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Capacitors are widely used in electronic circuits for storing and managing energy. Typical applications include filtering, decoupling, energy storage, and...

Some energy losses within a capacitor can be attributed to the conductors while others involve the dielectric material. These losses...

This article explains capacitor losses (ESR, Impedance IMP, Dissipation Factor DF/ tanδ, Quality FactorQ) as the other basic key parameter...

This article explains some basic parameters of capacitors - insulation resistance, DCL leakage current and breakdown voltage / withstanding voltage....

Capacitors, just like other electronic components, are constructed with imperfect materials. The imperfections and defects in these materials have significant...

A typical capacitor comprises two conductive plates and a non-conductive dielectric material. The dielectric material separates the two conductive metal...

This article explains the basic key parameter of capacitors - capacitance - and its relations: dielectric material constant / permittivity,...

Source: Vishay Technical Note Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. just released a new technical note on Wet Electrolyte Tantalum Capacitors Introduction to...

Source: AVX technical article by Bob Fairey, AVX. Solid tantalum capacitors are among the most popular types of small, surface-mount...

Source: ELE times article There are a vast array of power supplies on the market, and the variety of resistor...