K ECL, HCMOS, FACT CMOS
  • Ceramic signal filters up to 5GHz

Custom Hybrid Circuits & Assemblies

As a thick-film technology expert, RCD has decades of experience in producing custom hybrid circuits for specialized applications. We offer full design-to-delivery services:

  • Thick-film or thin-film options
  • SIP, DIP, or LCC packages
  • Single or multilayer circuits
  • High-volume manufacturing capability
  • Precision patterning (line widths/spacing down to 0.005")
  • Surface-mount soldering and wire bonding
  • Hermetic sealed construction available
  • Crossovers and through-hole conductors
  • Laser trimming (active and passive)
  • Integration of a wide range of passive and active components

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Why Choose RCD for Custom Electronic Components?

Ready to Get Started?

Need a resistor for cryogenic temperatures? An inductor for RF frequencies over 100GHz? Or a fully customized hybrid circuit for a rugged environment?

Contact RCD’s engineering team today to discuss your custom requirements and receive expert guidance tailored to your project.