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EMC Filters Explained - from Component to Design; WE Webinar

This Würth Elektronik webinar explains EMC filters, its components, structure, features and design.

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EMC Filters Explained - from Component to Design; WE Webinar

TANIOBIS to Build New Tantalum Powder Plant in Thailand

TANIOBIS to Build New Tantalum Powder Plant in Thailand
TANIOBIS announced its plans to invest into new facility to increase tantalum powder production in Thailand. The material will be used in electronic devices including tantalum capacitors and semiconductors.

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Würth Elektronik Add Additional AEC-Q200 Parts to its Automotive Catalog

Würth Elektronik publishes an addition to the automotive catalog of AEC-Q200 qualified parts.

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Würth Elektronik Add Additional AEC-Q200 Parts to its Automotive Catalog

Rohde & Schwarz Introduces New Family of High Performance LCR Meters

Rohde & Schwarz Introduces New Family of High Performance LCR Meters
New family of R&S LCX strengthens Rohde & Schwarz portfolio for high performance LCR impedance meters.

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TI Buck Regulators with Integrated Capacitors Suppress EMI and Save Board Space

Texas Instruments (TI) releases buck regulators with integrated capacitors to suppress EMI and save board space.

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TI Buck Regulators with Integrated Capacitors Suppress EMI and Save Board Space

COVID-19 and Ukraine War Impact to Electronics

COVID-19 and Ukraine War Impact to Electronics
Impact to Electronics of the COVID-19 and Ukraine war on the electronics industry in 2022 is discussed in article published by Semiconductor Intelligence.

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Bourns Introduces Two Automotive Grade SMD Fuse Families

Bourns announces two new AEC-Q200 compliant automotive grade SMD fuse families.

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Bourns Introduces Two Automotive Grade SMD Fuse Families

Vishay Extends High Voltage Thin Film Flat Chip Resistors with 0805 Size

Vishay Extends High Voltage Thin Film Flat Chip Resistors with 0805 Size
Vishay extends TNPV e3 series of high voltage thin film flat chip resistors with compact 0805 case size.

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Paumanok Issues Passive Components Market Outlook 2022-2027

Paumanok Inc published market report on Passive Electronic Components: World Market Outlook: 2022-2027.

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Paumanok Issues Passive Components Market Outlook 2022-2027

Researchers Aim Prototyping of Next Gen High-Energy Graphene Supercapacitors

Researchers Aim Prototyping of Next Gen High-Energy Graphene Supercapacitors
A high-energy, high-power density safe, and environmental friendly next gen supercapacitor, i.e., a device for storing electrical energy, will be developed by scientists from CATRIN at Palacký University Olomouc in cooperation with colleagues from Bar-Ilan University in Israel and the Italian capacitor company ITELCOND.

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Euroquartz Discusses a Near Future Supply Chain Reset

Euroquartz imagines a near future where the frequency sector experiences a significant reset, leading to the formation of new supply chains.

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Euroquartz Discusses a Near Future Supply Chain Reset

Panasonic Releases High Energy Varistors for Protecting Automotive ECUs

Panasonic Releases High Energy Varistors for Protecting Automotive ECUs
Panasonic releases high energy varistors for protecting automotive ECUs from load dump surges. The new varistors achieve the industry's highest level of heat resistance of 150℃.

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TT Electronics Extends its Portfolio by Compact Potentiometers and Encoders

TT Electronics adds space-saving compact potentiometers and encoders to its variable resistor portfolio for professional audio, industrial, and medical applications.

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TT Electronics Extends its Portfolio by Compact Potentiometers and Encoders

TDK Releases ESD Robust Chip Varistor for Automotive Ethernet Application

TDK Releases ESD Robust Chip Varistor for Automotive Ethernet Application
TDK Corporation expands its product lineup with a new chip varistor, type AVRH10C101KT4R7YA8, for automotive application Ethernet with strong resistance to ESD. Mass production will begin in March 2022.

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Smoltek Announces Key Step in Production Building of its Ultra-thin CNF-MIM Capacitors

Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB (“Smoltek”) announces that after completed tests and evaluations, the company has now placed an order for a machine for future industrial manufacturing of carbon nanofibers to the company's ultra-thin CNF-MIM capacitors. 

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Smoltek Announces Key Step in Production Building of its Ultra-thin CNF-MIM Capacitors

TDK Builds New Factory in Japan to Strengthen the Passive Components Business

TDK Builds New Factory in Japan to Strengthen the Passive Components Business
TDK has decided to build new factory in Japan with the target to strengthen the development and volume production of groundbreaking electronic components by harnessing its core competences of magnetic material technology and plating technology. The new site will enable TDK to accelerate its customer service and launch new products quicker to the market.

