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Walsin in Loss Due To Consumer Segment

Walsin Technology Corp, Taiwan passive components maker, slipped into loss due to its exposure to consumer electronics, while lagging behind its rivals in venturing into the auto market as reported by Taipei Times.

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Walsin in Loss Due To Consumer Segment

Empower E-CAP Silicon Capacitors vs MLCC

Empower E-CAP Silicon Capacitors vs MLCC
The E-CAP™ silicon capacitor based technology from Empower Semiconductor offers the world’s most compact capacitor solution by combining multiple silicon capacitors into a single device. Artin Der Minassians, Senior Director of Engineering at Empower Semiconductor, Inc. presented "E-CAP™: The Next Frontier in Capacitor Technology" on the Passives & Magnetics-Day at Bodo’s 2022 WBG Event with comparison of E-CAP silicon capacitors vs MLCC capacitors.

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What Decoupling Capacitor Value To Use And Where To Place Them

This video by Robert Feranec shows practical examples what decoupling capacitors do. Explained by Eric Bogatin.

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What Decoupling Capacitor Value To Use And Where To Place Them

Sumida Releases Compact SMD Power Inductor

Sumida Releases Compact SMD Power Inductor
Sumida releases new SMD power inductor series CD40D16MB in compact case size.

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Digi-Key Launches Supply Chain Transformed Season 2 Video Series

Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, has released the first episode in Season 2 of its “Supply Chain Transformed” video series focused on advancements in IoT, connectivity, sensors and asset tracking within the supply chain.

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Digi-Key Launches Supply Chain Transformed Season 2 Video Series

DC Bias Characteristics of Ceramic Capacitors

DC Bias Characteristics of Ceramic Capacitors
This blog article written by Simon Cen, KYOCERA-AVX Corporation explains DC BIAS characteristics of ceramic capacitors and its design implications.

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Passive Components for Defense Electronics in 2023

Dennis Zogbi, Paumanok Inc. publishes on TTI Market Eye 2023 outlook on passive components for defence electronics. The article shows electronic materials price trends for passive electronic components.

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Passive Components for Defense Electronics in 2023

Wafer-Scale, Hermetically Sealed Chip Fuse for Space Applications

Wafer-Scale, Hermetically Sealed Chip Fuse for Space Applications
This article is an excerpt based on ESA SPCD 2022 paper entitled “New Generation of Wafer-Scale, Hermetically Sealed Chip Fuse for Space Applications” written by Bruno Zemp, SCHURTER AG, Lucern, Switzerland. The paper was presented during the 4th ESA SPCD conference at ESA ESTEC, The Netherlands 11-14th October 2022. Published under ESA SPCD organisation committee permission.

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Polysulfate Film Capacitors Pose to Extend Temperature and Energy Density of Film Capacitors

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Scripps Research have now developed a new polymer-based polysulfate dielectric material ready for film capacitors that efficiently handles record amounts of energy while withstanding extreme temperatures and electric fields.

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Polysulfate Film Capacitors Pose to Extend Temperature and Energy Density of Film Capacitors

KYOCERA AVX Extends Range of Radial-Leaded Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

KYOCERA AVX Extends Range of Radial-Leaded Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
KYOCERA AVX new range of radial-leaded aluminum electrolytic capacitors includes wet, conductive polymer, and hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors with commercial and industrial reliability levels and competitive pricing, and it offers a comprehensive selection of CV values and cases sizes with one of the shortest lead times of any competing capacitor available on the market.

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TDK Releases Industry’s Highest Rated Current Chip Beads for Automotive Power Supply EMC Compliance

TDK offers industry’s highest rated current multilayer chip bead for automotive power supply lines to comply with EMC requirements.

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TDK Releases Industry’s Highest Rated Current Chip Beads for Automotive Power Supply EMC Compliance

Supercapacitor Cables Enable Better Batteries

Supercapacitor Cables Enable Better Batteries
This blog article from Capacitech explains how supercapacitor cables provide an external solution that makes batteries perform better.

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Frenetic Announces New CTO of Magnetics

Frenetic CEO Dr. Chema Molina is introducing new CTO of Magnetics at Frenetic. Dr. Jonas Mühlethaler.

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Frenetic Announces New CTO of Magnetics

High Voltage Transformer Safety Design Requirements - Case Study

High Voltage Transformer Safety Design Requirements - Case Study
This Frenetic blog article from Sotiris Zorbas, MSc, Power Εlectronics Εngineer at Frenetic provides case study about 450V/12V flyback 10W transformer design to meet isolation and safety requirements.

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Stackpole Offers High Surge Capable Leaded Film Resistors up to 10kV

Stakpole offers now ASR / ASRM series of anti-surge leaded film resistors with high working voltages, high pulse voltage withstanding capability up to 10kV.

