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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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TANIOBIS to Build New Tantalum Powder Plant in Thailand

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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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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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 Expanded CeraLink Capacitor Lineup with Compact Types

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

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

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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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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Murata to Start Construction of New MLCC Production Building

Nickel Trading Halted by LME After Price Doubles

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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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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High CV Capacitor Grade Tantalum Powder Enabling High Energy Tantalum Capacitors

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

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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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

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

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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