Patent ID: 7932808

Claim:
A high-performance resistor, comprising: a plurality of resistor elements which are electrically connected in series, each resistor element having a first side, a second side opposing the first side, a first end, a second end, a first bore adjacent the first end and a second bore adjacent the second end; a first connection having an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein the inner portion of the first connection is attached to the first end of the resistor element and extends outward at a first angle with respect to the first side of the resistor element, and wherein the outer portion of the first connection is substantially parallel to the first side of the resistor element; and a second connection having an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein the inner portion of the second connection is attached to the second end of the resistor element and extends outward at a second angle with respect to the second side of the resistor element, wherein the outer portion of the second connection is substantially parallel to the second side of the resistor element, and wherein the second connection is operable to couple to the first connection of an adjacent resistor element; a first holder; a second holder; and a plurality of spacers having a hole therethrough, wherein the first holder extends through the first bore of each of the resistor elements and the hole of each spacer of a first group of the spacers such that there is at least one spacer between adjacent resistor elements, wherein the second holder extends through the second bore of each of the resistor elements and the hole of each spacer of a second group of the spacers such that there is at least one spacer between adjacent resistor elements, and wherein the at least one spacer between adjacent resistor elements physically separates and electrically isolates each of the resistor elements from adjacent resistor elements, and electrically isolates the respective holder from the resistor elements.