Dennis Zogbi, Paumanok Inc. publishes on TTI Market Eye his mid-year global market and materials update on passive electronic components. This article highlights passive electronic components leadtimes and material pricing trends. Mid-Calendar-Year Report Highlights: Capacitor, resistor and inductor...
KYOCERA announced its plans to build new MLCC manufacturing plant in Japan to meet raising demand from 5G, ADAS and EV applications. Expanded MLCC multilayer ceramic capacitor production at Kagoshima Kokubu Campus in Japan will help meet strong...
The family of MagI³C FISM power modules has grown: Würth Elektronik presents the next generation of 1 W “Fixed Isolated SIP / SMT Modules”. The outstanding features of the improved integrated voltage converters include continuous short-circuit protection (SCP)...
Vladimir Azbel is discussing prediction of tantalum capacitor anode stability in his next blog post. Reliability of tantalum capacitors (TC) substantially depend on the stability of the electrical properties of the anode. The anode production process is a...
Yageo Corp (國巨) yesterday said that its revenue would drop by a low single-digit percentage this quarter from a historical high last quarter, as customers and distributors are holding back demand to concentrate on inventory digestion due to...
This Vishay webinar discusses resistors and thermistors for EVs and automotive applications – the development of the electric vehicle market, target applications, and basic resistor functions. The webinar is dedicated to designers who are developing energy-efficient and reliable...
Scientists from Luxemberg Institute of Science and Technology have developed new “superlattices” that might help build next generation of high energy density capacitors as small as one-hundredth the size of conventional ones. Since capacitor energy density is somewhat...
Stackpole offers its RMCA series of automotive grade thick film chip resistors with anti-sulfur performance. Many types of electronic products across a variety of market segments require higher reliability components. Automotive grade resistors offerincreased reliability and improved performance...
This KYOCERA AVX whitepaper by Ashok Dhulgande and John McCarry discusses key design considerations for electrical spring contacts and board connections and provides an overview of KYOCERA AVX’s card edge connectors for automotive applications. Board-to-board Interconnect It is...
The number of individual engineering polymer products has exploded in the past years due to specialized requirements on the polymer being addressed by a variety of additives. Additives and the function they provide include: Flame Retardants: Most connector...
