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Bourns Expands Automotive High Power Thick Film Chip Resistor Series

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, expanded its industry-leading line of high power thick film resistors with four new AEC-Q200 compliant product series.

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Bourns Expands Automotive High Power Thick Film Chip Resistor Series

Vishay Releases Automotive Polymer Tantalum Capacitors

Vishay Releases Automotive Polymer Tantalum Capacitors
Vishay Intertechnology announced release of its new automotive grade polymer tantalum capacitors series T51 featuring low ESR, high volumetric efficiency, and a robust design for harsh environments.

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USB PD 3.0 Flyback Transformer Optimisation

In this blog article Sotiris Zorbas, MSc, Frenetic power electronics engineer, suggests USB PD 3.0 compatible flyback transformer optimisation, and how to select the best fit core type using the Core Optimizer™️ tool in Frenetic Magnetics design software.

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USB PD 3.0 Flyback Transformer Optimisation

Aluminum Capacitor Technology with Industry Highest Energy Density >5J/cc Available for Acquisition

Aluminum Capacitor Technology with Industry Highest Energy Density >5J/cc Available for Acquisition
VenusTX named technology of aluminum flat pack capacitors that reached record high energy density of 5J/cc (400V/85°C) is now available for acquisition.

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DC Blocking Capacitor Selection for Mobile Stereo High-Fidelity Audio

The blog article written by Rick Liu, KYOCERA-AVX Corporation elaborates on DC blocking capacitor selection for mobile and wearable stereo high-fidelity audio.

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DC Blocking Capacitor Selection for Mobile Stereo High-Fidelity Audio

What is X2Y Bypass Capacitor and What is it Good For?

What is X2Y Bypass Capacitor and What is it Good For?
This blog article by Knowles Precision Devices introduces basic facts of X2Y bypass capacitor with special X2Y electrodes layout, how it works and what is its performance.

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1kW Phase Shift Full Bridge Converter Design and Simulation

During this Frenetic Webinar Lucas Nicieza, together with Dr. Chema Molina and Emmanuel Rutovic, gave a practical demonstration of how to design and simulate a 1kW Phase Shift Full Bridge Converter by using Simba and Frenetic Online including inductance calculation and chokes selection.

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1kW Phase Shift Full Bridge Converter Design and Simulation

Rubycon Releases High Capacitance Hybrid Aluminum Capacitors 

Rubycon Releases High Capacitance Hybrid Aluminum Capacitors 
Rubycon have launched Conductive Polymer Aluminum Solid Electrolytic Capacitors (Hybrid type) PKV series (chip type) and PZK series (lead wire type), which have approximately 20% higher capacitance than the conventional products. 

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TDK Releases the Most Compact Safety Motor-Run Film Capacitors

TDK Corporation presents its new B33331I6* series, compact EPCOS motor-run metallized polypropylene film capacitors that comply with safety class S2 as well as the IEC 60335-2-24 standard, that will come onto the market in September 2023.

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TDK Releases the Most Compact Safety Motor-Run Film Capacitors

Temperature, Bias and Ageing Impact to Capacitance Stability of MLCC Ceramic Capacitors

Temperature, Bias and Ageing Impact to Capacitance Stability of MLCC Ceramic Capacitors
The blog article written by Robert Lu, KYOCERA-AVX Corporation explains impact of several factors such as temperature, applied DC/AC bias voltage, and age to capacitance stability of MLCC ceramic capacitors.

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Multiphase Buck Trans-Inductor Voltage Regulator (TLVR) Explained

prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov provides an intuitive explanation of the multiphase Buck Trans-Inductor voltage regulator (TLVR).

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Multiphase Buck Trans-Inductor Voltage Regulator (TLVR) Explained

Cornell Dubilier Announced Aluminum Flatpack Capacitors with High Capacitance Density

Cornell Dubilier Announced Aluminum Flatpack Capacitors with High Capacitance Density
Cornell Dubilier's MLPS aluminum flatpack capacitors allow designers to create higher-performance end products optimized for 105°C with voltage ratings up to 450V.

