Basic Concepts Capacitors

by DOE/Argonne National Laboratory, original written by Jared Sagoff. Researchers have created a permanent static 'negative capacitor,' a device believed...

A practical capacitor is a non-ideal component. Its circuit model contains series inductance (ESL) and series resistance (ESR). Although equivalent...

Hearing aid technology has improved tremendously in the last two decades. Although the early designs of hearing aids were analog,...

Fundamentals of Inductive Switching and RC Snubber ImpactThis is the first of the two articles devoted to the topic of...

Capacitors are used in both analog and digital circuits to remove unwanted signals. The filtering performance of a capacitor or...

As automotive and industrial electronic modules move closer to heat sources, demand is increasing for MLCC dielectrics rated for operation...

The dielectric is the “key element” of a capacitor, because the purity of the dielectric material is at the core...

Induction heating occurs when an electrically conducting material is placed within a varying magnetic field. The heating is due to...

Source: Electronics Specifier article by Johanson Technology. For many high power RF applications, the ‘Q factor’ of embedded capacitors is...

Supercapacitors (or ultracapacitors) are one of the most progressing capacitor technologies in recent years offering very high DC capacitance and...