For industrial automation, binder offers M12-sized L-coded panel mount connectors. The standardized products are equipped with dip solder contacts. Soldered onto printed circuit boards, they support the trend towards decentralization and serve to supply devices with 63 V...
The scientific paper on evaluation of effect of burn-in process on reliability of X7R multilayer ceramic capacitors has been published by Penn State researchers. Base metal electrode (BME) multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) continue to advance with higher volumetric...
Research team of Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Delaware developed EDLC, carbon tube based, supercapacitor with significantly improved frequency performance enabling miniaturization of AC line-filter and power devices by replacement of large aluminum capacitors. A research...
Würth Elektronik introduces its WE-BMS signal transformers for battery management systems which, thanks to their galvanic isolation of 4300 VDC/1 min and high operating voltage of up to 1000 VDC, are ideal for use in energy storage systems,...
This Würth Elektronik webinar discuss feedback loop compensation of current-mode flyback converter and optocoupler compensator. The Flyback converter with current-mode control is widely used in isolated applications below 150 W, in which an optocoupler transmits the output voltage...
Digi-Key celebrates ribbon cutting of its US product distribution center expansion. The 2.2 million square foot facility makes Digi-Key one of the 10 largest warehouses in North America. Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic...
KYOCERA AVX Celebrates the release of its 1,000th TRAFIM series high-voltage power film capacitor for DC filtering applications. Since launching the series in 1990, KYOCERA AVX has manufactured more than 365,000 of the now-1,000 unique TRAFIM Series part...
TDK Corporation presents the EPCOS E13EMHV series of compact SMD transformers with high dielectric strength for a wide range of DC-DC converter topologies. The isolation distances comply with IEC 60664-1, 61558-2-16 standard, achieving a high working voltage of...
This article written by Jeff Shepard discusses brief background on wire-wound inductors and then digs into the cost and application trade-offs associated with multilayer SMD thin and thick film inductors, flat inductors (including Litz wire with a rectangular...
This technical blog article written by Sudhama Dharmappa, KYOCERA-AVX Components Corporation, discusses ESD surge protection of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) by miniature multilayer varistors (MLV). Understanding ADAS Driver Assistance Systems Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have been used to...