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Stackpole Offers High Surge Capable Leaded Film Resistors up to 10kV

Stackpole Releases Anti-Sulfur Low Resistance Chip Metal Film Resistors

Stackpole Releases Anti-Sulfur Low Resistance Chip Metal Film Resistors
Stackpole announced release of its new series CSRT-AS of anti-sulfur low resistance chip metal film resistors.

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Vishay Releases Automotive Miniature Aluminum Capacitors with Improved Ripple Current Rating

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new series of low impedance, Automotive Grade miniature aluminum electrolytic capacitors that delivers higher performance in smaller case sizes than previous-generation solutions.

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Vishay Releases Automotive Miniature Aluminum Capacitors with Improved Ripple Current Rating

How to Measure Rated Current on Power Inductors

How to Measure Rated Current on Power Inductors
Lorandt Fölkel, Würth Elektronik application engineer explains how power inductors are measured according to the IEC62024-2 standard including self-heating measurements.

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LTspice Simulation of a Spark-Gap Circuit Protection Surge Arrester

prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov in his video presentation introduces LTspice simulation of a spark-gap surge arrester and a voltage surge generator.

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LTspice Simulation of a Spark-Gap Circuit Protection Surge Arrester

Knowles On-Demand Webinar: How RF and Microwave Filters Are Extending Peak Performance

Knowles On-Demand Webinar: How RF and Microwave Filters Are Extending Peak Performance
In the webinar "5 Ways Our Filters Are Extending the Norm for Peak Performance" Knowles Precision Devices reviews and challenge how some aspects of microwave technology have advanced beyond traditional assumptions. Looking at several examples on RF and Microwave filter technologies and applications, it shows some exceptions to the rules and how to spot an opportunity to challenge conventional thinking.

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4th PCNS Call for Abstracts

4th PCNS Passive Components Networking Symposium Calls for Abstracts. The event will be held on September 11th to 14th 2023 in Sønderborg, Denmark hosted by SDU University of Southern Denmark.

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4th PCNS Call for Abstracts

CAP-XX Releases Ultra-Thin Supercapacitor for IoT and Battery-less Devices

CAP-XX Releases Ultra-Thin Supercapacitor for IoT and Battery-less Devices
CAP-XX, the leading manufacturer of ultra-thin prismatic, cylindrical, and Lithium-Ion supercapacitors, has launched its DMV750 ultra-thin 2.2mm prismatic 3V 750mF supercapacitor to provide high performance for IoT, medical and other space-constrained and mission-critical electronic devices.

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KYOCERA AVX MIL Grade BME NP0 MLCCs Approved to the DLA QPD

KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is proud to announce that its MIL-PRF-32535 BME NP0 MLCCs have been approved to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Qualified Products Database (QPD).

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KYOCERA AVX MIL Grade BME NP0 MLCCs Approved to the DLA QPD

Transformer Topologies in Power Converters

Transformer Topologies in Power Converters
This Frenetic blog article from Pablo Blázques provides introduction to the basic transformer topologies in power converters and its key features.

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Rheinmetall Polycharge Wins First NanoLam DC-link Capacitors Order

Rheinmetall PolyCharge GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall AG and PolyCharge America, Inc., has received its first NanoLam DC-link capacitors order in the mid double-digit million euro range one year after it was founded.

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Rheinmetall Polycharge Wins First NanoLam DC-link Capacitors Order

Low Inductance Ceramic Capacitors for High-Speed Decoupling

Low Inductance Ceramic Capacitors for High-Speed Decoupling
This blog article written by Robert Lu, KYOCERA-AVX Corporation introduces low ESL inductance ceramic capacitors for high-speed decoupling applications.

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KYOCERA AVX Introduces Circuit Matching Service for Crystal Timing Devices

The new KYOCERA AVX online tool and global design support service will help customers quickly and confidently select crystal timing devices optimized for their ICs.

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KYOCERA AVX Introduces Circuit Matching Service for Crystal Timing Devices

BME Stacked Ceramic Capacitors for Defense Applications

BME Stacked Ceramic Capacitors for Defense Applications
Release of MIL-PRF-32535 for discrete MLCCs has led to the discussion of stacked ceramic capacitors based on BME technology.

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Digi-Key Electronics Adds Over 550 New Suppliers in 2022

Digi-Key Electronics adds over 550 new suppliers and 75,000 SKUs in 2022 including suppliers such as AirBorn, Endress+Hauser, EPC Space, Isabellenhutte and Schneider Electric.

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Digi-Key Electronics Adds Over 550 New Suppliers in 2022

Will Metal Composite Power Inductors Become Standard Choice for Modern Electronic Circuits?