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KEMET Extends 450V Rectangular Aluminum Capacitors to 105°C Temperature Range

KEMET, YAGEO Group company announced extension of its 450V rectangular aluminum capacitors offering by new AAR80 series with higher temperature range.

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KEMET Extends 450V Rectangular Aluminum Capacitors to 105°C Temperature Range

Polysulfates Could Boost Energy Density and Temperature Range of Film Capacitors

Polysulfates Could Boost Energy Density and Temperature Range of Film Capacitors
A new type of polysulfate compound that can form thin, flexible films has properties that could make it a material of choice for many high-performance electrical components such as high temperature, high voltage film capacitors, according to a study from chemists and materials scientists at Scripps Research and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

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Coilcraft Releases Industry Lowest DCR and Low AC Losses SMD Power Inductors

Coilcraft announced release of its XGL4012 Series of ultra-low loss shielded SMD moulded power inductors.

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Coilcraft Releases Industry Lowest DCR and Low AC Losses SMD Power Inductors

Quantic™ Paktron Introduces Industry Highest Ripple Current Density Film Capacitors

Quantic™ Paktron Introduces Industry Highest Ripple Current Density Film Capacitors
Quantic™ Paktron, a Quantic® Electronics company, and 70-year innovator in polymer film capacitors, announced the CC Capstick® and RC Angstor®, two revolutionary hi-reliability multi-layer polymer (MLP) capacitors that provide the industry’s highest ripple current rating per C*V.

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Knowles White Paper: Resonant Capacitors for Wireless EV Charging 

Knowles Precision Devices' white paper, Making Electric Vehicle Wireless Charging a Reality, focuses on how engineers can address wireless EV charging by selecting resonant capacitors designed to ensure the reliability and efficiency.

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Knowles White Paper: Resonant Capacitors for Wireless EV Charging 

Platform Structure Clock Oscillators

Platform Structure Clock Oscillators
This blog article written by Toshihiko Koyanagi, published by KYOCERA-AVX Corporation describes platform structure clock oscillators and its features.

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Skeleton to Launch Fully Automated Supercapacitor Production Line

Skeleton Technologies announced building of the world’s largest and most modern supercapacitor factory in Saxony, Germany.

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Skeleton to Launch Fully Automated Supercapacitor Production Line

Smart Power Distribution Unit Architecture and Inductor Losses

Smart Power Distribution Unit Architecture and Inductor Losses
prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov explains architecture of Smart Power Distribution Unit (SPDU) and highlights importance of inductor selection based on its core losses.

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Sumida Extends SMD Power Inductor Line for Automotive

Sumida extends its line up of metal alloy SMD power inductors for automotive applications.

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Sumida Extends SMD Power Inductor Line for Automotive

More Compact Multiple Output Power Supply with Just One Inductor

More Compact Multiple Output Power Supply with Just One Inductor
Is it possible to design compact power supply with just one inductor? Check this article written by Frederik Dostal, Analog Devices power management expert "When Just One Inductor is Enough to Design a More Compact Power Supply".

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Knowles Reflecting on 2022 and 2023 Plans

Knowles Precision Devices in this article summarises its major 2022 achievements and disclose some plans for 2023.

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Knowles Reflecting on 2022 and 2023 Plans

Materials Prices for Passives on Rise, Supply Chain Update for December 2022

Materials Prices for Passives on Rise, Supply Chain Update for December 2022
Dennis Zogbi, Paumanok Inc. publishes on TTI Market Eye supply chain update for December 2022. The article shows electronic materials price trends for passive electronic components.

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Würth Elektronik Launch New Modern Website

Würth Elektronik has revised and redesigned its information and communication offering. The joint web presence of the Würth Elektronik companies can be found at www.we-online.com.