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Japan Earthquake Impacted Component Manufacturing Plants Restore Operation

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake caused casualties and damage in Japan including impact to the local component manufacturing plants. Some of the buildings and equipment were damaged and operations interrupted. Restoration work is under process expecting to restore operation within few days without significant impact to the component supply.

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Japan Earthquake Impacted Component Manufacturing Plants Restore Operation

TDK Releases High Saturation SMD Power Inductors

TDK Releases High Saturation SMD Power Inductors
TDK now offers shielded SMD power inductors with saturation currents of up to 80 A.

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How to Avoid EMI Noise on Data Cable by Isolated Power Module; WE askLorandt Video

Würth Elektronik technology ambassador Lorandt Foelkel explains how to avoid EMI noise issues on long data cables with isolated power module that breaks ground loops.

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How to Avoid EMI Noise on Data Cable by Isolated Power Module; WE askLorandt Video

KYOCERA AVX Earned a 2021 SPDEI Award for Exceptional Performance in the Passive Components Industry

KYOCERA AVX Earned a 2021 SPDEI Award for Exceptional Performance in the Passive Components Industry
The 25th annual SPDEI Trophies recognized KYOCERA AVX for the superior quality of its support for and collaboration with the French electronics industry, as measured by more than seven key criteria.

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Vishay Introduced Automotive Wirewound Charging Resistors for EV Applications

New Vishay Intertechnology automotive AEC-Q200 qualified hybrid wirewound charging resistor lowers component counts and costs in EV, HEVs, and PHEVs. The device delivers 10x higher energy absorption for pre-charge and discharge applications, than other component technologies in the same size.

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Vishay Introduced Automotive Wirewound Charging Resistors for EV Applications

Basic Filter Circuits Explained

Basic Filter Circuits Explained
This article published by Knowles Precision Devices Blog explains some basic filter circuit background information on how filters do what they do.

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TDK Expanded CeraLink Capacitor Lineup with Compact Types

TDK Corporation has expanded its tried-and-tested range of CeraLink® anti-ferroelectric ceramic capacitors. Previously, only large, ready-to-fit sizes were available. Now, smaller compact types with the classic chip design are included in the portfolio in order to increase the areas of application.

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TDK Expanded CeraLink Capacitor Lineup with Compact Types

SABIC Releases 40% Thinner Film Foil for High Temperature Automotive EVs Film Capacitor Applications

SABIC Releases 40% Thinner Film Foil for High Temperature Automotive EVs Film Capacitor Applications
SABIC to launch at APEC 2022 40% thinner Elcres™ Htv150a film foil for further adoption of high temperature film capacitors in SiC inverter technology used in Automotive EV applications.

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MLCC and Inductors Has Become Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Key Business Segment

Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ component business sales that includes MLCC and inductors approach close to 50%… Positioning itself as a core business unit. As MLCC demand and prices rise due to the influence of COVID-19, performance is expected to be good this year.

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MLCC and Inductors Has Become Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Key Business Segment

TDK Expands Miniature SMD EMC Notch Filter Offerings with ESD Protection

TDK Expands Miniature SMD EMC Notch Filter Offerings with ESD Protection
TDK Corporation announces the release of its newly developed SMD chip 0402 AVRF041A150MT242 and 0603 AVRF061D2R4ST532 notch filters with ESD protection function. Volume production of these devices will begin in March 2022.

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Bourns Announces Expansion of High Power PPTC Resettable Fuses

The Bourns Multifuse Product Line is pleased to announce the expansion of its Model MF-LSMF Series High Power Surface Mount Polymeric Positive Temperature Coefficient (PPTC) Resettable Fuses.

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Bourns Announces Expansion of High Power PPTC Resettable Fuses

Murata to Start Construction of New MLCC Production Building

Murata to Start Construction of New MLCC Production Building
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced that its manufacturing subsidiary Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., located in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan will begin construction of a new MLCC production building at its Iwami Plant (Hane) in March 2022.

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Nickel Trading Halted by LME After Price Doubles

LME London Metal Exchange halts Nickel trading on March 8 for few days after unprecedented 250% spike.

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Nickel Trading Halted by LME After Price Doubles

High CV Capacitor Grade Tantalum Powder Enabling High Energy Tantalum Capacitors

High CV Capacitor Grade Tantalum Powder Enabling High Energy Tantalum Capacitors
Advances in capacitor grade tantalum powder to higher charge capability (CV), higher purity, and higher voltage capability have enabled tantalum capacitors to reach higher energy density levels as described in Global Advanced Metals (GAM) article.