Will Metal Composite Power Inductors Become Standard Choice for Modern Electronic Circuits?
Metal composite power inductors are fast emerging as an ideal choice for modern mobile electronic designs. The trend of downsizing of ECU power circuits used in plethora of electronics applications in consumer electronics and automotive industries is one of the several trends likely to spur commercialization of products in the metal composite power inductors market.

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Smoltek Ultra-Thin CNF-MIM Capacitors Commercialization Update

Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB (publ) (”Smoltek”) publishes an update on the company’s strategic objectives for the semiconductors business area - Ultra-Thin CNF-MIM Capacitors.

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Smoltek Ultra-Thin CNF-MIM Capacitors Commercialization Update

Approximate Inductor Design Using Two Alternative Cores

Approximate Inductor Design Using Two Alternative Cores
prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov in his video presentation discusses in-depth inductor design with two alternative cores.

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Tantalum Polymer Capacitors for Automotive Applications

This blog article written by Jaroslav Slavomir, KYOCERA-AVX Corporation discusses tantalum polymer solid electrolytic capacitors and its use in automotive applications.

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Tantalum Polymer Capacitors for Automotive Applications

Mitigating Vacuum RF Multipaction in Space Systems

Mitigating Vacuum RF Multipaction in Space Systems
This Knowles Precision Devices's article explains vacuum RF multipaction issues in space systems and how to mitigate this.

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European Components Distribution DMASS Reports Record 2022

DMASS reports Q4 growth of 38% in semiconductors and 8% in interconnect, passive and electromechanical components. Second consecutive record year in sales. Normalisation inevitable, outlook difficult.

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European Components Distribution DMASS Reports Record 2022

TDK Releases Compact Snap-in Aluminum Capacitors with Significant Ripple Current Rating Increase

TDK Releases Compact Snap-in Aluminum Capacitors with Significant Ripple Current Rating Increase
TDK Corporation presents its new EPCOS B43652* series of snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors that are characterized by very compact dimensions and very high ripple current-carrying capacity.

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Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Benefits in Decoupling Applications

Decoupling capacitors do more than just prevent voltage drops and pulse peaks on the supply lines from reaching the circuit in the application and limiting its functionality. When the correct capacitors are selected, they can also reduce costs, required space, and idle state power consumption. This article published by Rutronik in collaboration with KEMET explains tantalum polymer capacitors benefits in decoupling applications.

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Tantalum Polymer Capacitors Benefits in Decoupling Applications

ECIA NA Electronic Component Survey: January 2023 Electronic Components Sales Slightly Beats Expectation 

ECIA NA Electronic Component Survey: January 2023 Electronic Components Sales Slightly Beats Expectation 
North American January 2023 electronic component sales sentiment sustains momentum from previous month and slightly beats expectation according to ECIA Electronics Components Industry Association Survey.

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TDK Launches Industry’s First Common Mode Filter for Automotive Ethernet

TDK Corporation announced the introduction of its new ACT1210E Series (3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5mm (L x W x H)) of common mode filter for automotive Ethernet 10BASE-T1S. Mass production of this new common mode filter began in February 2023.

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TDK Launches Industry’s First Common Mode Filter for Automotive Ethernet

MIL Spec MIL-PRF vs Automotive AEC-Q200 Explained

MIL Spec MIL-PRF vs Automotive AEC-Q200 Explained
Manufacturers of commercial space and avionics systems sometimes turn to AEC-Q200 automotive-rated passive electronic components for non mission critical applications, as a way of balancing quality and cost requirements. When making this choice, however, they need to be aware that not all AEC-Q200 qualified parts are created equal; the standard defines test procedures while leaving acceptance criteria up to the user and the supplier. This white paper from Vishay explains some of the background and differences of these specs for a proper selection of the right specification.

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KYOCERA AVX Announced Automotive-Qualified SuperCapacitors

KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is proud to announce its first automotive-qualified supercapacitors, which are also known as cylindrical, electrochemical, double-layer capacitors.

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KYOCERA AVX Announced Automotive-Qualified SuperCapacitors

Würth Elektronik Introduced High Current SMD Power Inductor for Automotive Applications

Würth Elektronik Introduced High Current SMD Power Inductor for Automotive Applications
Würth Elektronik introduces another AEC-Q200 certified SMD inductor: WE-XHMA features an extremely high current capability of up to 50.6 A saturation current and the ability to
handle high current transient peaks.

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Scientists Report Physical Evidence of Meminductance

Scientists from Texas A&M University Abhiram Dinavahi, Alexandre Yamamoto and H. Rusty Harris described meminductance in their article published by nature.com.

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Scientists Report Physical Evidence of Meminductance

Design and Testing Strategies for High Reliability MLCCs

Design and Testing Strategies for High Reliability MLCCs
Knowles Precision Devices on-demand webinar focuses on the design and testing of high reliability Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs) for use in mission-critical or life-saving applications.

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