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The paper “Beyond 85/85: Towards Realistic Lifetime Estimation of Polypropylene Film Capacitors in Humid Environments” was presented by Massimo Totaro, YAGEO KEMET, Sasso Marconi, Italy at the 5th PCNS Passive Components Networking Symposium Read the original post at Beyond 85/85 Lifetime Estimation...

The paper “Life Cycle Assessment of a Graphene-Based Supercapacitor: Environmental Hotspots and End-of-Life Strategies for Sustainable Energy Storage” was presented by Gianmarco Gottardo, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy at the Read the original post at Life Cycle Assessment of...

The paper “Development and Validation of the New IRCA S.p.A.’s Pure-Polyimide Flexible Heater for High-Reliability and High-Performance Markets” was presented by Mario Ciotti, IRCA S.p.A. – ZIHET, Vittorio Veneto, Italy at Read the original post at Pure-Polyimide Flexible Heater for...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is proud to announce the launch of its latest ultra-high-capacitance MLCCs ceramic capacitors CL31X227MRKNNW# (1206 inch, 220 µF, 4Vdc, X6S) and CL32X337MSVN4S# (1210 inch, 330 µF, 2.5 Vdc, Read the original post at Samsung Electro-Mechanics Unveils Ultra-High-Capacitance...

The paper “Advancements in Flexible End Terminations for High-Reliability Passive Components in Electrified Vehicle” was presented by Dean Buzby, Heraeus Electronics, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA at the 5th PCNS Passive Components Networking Read the original post at Advancements in Flexible End...

The paper “Lifetime assessment for capacitors in EPS Electric Power Steering application” was presented by Krzysztof Ptak, Nexteer Automotive Europe, Tychy, Poland at the 5th PCNS Passive Components Networking Symposium 9-12th September 2025, Seville, Read the original post at Lifetime Assessment for Capacitors...

The paper “Protecting the Quality & Reliability of Passive (and Active) Components: the J-STD-075 PSL Classification & Labeling” was presented by Arnaud Grivon, Thales Global Services, Meudon, France at the Read the original post at Passive Components J-STD-075 Process...

The paper “New Generation of Metallized Film Capacitors Based on EPN for Solving Upcoming High Temperature and High Power Density Requirements” was presented by Manuel Gómez, TDK Electronics Components S.A.U., Read the original post at New EPN Dielectric Film...

The paper “Enhancing E-Textile Reliability: A Comparative Study of SMD-Ribbon Joints Protections Against Sweat” was presented by Martin Hirman, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic at the 5th PCNS Passive Components Read the original post at E-Textile SMD-Ribbon Joints Protections...

This article by Dr. V. Azbel, an Independent consultant on tantalum capacitors discusses role of internal stress to reliability of tantalum capacitors. Abstract The long-term reliability of tantalum capacitors is often assessed by Read the original post at Reliability of Tantalum Capacitors:...