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'''Pressure-tolerant electronics''' ('''PTE''') are [[electronic components]] or assemblies that can operate satisfactorily under high pressure ([[hyperbaric]] or [[hydrostatic]], such as oil baths), without the need of a high pressure enclosure.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Howard|title=A review of Pressure-Tolerant Electronics|url=http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA027967|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408132210/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA027967|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2013|publisher=US Dept of the Navy}}</ref>
[[File:Ingenia i127-01 Servo Amplifier.jpg|alt=OEM Pressure tolerant servo amplifier for subsea thrusters|thumb|OEM pressure tolerant servo amplifier from Ingenia Motion Control for subsea thrusters installed on ROVs and crewed submersibles.]]
Typical uses include [[submarines]] and [[oil wells]].

== Components ==

{| class="wikitable"
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! Component !! PTE !! non-PTE
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| Connectors || All || None
|-
| Resistors || Carbon film, metal film, wire wound, tin oxide || Carbon comp.
|-
| Capacitors || Ceramic, film, solid tantalum || Aluminum electrolytic, wet-slug tantalum, paper
|-
| Relays and contactors|| Open (operation is significantly slower) || Sealed
|-
| Semiconductors || Epoxy enclosed || Metal can
|-
| Crystals || - || Surface mount  or metal can
|-
| Resonators || Surface mount or epoxy coated || -
|}

== References ==

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[[Category:Electrical components]]
[[Category:Electronics manufacturing]]

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