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Electronic components are often treated as static building blocks once sealed in bags and placed on warehouse shelves. In reality, they remain physically and chemically active, even when powered off, Read the original post at How Long-Term Storage Causes...

Nichicon introduced SCBE2500A000400X Self-Charging Battery board that combines a lithium titanate rechargeable cell with an integrated light-energy harvesting concept to support low-power electronics without regular battery replacement. For engineers working Read the original post at Nichicon Presents Self-Charging LTO...

This article, written by Vladimir Azbel, Ph.D., a semiconductor process reliability engineering consultant, and adapted and edited for passive-components.eu, reviews mechanical SSC testing of tantalum capacitor anodes as a means of assessing Read the original post at Mechanical SSC Testing as...

Stackpole Electronics has introduced the RVCU series of high‑voltage chip resistors, targeting precision voltage divider, sensing, and measurement circuits operating at elevated voltages. The chip resistor series combines high working Read the original post at Stackpole Introduces High‑Voltage Low...

This article summarizes how GDT (Gas Discharge Tube) work, how they differ from other surge protectors, and what design engineers should watch when specifying them into new designs. Gas discharge Read the original post at GDT Gas Discharge Tubes:...

High‑speed cordless vacuum cleaners and robot sweepers are pushing their brushless motors and motor control electronics to the limit, especially on the DC‑link bus of the drive board. YMIN’s LMM, Read the original post at YMIN Introduces Vibration Resistant...

Custom ferrite cores are becoming a practical necessity in high‑power, high‑frequency data center power supplies. This article summarizes a 10 kW LLC transformer design study and explains how integrating the Read the original post at Designing a Custom Core...

Magnetics in High‑Frequency GaN Converters: Design Lessons for the 0.5–1 MHz Era This article summarizes key insights from a Frenetic webinar with Sotiris Zorbas and translates them into practical guidance Read the original post at Magnetics Design in High‑Frequency...

Overall ECIA’s April 2026 Industry Pulse shows sales sentiment in the electronic components market remaining robust compared to 2025, but with a clear cooling trend in expectations heading into May Read the original post at ECIA Industry Pulse April...

This post based on article by Dennis Zogbi, Paumanok Inc. published by TTI Market Eye provides an overview and mapping of growth in industrial grade passive components, underpinned by the Read the original post at Industrial Passive Components Markets...