DigiTimes report commodity low end MLCC ceramic capacitors and chip resistor inventory rising based on its survey of Taiwan passive components manufacturers. Passive component makers have seen their commodity MLCC and chip resistor inventory swell since the second half of...

TDK Corporation has announced the introduction of the new MLJ1608WG series of multilayer inductors. These compact SMD inductors are targeted at use in automotive Power over Coax (PoC) implementations. Mass production began in August 2022. The MLJ1608WG Series...

prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov in his video explains fractional and half turn transformer. Why small number of turns ? lower leakage smaller inter-capacitance smaller conduction losses help to adjust core to copper loss ratio Related post: Transformer Calculation, Losses...

This technical blog article written by Ron Demcko and Slavomir Pala, KYOCERA-AVX Components Corporation, explains use of aluminum electrolytic capacitors in three-phase BLDC motor controllers. The uses of industrial control systems and robotics are expanding rapidly due to their positive impact on...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced the first AEC-Q200 qualified IHSR automotive high temperature inductor with current ratings to 155 A in the 19.0 mm by 17.1 mm by 7.0 mm 6767 case size. Designed for multi-phase, high current power...

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...