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ROHM Unveiled Industry Thinnest 12W Metal Plate Shunt Resistor

ROHM’s new ultra-low profile 12W rated metal plate shunt resistor is ideal for double-sided cooled power modules in automotive and industrial equipment applications.

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ROHM Unveiled Industry Thinnest 12W Metal Plate Shunt Resistor

Premo Extends Flyback Signal Transformer Offering for e-mobility Applications

Premo Extends Flyback Signal Transformer Offering for e-mobility Applications
PREMO extends its transformer series with FLYT-004 and FLYT-005 products, quasi-resonant mode flyback signal transformer specifically designed for on-board chargers.

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PFC Inductor Magnetic Design Considerations; Frenetic Webinar

This Frenetic Webinar presented by Sotiris Zorbas focuses on the PFC power factor correction inductor magnetic design topology.

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PFC Inductor Magnetic Design Considerations; Frenetic Webinar

Introduction to Capacitor Technologies; WE Webinar

Introduction to Capacitor Technologies; WE Webinar
This Würth Elektronik webinar discusses different capacitor technologies solutions taking into account the advantages and disadvantages with a focus on the final application.

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Skeleton Aims to Build Largest, Most Modern and Sustainable Supercapacitor Manufacturing Factory in the World

Skeleton & Siemens sign an agreement to digitalize supercapacitors production with Siemens' Manufacturing Operations Management System to make Skeleton factory the largest most modern and sustainable supercapacitor factory in the world.

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Skeleton Aims to Build Largest, Most Modern and Sustainable Supercapacitor Manufacturing Factory in the World

MIT Researchers Reported Organic Material with High Energy and Power Density Storage Potential

MIT Researchers Reported Organic Material with High Energy and Power Density Storage Potential
Researchers at MIT say they have created a new organic based material suitable for high energy storage with fast charge transport.

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KYOCERA Develops 0201 MLCC Capacitor with Industry's Highest Capacitance of 10uF

KYOCERA announced it attains record-setting capacitance in one of the industry’s most widely-used MLCC capacitor types.

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KYOCERA Develops 0201 MLCC Capacitor with Industry's Highest Capacitance of 10uF

Self-Adjusting and Economical Switched Capacitor Balancer for Serially Connected Storage-Cells

Self-Adjusting and Economical Switched Capacitor Balancer for Serially Connected Storage-Cells
Sam Ben-Yaakov in this video introduces self-adjusting circuit that reduces the balancing time compared to the conventional switching capacitor method.

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Researchers Demonstrated 2D Molecularly Thin BaTiO3 Nanosheets

Researchers at the Institute for Future Materials and Systems at Nagoya University in Japan have successfully synthesized barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanosheets with a thickness of 1.8 nanometers, the thinnest thickness ever created for a free-standing film.

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Researchers Demonstrated 2D Molecularly Thin BaTiO3 Nanosheets

Yageo Expects Flat or Slight Revenue Growth in 2H23

Yageo Expects Flat or Slight Revenue Growth in 2H23
Passive components maker Yageo Corp said revenue would be flat or grow modestly this quarter amid steady market demand. Yageo’s revenue has dropped for three straight quarters amid sluggish demand and excessive inventory.

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Coilcraft Unveils Isolation Transformer for TI Push-Pull Driver

Coilcraft's UA825x miniature, low-profile transformers are designed for use with SN6501 and SN6505B transformer drivers from Texas Instruments.

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Coilcraft Unveils Isolation Transformer for TI Push-Pull Driver

Researchers Demonstrated 2D Low-Pass Filters Based on Thin Films of van der Waals Ferromagnets

Researchers Demonstrated 2D Low-Pass Filters Based on Thin Films of van der Waals Ferromagnets
Researchers at Fudan University, the Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute and other institutes worldwide recently created new low-pass filters using films of a 2D van der Waals material that they engineered to exhibit a higher Curie temperature. These filters, presented in a paper published in Nature Electronics, were found to achieve remarkable performances despite their smaller size.

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High-Precision TCXOs for 5G Base Stations

5G base stations require components that enable high-speed and high-capacity communications. In this article Kyocera explains how High-Precision TCXOs (Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillators) meet demand from 5G base stations with more stable frequency-temperature characteristics than conventional products.

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High-Precision TCXOs for 5G Base Stations

How to Design EMC Efficient Power Converter; WE Webinar

How to Design EMC Efficient Power Converter; WE Webinar
In this webinar, Lorand Foelkel, FAE & BDM at Würth Elektronik eiSos, analyses three different DC/DC converters that have the same output power and voltage characteristics.

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YAGEO Announces Plans To Expand in North Macedonia

Global electronic component and service provider YAGEO Corporation (“YAGEO”) announced to invest more than Euro 205 million in next ten years in North Macedonia to expand its operations in Europe. The investment includes new plants in Technological Industrial Development Zones (TIDZ) in the city of Skopje and Stip.  