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Würth Elektronik Launch New Modern Website

Stackpole Offers Now 1W Current Sense Resistor Down to 2 milliOhms

Stackpole Offers Now 1W Current Sense Resistor Down to 2 milliOhms
Stackpole CSRF2010 now offers a 1W power ratings and resistance values down to 2 milliohm in 200 ppm TCR or better.

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KAMIC Group acquires Avon Magnetics

KAMIC Group acquires Avon Magnetics, a leading British manufacturer of wound magnetic components.

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KAMIC Group acquires Avon Magnetics

Exxelia MML High Energy Film Capacitors for Space Applications

Exxelia MML High Energy Film Capacitors for Space Applications
This article is based on ESA SPCD 2022 paper entitled “EXXELIA New MMLTM Technology for Film Capacitors Miniaturization” written by Tchavdar Doytchinov et. col, Exxelia that 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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Latest Circuit Protection Technologies Overview

This article provides quick overview on new circuit protection technologies that have evolved in the last few years. Written by Pat Denton, published by TTI Market Eye.

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Latest Circuit Protection Technologies Overview

Kyocera AVX Small SMD Chip MLV Multilayer Varistors Qualified for Automotive Ethernet Applications

Kyocera AVX Small SMD Chip MLV Multilayer Varistors Qualified for Automotive Ethernet Applications
As an OPEN Alliance member, KYOCERA AVX has extended its proven, high-performance, and ultralow-capacitance AntennaGuard range with the addition of two new MLV multilayer varistors that meet IEEE 1000BASE-T1 and 100BASE-T1 testing requirements, significantly outperform competing diode solutions, and deliver exceptional reliability in space-saving chip SMD 0402 and 0603 packages.

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December 2022 Shows Turnaround in NA Electronic Component Sales

North American electronic component sales sentiment delivers encouraging turnaround at the end of 2022 according to ECIA Electronics Components Industry Association December 2022 survey results.

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December 2022 Shows Turnaround in NA Electronic Component Sales

Interleaved Multiphase PWM Converters Explained

Interleaved Multiphase PWM Converters Explained
prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov in his video explains interleaved multiphase PWM converters by LTspice simulation.

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High Energy Density Solid State Polymer Capacitors for Space Applications

This article is based on ESA SPCD 2022 paper entitled “High Energy Density Solid Stare Polymer Capacitors for Space Applications” written by Angelo Yializis, PolyCharge America Inc, USA that 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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High Energy Density Solid State Polymer Capacitors for Space Applications

HEICO Corporation Completes Exxelia Acquisition

HEICO Corporation Completes Exxelia Acquisition
HEICO Corporation stated that its Electronic Technologies Group completed its acquisition of Exxelia International.

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Miniaturization of High Voltage MLCC for Space Applications

This article is an excerpt from ESA SPCD 2022 paper entitled “Miniaturization of high voltage MLCC for space applications” written by Pascale ESCURE, Nicolas RUSCASSIER, Tchavdar DOYTCHINOV, EXXELIA SAS, France ( that 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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Miniaturization of High Voltage MLCC for Space Applications

Novel Nitrogen Doped Graphene Material for High Energy Storage Supercapacitors

Novel Nitrogen Doped Graphene Material for High Energy Storage Supercapacitors
This article is an excerpt from ESA SPCD 2022 paper entitled “Novel Graphene Material for High Energy Storage Supercapacitors” written by Tomáš Zedníček, EPCI, Czech Republic and Michal Otyepka, Aristeidis Bakandritsos, Veronika Šedajová, CATRIN, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic that 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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How Microstrip Filters Work

This article by Knowles Precision Devices introduces basic facts of microstrip filters, how it works and what is their performance.

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How Microstrip Filters Work

Supercapacitors for Space Applications: Trends and Opportunities

Supercapacitors for Space Applications: Trends and Opportunities
article is an excerpt from ESA SPCD paper entitled "Supercapacitors for space applications: trends and opportunities" written by Géraldine Palissat, Leo Farhat from ESA ESTEC and Joaquín José Jiménez Carreira, HE Space 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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