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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 cross-section),...

This article provides an overview of most common resistor technology and its selection guide. Resistance is one of the most basic concepts in electricity and electronics. And resistors are simple-looking devices. Given their apparent simplicity, the range of resistor...

Are you interested what transformers‘ characteristics are important for your design? Have a look at this Würth Elektronik webinar partnered with Digi-Key Electronics. Learn how critical items, such as package style selection, terminal selection, transformer calculation and winding order,...

prof. Sam Ben-Yaakov in his video explains approximate and exact air gap effect in ferrite core inductors. The video describes the following effect and parameters: Fringing effect Gaped ferrite cores Permeability Magnetic cores Inductance Read the original post Approximate...

Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University introduced new 300°C heat-tolerant, high-capacity lithium supercapacitor created with solid electrolytes borrowed from all-solid-state batteries. Capacitors are energy storage devices, consisting of two electrodes and an electrolyte, that are capable of rapid charging and...

TDK, a world leader in material technologies, manufacturing and electronic components, has recently developed and released a state-of-the-art, Qi compliant planar wireless power coil utilizing a unique copper patterning technology that provides multiple end-user benefits. The Wireless Power Consortium...

Viiyong, Guangdong, China whose shareholders include Chinese smartphone brands Xiaomi and Oppo, completed round B financing of 2 billion RMB to expand production for high capacitance MLCC and automotive MLCC. GUANGDONG VIIYONG ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. located in Guangdong...

UK interconnect companies are reporting no signs of a let up in a booming market. Members of the Interconnect Technology suppliers Association (ITSA) enjoyed Q2 sales levels up as much as 20% y-o-y, adding the caveat that revenue growth...

Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB (“Smoltek”) announces that the group company Smoltek Semi AB (“Smoltek Semi”) has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with a subsidiary of YAGEO Group (“YAGEO”), a global electronic component company, to commercialize a silicon...

In this Samsung Electro-Mechanics video you can learn more about basic specification of MLCC capacitors and How to read the MLCC spec sheet parameters: Rated voltage, IR and DF. Content How to read spec sheet? Rated voltage IR (Insulation...