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YAGEO Announces Plans To Expand in North Macedonia

PREMO Inductive Couplers Revolutionize High-Voltage EV Charging Monitoring

PREMO Inductive Couplers Revolutionize High-Voltage EV Charging Monitoring
PREMO, a leading manufacturer of inductive components, has unveiled its MICU 300A-S/LF series of inductive couplers, cutting-edge inductive couplers for Electric Vehicle Sniffing / CCS listener applications, designed specifically for electric vehicle sniffing applications as part of high-voltage EV charging monitoring.

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Exxelia Expands its Dielectric Resonators and Ferrites for Microwave Applications

Exxelia enlarges its Dielectric Resonators (DR) material and Ferrite offering for high-frequency applications.

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Exxelia Expands its Dielectric Resonators and Ferrites for Microwave Applications

PolyCharge and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Enter into Joint Development and Supply Agreement

PolyCharge and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Enter into Joint Development and Supply Agreement
PolyCharge America, Inc. ("PolyCharge"), announced today that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ("MHI"), and PolyCharge have entered into a Joint Development and Supply Agreement to facilitate the development and supply of capacitor products based on PolyCharge's revolutionary NanoLam™ technology. MHI also confirmed, as part of this transaction, that it has acquired an ownership stake in PolyCharge. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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Bourns Acquires Resistor Manufacturer Riedon

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, announced that the company has acquired substantially all of the operating assets of Riedon Inc., a leading manufacturer of resistors headquartered in Alhambra, California.

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Bourns Acquires Resistor Manufacturer Riedon

Researchers Demonstrated 5000F High-Energy Supercapacitor in an Industrial Cell Format

Researchers Demonstrated 5000F High-Energy Supercapacitor in an Industrial Cell Format
Researchers from German universities in Jena, Ulm and Karlsruhe in co-operation with Skeleton Technologies demonstrated innovative electrode materials carbide-derived carbon (CDC) “Curved Graphene” for high energy density electrical double-layer supercapacitors (EDLCs) with a specific and an aerial capacitance of 114 F g− 1 and 82 F cm− 3.

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Selecting Capacitors for High Power Buck-Booster Converters

This video from Würth Elektronik discusses the selection process of capacitors, but most importantly, selecting capacitors to work in high power buck-boost converters.

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Selecting Capacitors for High Power Buck-Booster Converters

Bel Fuse Unveils New Line of Fast-acting Fuses for Hazardous Environments

Bel Fuse Unveils New Line of Fast-acting Fuses for Hazardous Environments
Bel Fuse Inc, a leading global manufacturer of products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits, today announced the release of their Type 0AMA series of 3x8.4mm Fast-acting Fuses.

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Transformer Testing, Parasitic Inductors/Capacitance & Lab traps

In this article Frenetic power electronics engineer Sotiris Zorbas, MSc shares his personal experience with transformer testing and what he called “Lab traps” focusing in particular on the importance of parasitic inductors/capacitance in the secondary side of transformers.

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Transformer Testing, Parasitic Inductors/Capacitance & Lab traps

How to Select Capacitors for High-Voltage X-Ray Power Supplies

How to Select Capacitors for High-Voltage X-Ray Power Supplies
This article from Knowles Precision Devices provides an introduction on how to select capacitors for X-ray power supplies that can reliably handle high voltages.

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How to use Off-the-Shelf Transformers in Switching Power Supplies

Dr. Ali Shirsavar from Biricha Digital / OMICRON Lab in this video session explains how to make all the necessary calculations to show how we can use off-the-shelf transformers in power supply designs.

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How to use Off-the-Shelf Transformers in Switching Power Supplies

Simple Capacitors Pre-Charger Based on Unique ‘Floating Integrator’

Simple Capacitors Pre-Charger Based on Unique ‘Floating Integrator’
prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov in his video introduces new concept of utterly simple capacitors pre-charger based on a unique ‘Floating Integrator’ circuit configuration.

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Cornell Dubilier Introduces Supercapacitor Modules

A new line of standard supercapacitor modules has been announced by Cornell Dubilier (CDE). The DSM Series responds to the need for supercapacitor storage capabilities at higher voltages than what single components can provide. The new modules are offered in packs with 3, 6, or 10 cells in series for 9V, 18V, and 30V outputs. Capacitance values from 0.15 to 36.6 farads. These options provide designers with tested, ready-to-use solutions.

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Cornell Dubilier Introduces Supercapacitor Modules

Knowles Releases High-Performance Digital Voice Vibration Sensor

Knowles Releases High-Performance Digital Voice Vibration Sensor
Knowles releases high-performance digital voice vibration sensor for high-fidelity voice pick-up in True Wireless Stereo (TWS). Low power, high-performance specialized vibration sensor filters background noise to create reliable, high-quality voice calling in noisy environments.