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Introduction to Wireless Power Transfer; WE Webinar

How does the wireless power transfer work? Würth Elektronik's webinar provides basic introduction into this topic including practical application examples.

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Introduction to Wireless Power Transfer; WE Webinar

Bourns Releases New Automotive High Current Shielded Power Inductors

Bourns Releases New Automotive High Current Shielded Power Inductors
Bourns Magnetics Product Line is introducing the new AEC-Q200 automotive compliant model SRP2010DPA series high current shielded power inductors with a compact and low profile design and a 1 mm maximum height.

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Supercapacitor Manufacturing Breakthrough - Researches Developed Micro-Supercapacitors on Silicon Wafer

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a method that represents a breakthrough for how supercapacitors can be produced. Integrated micro-supercapacitors have been manufactured on silicon wafer using the CMOS-compatible process.

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Supercapacitor Manufacturing Breakthrough - Researches Developed Micro-Supercapacitors on Silicon Wafer

Littelfuse Releases Industry First 1kV Automotive Fuse for EVs

Littelfuse Releases Industry First 1kV Automotive Fuse for EVs
Littelfuse EV1K series fuse first to provide 1000Vdc automotive grade protection for next-gen passenger cars and commercial EVs. Ideal for EV power system applications requiring robust overcurrent protection in harsh environments.

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Tantalum Capacitor Reliability Estimation Based on Anode Screening

Prediction of tantalum capacitor reliability at early stage of manufacturing can considerably save cost and time. Vladimir Azbel in his LinkedIn blog propose a method to predict the capacitor reliability based on tantalum anode assessment.

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Tantalum Capacitor Reliability Estimation Based on Anode Screening

Stackpole Releases 5W High Current SMD Power Shunt Resistors

Stackpole Releases 5W High Current SMD Power Shunt Resistors
The HCSM2818 high current shunt resistors from Stackpole offers a 5 watt continuous power rating to maximize power handling in a given PCB area. The 2818 case size provides superior power handling while minimizing its PCB footprint.

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How to Pass Conducted Emissions Using Line Filters; WE Webinar

This Würth Elektronik webinar presented by Lorandt Foelkel and Marco from Emzer is dedicated to design engineers and explain the basic strategy where to use a power line filter and common mode choke to solve conducted emissions using the strategy of separating differential (DM) and common mode (CM) components, choosing an optimum filter can be applied to past the tests.

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How to Pass Conducted Emissions Using Line Filters; WE Webinar

ECIA: North America Electronic Component Sales Remain Robust in February and Q1 2022

ECIA: North America Electronic Component Sales Remain Robust in February and Q1 2022
The results of the February 2022 Electronic Component Sales Trend Survey (ECST) reported by ECIA delivered a positive upside from expectations measured in the January Survey.

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KYOCERA AVX to Acquire ROHM Tantalum and Polymer Capacitors

KYOCERA AVX has reached a final agreement with ROHM Semiconductor, which will transfer all of its tantalum and polymer capacitor manufacturing lines and relevant intellectual property to KYOCERA AVX effective August 5, 2022.

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KYOCERA AVX to Acquire ROHM Tantalum and Polymer Capacitors

SMP Introduces Energy Efficient Low-Loss Inductive Components for Environmental Applications

SMP Introduces Energy Efficient Low-Loss Inductive Components for Environmental Applications
SMP Sintermetalle Prometheus GmbH & Co KG (SMP) introduces energy efficient low-loss inductive components for environmental applications.

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YAGEO Releases New Chip Resistors for Harsh Environment

YAGEO group announced to launch new automotive anti-sulfur and anti-surge - AS series resistors, which are adopted for the application with high-power, high-pulse requirements under harsh environments.

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YAGEO Releases New Chip Resistors for Harsh Environment

Tantalum Supplier GAM Declared Conformance to Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Requirements

Tantalum Supplier GAM Declared Conformance to Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Requirements
Global Advanced Metals (GAM) declared conformant to minerals due diligence audit standard for twelve consecutive years.

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Smoltek Progress CNF-MIM World Smallest Capacitor, Extends Agreement with Global Manufacturer

Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB (“Smoltek”) announces extension of evaluation agreement with a global capacitor manufacturer and progress on preparation of its CNF-MIM capacitors for volume manufacturing.

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Smoltek Progress CNF-MIM World Smallest Capacitor, Extends Agreement with Global Manufacturer
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