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Supercapacitors vs. Batteries in Engine Starting - Skeleton Webinar

Skeleton announced availability of its online webinar Supercapacitors vs. Batteries in Engine Starting that can be viewed on demand upon registration form fill.

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Supercapacitors vs. Batteries in Engine Starting - Skeleton Webinar

Tantalum Capacitors March 2023 Supply Chain Update

Tantalum Capacitors March 2023 Supply Chain Update
About 70 percent of tantalum raw material demand has been dictated by the electronics industry – primarily as anodes for capacitors, as semiconductor targets and as sintering liners for anodes. Denis M. Zogbi talk about March 2023 tantalum capacitor supply chain in his article published by TTI Market EYE.

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TDK Offers Now Compact CLT Power Inductors Sample Kit

TDK Corporation presents the new sample kit with extremely compact and reliable CLT32 power inductors for power management of ADAS/AD applications.

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TDK Offers Now Compact CLT Power Inductors Sample Kit

Vishay Completes Thermistor Simulation Video Series

Vishay Completes Thermistor Simulation Video Series
Vishay announced completion of its 10 part video series of thermistor simulation for the temperature control of thermoelectric modules, heat detector temperature compensation of resistive strain gage sensors, air flow detection, and more general PID temperature control circuits.

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Panasonic Hybrid Aluminum Capacitors Setting New Standards of Performance and Endurance

Advancing the performance specifications of the popular ZT and ZC series of Aluminum Electrolytic Polymer Hybrid Capacitors, Panasonic Industry introduces the new AEC-Q200 qualified ZTU series, with exceptional reliability and ruggedness for any demanding application.

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Panasonic Hybrid Aluminum Capacitors Setting New Standards of Performance and Endurance

TDK Offers EMC High-Current Filters with Exceptional Attenuation

TDK Offers EMC High-Current Filters with Exceptional Attenuation
TDK offers its first range of EMC high-current filters with exceptional attenuation characteristics from 9 kHz upwards.

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Sumida Releases SMD High Current Power Inductor

Sumida releases its new, flat wire wound SMD high current power inductor CDPQ****/T150 series.

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Sumida Releases SMD High Current Power Inductor

Bourns Unveils Automotive High Current Shielded Power Inductors

Bourns Unveils Automotive High Current Shielded Power Inductors
Bourns Magnetics Product Line is introducing the new AEC-Q200 automotive compliant model SRP1050WA, SRP5030WA, SRP6030WA and SRP7050WA series high current shielded power inductors.

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Skeleton’s Supercapacitors Power Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer

Skeleton Technologies, a global technology leader in high power, fast charging energy storage for transportation, grid, automotive, and industrial applications, is equipping new Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer with its supercapacitors.

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Skeleton’s Supercapacitors Power Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer

Sumida Releases High Saturation Current SMD Power Inductors

Sumida Releases High Saturation Current SMD Power Inductors
Sumida releases its new CDRH10D48RMN power inductor ferrite drum core type with high saturation current benefits.

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Digi-Key Celebrates 50 Years

Digi-Key Celebrates 50 Years of Fueling Innovation Around the World.

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Digi-Key Celebrates 50 Years

Coilcraft Unveils Ultra-Low Loss Shielded Power Inductors

Coilcraft Unveils Ultra-Low Loss Shielded Power Inductors
Coilcraft releases XGL1313 molded power inductors featuring lowest DC losses and extremely low AC losses for a wide range of DC-DC converters.

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TI Releases Industry's First Stand-Alone Active EMI Filter ICs

TI Texas Instruments pioneers the industry's first stand-alone active EMI filter ICs, supporting high-density power supply designs. Engineers can design smaller, lighter and more affordable solutions while optimizing system performance, efficiency and reliability.

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TI Releases Industry's First Stand-Alone Active EMI Filter ICs

Stackpole Releases Metal Film Current Sense Precision Resistors with Low TCR

Stackpole Releases Metal Film Current Sense Precision Resistors with Low TCR
Stackpole announced metal film current sense precision resistors with tolerances down to 0.5% and low TCR of 50 or 100 ppm.

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Researchers Presented Ultramicro Graphene Supercapacitor Based on FET Transistor Technology

Researchers at the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have designed a novel ultramicro graphene supercapacitor using gate field induced FET transistor technology, a tiny device capable of storing an enormous amount of electric charge.

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Researchers Presented Ultramicro Graphene Supercapacitor Based on FET Transistor Technology

Murata Completes MLCC Production Building in Thailand

Murata Completes MLCC Production Building in Thailand
Murata Electronics (Thailand), Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., has been constructing a new production building since July 2021 to expand MLCC production.

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